![Benoît Chieux, a career in French animation [Carrefour du Cinéma d’Animation 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Chieux-fdi-400x250.jpg)
Benoît Chieux, a career in French animation [Carrefour du Cinéma d’Animation 2023]
Aside from the world-famous Annecy Festival, many smaller animation-related events take place in France over the years. One of the most interesting ones is the Carrefour du Cinéma d’Animation (Crossroads of Animation Film), held in Paris in late November. In 2023, it...
![Directing Mushishi and other spiraling stories – Hiroshi Nagahama and Uki Satake [Panels at Japan Expo Orléans 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/495A2840-400x250.jpg)
Directing Mushishi and other spiraling stories – Hiroshi Nagahama and Uki Satake [Panels at Japan Expo Orléans 2023]
Last October, director Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushishi, The Reflection) and voice actress Uki Satake (QT in Space Dandy) were invited to Japan Expo Orléans, an event of a much smaller scale than the main event they organized in Paris. I was offered to host two of his...
Akira stories – Katsuhiro Otomo and Hiroyuki Kitakubo talk at Niigata International Animation Film Festival 2023
Among the many events taking place during the first Niigata International Animation Film Festival was a Katsuhiro Otomo retrospective, held to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Akira and to accompany the release of Otomo’s Complete Works. All of Otomo’s animated works...
fullfrontal.moe 2023 wrap up and plans for 2024
As we enter this new year, I have grown accustomed to taking a look back at the past year to give you an idea of fullfrontal.moe's situation, what we were able to achieve together with your support and fidelity, and share our prospects for 2024. But before getting...
fullfrontal.moe Anime of the Year Awards 2023
Last year, we held the first edition of the fullfrontal.moe Anime of the Year Awards. Well... Kind of. We decided last minute to have each member write something about their favorite anime and joke about it being "an award". Still, the experience was fun, and we...
Who is Takeshi Honda, from Evangelion to The Boy and the Heron – Panel at Art to Play 2023
Takeshi Honda is a highly respected animator amongst anime fans, known for his exceptional work on several popular anime series, including Hideaki Anno's Nadia: The Secret of the Blue Water and Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue, and Millenium...
![Let’s talk to anime directors panel with Tomohisa Taguchi and Keiichi Hara [Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Tomohisa_Taguchi_Annecy_2023-400x250.jpg)
Let’s talk to anime directors panel with Tomohisa Taguchi and Keiichi Hara [Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023]
During the Annecy International Animation Film Festival earlier this year, a panel was held with some of the Japanese directors who had their movies in competition. There was Director Keiichi Hara, known for his directing work on the Crayon Shin-Chan franchise and...
Definitive Anime Review – Issue #3 – Match of the Day
Hello everyone and welcome to another exciting edition of Definitive Anime Review. I hope you didn't miss me too much. I was busy working with the British Library, exposing an international book laundering crime syndicate that employed resurrected historical figures...
Have a spook with Le Collège Noir – Studio La Cachette panel at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023
At this year's Annecy Festival, we were invited to attend a special panel held by the French anime streaming platform and the French animation studio La Cachette. Our most loyal readers might remember that this isn't the first time we talked about them. Studio La...
Building anime’s future – NAFCA Kick-off Event
Earlier this year, we have seen the rise of a new organization set to defend the interests of people working in the animation industry, the Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association, or NAFCA. The association has laid out a roadmap of what it wants to achieve and is...
![A first look at Ghost Cat Anzu [WIP – Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023]](https://fullfrontal.moe/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ghost_cat_anzu-400x250.jpeg)
A first look at Ghost Cat Anzu [WIP – Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023]
If you have paid attention to animation festivals these past years, you couldn't have missed the name Miyu, who, whether it is their production or distribution company, is winning prizes at all animation and movie festivals. At this year's Annecy International...
Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live?
Saying that Hayao Miyazaki’s latest (last, definitely?) film, How Do You Live? was highly anticipated would be an understatement. The complete lack of promotion and secrecy around it until the day of release, expected to last some more as I’m writing this, has only...