MANILA -- We still have about two more weeks of being cooped up at home, which gives us more than enough time to catch up on movies and TV series.
Among the most binge-worthy ones are Japanese animated films and series. Thanks to streaming platforms like Netflix, Studio Ghibli films and anime in general have steadily increased in popularity bringing the genre to a broader, more international, and more mainstream consciousness.
It has almost been a decade since the great Satoshi Kon succumbed to pancreatic cancer, but his body of work lives on to be among the most highly acclaimed in the genre. One of his most memorable films is "Tokyo Godfathers." The biggest thing to happen in the realm of Japanese animated films since "Spirited Away," "Your Name" cemented Makoto Shinkai’s niche in the pantheon of animation greats while charming the whole world with its riveting plot and winsome characters. At first glance, "A Letter to Momo" seems straight out of the Studio Ghibli factory even if it’s from another renowned studio, Production I. G.
It has been 32 years since "Akira" was released, but the film’s style, themes, and message resonate to this day. The movie shows how animation could be a potent medium to address social issues. Perhaps the gateway Japanese animated film for older fans of the genre, "Akira" is the standard to which subsequent movies of a similar mold were held.
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