Your Lie in April is sad but the barrier of fiction makes it more bearable than this heartbreak of a movie directed by Isao Takahata.

It’s why Grave of the Fireflies author Akiyuki Nosaka only agreed to let his short story be adapted into an anime film by Isao Takahata’s team at Studio Ghibli: The form could capture the emotions of ...

No matter how much the fans root for certain couples, some anime romances are just meant to make the audience teary.

It’s also a delicious pleasure to compare the current film to the earlier. Bonjour Tristesse (2025) is Quebec filmmaker ...