Working out how much change I can dump into the top up machine. Always fun when you have too much even though most places accept card now or even just Google Pay. Don't know if the latter charges a fee too though. Shame the top-up machines only take so much change and no 1 or 10...
Haven't been to a Scotland Loves Animation for several years now but kept an eye out for Weathering with You this year since the disc release is probably still a long way off. It was pretty much a given since the event screened Your Name the last time before disc release. I dropp...
It's been 15 years since Makoto Shinkai made his debut in the Anime industry and it seems Japan Post will be releasing a 15th anniversary limited edition stamp set later this month for 4900 Yen (£34). Will only be available between August 14th - November 23rd 2017. The set will consist of 10 sticker type 62 Yen stamps, each featuring a...
Note: The location hunting wasn't done in order and this wasn't a full day dedicated to 5cm location hunting. You will see the local areas too. Photos are also cropped to match the way they're depicted in the Anime but if you click on them, you can see the uncropped photos. A Goo...
28th April 2021 Update:
Official English translation is available via Yen Press. 20th June 2013 Update:
The site has now been taken down but you may still read the translations and the rest of the site content in PDF here....
8/7/2018 Update: Kodansha USA revealed at Anime Expo 2018 that they will be publishing an official English version of this book so, you guys will be able to read it soon!...
The importance of cats. Inspiration to create "She and Her Cat" and "Voices of a Distant Star" alone Working with a team to produce "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" Tenmon's role in the projects. No deliberate recurring theme such as long distance relationships or losing to...
Update about notice. Update Update...
The opening for adult visual novel game "Ef The Latter Tale" isn't being considered part of his work in this book, just in case you're going to order this book and was wondering if that would be in it too....
Makoto Shinkai's first artbook, which contains over 400 backgrounds from his movies, appears to be selling well. Daike-san tells me that it's sold out in a good number of shops in Akiba and it's even managed to make Amazon's Top 10 list of Japanese books....