DoctorKevAnime Dad — How Mamoru Hosoda’s Films Speak to MeBack in 2022, I wrote a series of detailed reviews of Mamoru Hosoda’s anime movies. It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since…Mar 29
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Summer WarsLooking back at director Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 movie Summer Wars, it’s interesting to see how plainly his later films remix and reference…Feb 24, 2022
University of FlorenceLost in communication: The relationship between hikikomori and virtual reality in Japanese animeFrom Firenze University Press Journal: AisthesisFeb 20Feb 20
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Wolf ChildrenContinuing my retrospective of the films of director Mamoru Hosoda following the release of his recent Belle, I started with The Girl Who…Mar 13, 20221Mar 13, 20221
The Anime PsychologistFinding Yourself in “U”: The Quest for Authenticity in Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle)“Let me hear it The voice you are trying to hide Let me see it The heart that’s hidden”Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
DoctorKevAnime Dad — How Mamoru Hosoda’s Films Speak to MeBack in 2022, I wrote a series of detailed reviews of Mamoru Hosoda’s anime movies. It’s hard to believe it’s been over two years since…Mar 29
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Summer WarsLooking back at director Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 movie Summer Wars, it’s interesting to see how plainly his later films remix and reference…Feb 24, 2022
University of FlorenceLost in communication: The relationship between hikikomori and virtual reality in Japanese animeFrom Firenze University Press Journal: AisthesisFeb 20
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Wolf ChildrenContinuing my retrospective of the films of director Mamoru Hosoda following the release of his recent Belle, I started with The Girl Who…Mar 13, 20221
The Anime PsychologistFinding Yourself in “U”: The Quest for Authenticity in Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Belle)“Let me hear it The voice you are trying to hide Let me see it The heart that’s hidden”Apr 6, 2023
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: The Boy and the BeastWe’re almost there! One more movie after this (Mirai) and I’ll have fulfilled my promise of covering all of Mamoru Hosoda’s previous films…Mar 24, 2022
InAniTAY-OfficialbyDoctorKevMamoru Hosoda Retrospective: The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeWith the recent release of famed anime director Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Belle in Western cinemas, it’s an ideal time to look back at…Feb 21, 2022