Building anime’s future – NAFCA Kick-off Event

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...

Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live?

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...

fullfrontal.moe is 5 years old!

fullfrontal.moe is 5 years old!

July 4th is a festive day at fullfrontal.moe - but not for the reasons you might think! July 4th, 2018, is the date at which the fullfrontal.moe domain was first registered, and, as such, today marks our fifth anniversary! I had already written a piece about what led...

Punk’s not dead – Conference by Atsushi Kaneko

Punk’s not dead – Conference by Atsushi Kaneko

Atsushi Kaneko is a manga author born in 1966 who started his career in the 1990s. Almost all of his works are published by the Enterbrain magazine called Comic Beam. He is often described as a punk, with the intention of destroying everything he passes. And you can...

Anime Numbers – 3 – Working conditions through time

Anime Numbers – 3 – Working conditions through time

Understanding of the Japanese animation industry has developed a lot in English-speaking circles. However, while in-depth records or detailed anecdotes about specific productions have become easier to find, a general overview of the industry as a whole is still...

Anime Numbers – 2 – The situation of anime studios

Anime Numbers – 2 – The situation of anime studios

Understanding of the Japanese animation industry has developed a lot in English-speaking circles. However, while in-depth records or detailed anecdotes about specific productions have become easier to find, a general overview of the industry as a whole is still...