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Five Centimetres per Second
Five Centimetres per Second is an anime written, produced and directed by Makoto Shinkai, which follows a few key characters through three short episodes on a journey through life. The total runtime of all three episodes is around an hour, though when I watched it, it felt longer. This isn’t a fault in the story telling, more that the scenes are not fast paced or hectic, but take their time to tell you what they need. The story spans from the start of the 1990’s till around 2008, which was present day at the time of release. Each episode is centred around Takaki Tōno, and the first of which starting…
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Smore sir?
It was some time age that my wife to be presented me with a picture, that at first glance, looked as though her church group were all sniffing cocaine of their hands. I responded with such reasoning of, “I know you don’t do drugs…but..what?” I wish I had this picture to hand, it was a funny picture, especially when explained that they were all eating Smores, and that they were just that messy, but that good. So, when it came to the first time that we hosted a 4th July at our house in the UK, she was super excited to show us limey buggers what exactly a Smore is,…
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Toko-R 2017 Art/Writing Contest Judges
Greetings all! We are currently planning the contests for this years Tokonatsu, and we’re looking for judges! As such, we thought it would be a nice idea to invite the winners of last years competitions to come forward to judge this year, if they are so interested. We don’t have contact details for you all, but we have Jinxy of Jinxy Dragon Cosplay confirmed as a Judge already, she was one of the top three entrants in last years art contest, and has since become a celebrity in her own right through her amazing cosplays! (Seriously, go check it out!) If the winners don’t step forward, we will be accepting…
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Toko-Retreat Competition Winners
So, Tokonatsu for another year is over, it is likely we are all done with our travel, and are now settling into normal life (or as close to) once again. Though we had fewer attendees this year due to aliens abducting over 100 of them, I think I can speak for most of us when I say this was one of the best Toko’s yet. For us at Toko-Retreat, this was largely due to the amazing response we had to the events we hosted. A big thank you to Myst and the Committee for the massive amounts of support given to us, and for asking us to be a bigger…
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Toko R 2016 Events
Hey All! Colum here with an update on what Toko-Retreat plan to bring to Tokonatsu this year to help bring a little bit extra to the already awesome that Tokonatsu already is! There are still some things to iron out, but we are looking at providing the following activities that will be hosted in the Marquee for the Anime that has previously been mentioned by Mike. Speed Drawing Competition: The Theme is going to be the house Animals and you may choose to draw any, some or all of the four animals in any way you can imagine (keep it clean though! Site rules apply 😉 ) Full Rules will…
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The Sofa Deck
This weekend past, I was invited by a good friend of mine to come and check out his new product at the filming for its Kickstarter. So I headed down, and met with Lauri0s, a Twitch streamer and another good friend, and Faye, the Videographer used, as well as Kyle Fuller, the brain child behind Sofa Deck. So what is Sofa Deck? Well, Kyle recently moved to London, and found himself in an apartment where he could no longer fit a desk. For a Gamer, this is a tragedy, as we all know some of the best PC Gaming is done with a Keyboard and Mouse, right? Well, he thought…
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Terror in Resonance
Terror in Resonance Been a couple of months since my last review, not that I’ve had a shortage of Anime to write about, I’ve actually been managing to get through a number of them, but the one I’ve just watched really stood out for me. Terror in Resonance, is a hard one to review, as it invokes so many emotions while watching it, especially as it approaches it’s climax, I find myself struggling to put into words what it is that made this short Anime so good, but I guess the beginning is a good place. The story follows these two teenagers, one very stoic and serious, the other very…
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Hunter X Hunter (2011)
Hunter X Hunter (2011) OK, so Hunter X Hunter is an Anime that was recommended to me a long time ago, but I never got to watching it at the time. Since then a new series was released back in 2011, re-telling the story, and reportedly staying closer to the Manga than before. While flicking through Netflix for a new Anime, it pops up with 5 seasons available (many not having more than 1 or 2) so I think, why not? I was not disappointed. Granted, it starts feeling very familiar, with a kid wanting to set out on a journey to prove himself, and to find out the mystery…
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Kill La Kill!
Kill La Kill So, here we have one of the newer Anime, Season 1 appearing entirely on Netflix, and Season 2 in production. When going into Kill la Kill, you have to keep in mind that the budget wasn’t massive for this kind of thing, and it shows sometimes, but really, only sometimes. In fact, this is the company Trigger’s first original television Anime project, and directed written by the guys who worked on Gurren Lagann (coincidently, this will be my next review!), so they’ve done a good job, while bringing some great experience to the table. The Art style I find reminding me of Anime from the late 80s…
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Knights of Sidonia Review
Knights of Sidonia <So I was meant to post this before last Toko…My bad!> So I’m sitting bored one night, flicking through Netflix, and wondering what to watch. That’s when I see this pop up in the “recommended for you” section of the site. I think to myself, “Why not? I’ve been after a new anime to watch” and flick it on. First thing that surprises me is the caption “A Netflix Original Series” by which they mean, they have exclusive distribution rights in the Western world. This does mean though that it’s available on Netflix in all its territories, and it also means that Netflix is funding Anime. These…
