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Unfortunately it doesn't. CDJapan is a good place to check for whether Japanese releases have English subtitles. Just be prepared for the answer almost always being no. It already feels like ages since Minus One was in cinemas but, by Toho's lethargic standards, a six-month turnaround for a...

A western release of Angel's Egg is probably impossible. IIRC, the international rights are permanently tied up due to In The Aftermath, the live-action movie that uses a lot of footage from Angel's Egg.

Tár There are pieces of a great movie here: a powerhouse performance by Cate Blachett as a brilliant, flawed, egomaniac conductor; strong visual storytelling that trusts the actors to convey meaning through body language and trusts the viewer to pick up on it; and some plot elements that have...

I wonder if Capcom will continue the trend of VII and VIII by hiding the Roman numerals in the title. Resident Evil Helix seems a likely option if that's the case.

I've been a fan of Tetsuo: The Iron Man since the 90s, so it's weird that I've taken so long to start catching up on some of Tsukamoto's other movies. Hiruko the Goblin A misleading title since yokai has been translated as goblin. The actual monster in this movie is basically . As one of the...

As far as the blog version goes, I don't think there's been one for months. It looked like they were going to switch to doing them on Youtube, but after some technical problems with their first attempts at that they just seem to have given up on announcing anything. Information just dribbles out...

Nintendo have a habit of delaying a late-generation game originally intended for one system and turning it into a launch game for their next system. I wouldn't be surprised if Metroid Prime 4 has become a launch title for Switch 2. This was happening, but was sadly cancelled when Embracer shut...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster I've always been quite dismissive of FFV. Between its okay story, its okay characters and a one-dimensional villain who pretty much just says "Mwahaha!!" a lot, it doesn't measure up to IV or VI. I think the real killing blow when I played through the PS1 port 20+...

That's a surprisingly early announcement, considering that the JP cinema release isn't until the end of August. It's the dream team of Naoko Yamada, Reiko Yoshida and Kensuke Ushio again.

Yikes, good luck. Hopefully it will all be straightforward.

Possibly, but I don't have any insider knowledge that would give me an accurate read on the situation. The most optimistic possible outlook is that this lets The Three Organisations Formerly Known As Embracer focus their organisation structure around one specialised area each, isolating them...

They're going to need a bigger box.

The Whisper Me a Love Song anime seems to be coming along nicely. The only thing that's thrown me so far is how fast it's motoring along. They've completed volume 1 of the manga in two episodes. I went back and checked the manga, but nothing has been left out; this part of the story does move...

We're into the new financial year now. Despite the death of E3, late spring is still a common time for game announcements. So what do you think we'll hear about this year? Likely Resident Evil IX - Village was originally planned as a spin-off, so I would expect the next mainline entry to be...