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Scarlet: To See or Not to See an Animated Japanese Hamlet - That is the Question

Scarlet: To See or Not to See an Animated Japanese Hamlet - That is the Question

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 5, 2026Japanese animation, Re-imaginings of Hamlet, Writer/director Mamoru Hosoda, Scarlet, Hamlet as a Japanese princess, Mana Ashida, Masaki OkadaComment

The Boy and the Heron: Animation God Miyazaki Creates a Winged Wonderland and Asks Us to Ask

The Boy and the Heron: Animation God Miyazaki Creates a Winged Wonderland and Asks Us to Ask

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 6, 2023Japanese animation, The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, Princess Mononoke, Fantastical creatures and flights of fancy, Composer Joe Hisaishi, Genzaburo Yoshino novel How Do You Live?Comment