It's been 3 years since Mahito Maki lost his mother during the war in a fire. Now he is starting a new life with his aunt Natsuko who was going to be his new step mother in the countryside. Before long he meets the local resident heron who leads him to an abandoned tower and claims it could reunite him with his late mother. Soon Natsuko goes...

Had a flip through the Pocket Visual Guide to Yokai I bought while in Japan. Really nice little guide to 333 different demons and spirits you find in Japanese folklore. Apparently this is the 15th print since 2018. Only came across it in the pop-up shop, not the tea house. First section was dedicated to all the popular Yokai you'll find in...

Not such an early start today since I'm just walking around Tokyo to tour some more Shinkai movie spots; mix of Weathering with You/Tenki no Ko and Your Name. People sure finish their breakfast quickly, a lot of business people in suits. View feels pointless when you're doing that. You might as well just be surrounded by paintings imo....

On her way cycling to school, a long-haired stranger stops Suzume to ask if there were ruins nearby. After letting him know, she suddenly has a feeling they've met before and decides to follow after him to the ruins. She doesn't find her there but instead, she finds a white door and decides to open it. A strange place appears but nothing...

Miko Yotsuya doesn't believe in the paranormal. One day, she finds herself seeing spirits appear before her but she does her best to pretend she doesn't see them and finds they leave her alone unharmed. Unfortunately, now she sees all kind of spirits everyday in her life no matter where or time of day it is. While she can mostly continue...

Optimistic young inventor and machine enthusiast Jean is off to Paris to take part in a flying competition. Along the way he is captivated by a dark skinned girl and is immediately determined to befriend her. He wasn't expecting to be chased by dangerous armed figures but he is determined to protect the girl. Soon he learns her name was...

Some time has passed since the world was at war fighting one another with ultra magnetic weapons of mass destruction, ravaging Earth in the process. As humans desperately try to survive the horrific conditions of Earth, a group build a ship in an attempt to escape into space but fail and end up crashing on the remains of a island. Earth...

This is an interesting show that was almost exclusive to Netflix. Visually it looks great. The style reminds me a lot of Ghibli movies but also of From The New World. A group of people are stranded on an island known as the "whale" as it travels along the desert. Some are gifted with psychic powers while others are not. As they live their...

Mary is living with her aunt Charlotte in the countryside where there is little to do. Despite her eagerness to help, Mary always messes up so she is mostly left bored with nothing to do. One foggy day she ventures into the woods when she shouldn't have and comes across a pretty glowing flower. When she takes it home she finds herself...

Decided to build the second Totoro papercraft I bought while in Japan this time, the Kusakabe sisters and the Cat Bus. I actually wanted to buy two other Totoro ones - one with the famous bus stop scene when Satsuki first meets Totoro and also the one when the family was moving into their new home. Unfortunately space is limited so I had to...