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HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
Two rival high schools face off on the volleyball court
"...volleyball court in this feature spinoff from a popular manga and anime TV series...."

May 31, 2024 Movie Review

Sketchfest, Shakespeare, and More Arts Events to Fill Your Week
Things are gonna get cheeky, queer, and local
"...and more.   – Kimberley Jones Weird Wednesday: Mystery Manga No. 3..."

May 17, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Qmmunity: Left on Read
Find great queer literature at local LGBTQ booksellers during Independent Bookstore Day
"...that 30-minute short-video binge with a graphic novel or manga volume. Once you take the first step, the rest..."

April 26, 2024 Column by James Scott

Storytelling, a Book Trail, Markets, and More Arts Events
Get reading, go shopping, or just enjoy a gala this week
"...Lina Fisher Blanton Live: How Edo-Era Art Inspires Anime, Manga, and Contemporary Art..."

April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

30 Breakout Music Acts to See in Austin This Week
Your guide to SXSW's buzziest artists, both official and unofficial
"...shoegazers. While that track, and accompanying EP Goodbye Tragic Manga, doled out frolicking percussion and stop-start guitars, 2022 follow-up..."

March 11, 2024 SXSW Post by Rachel Rascoe

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training
Film expansion of the manga series and television show
"...film expansion of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga series and television show explores the quest of a..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Movie Review

South by Southwest Announces Black Keys Keynote and More Featured Speakers
Jane Fonda, Dwyane Wade, Elijah Wood top latest announcement
"...Joe Ferencz and Crunchyroll’s Terry Li recount how the manga My Hero Academia traversed the metaverse into Roblox...."

Jan. 16, 2024 SXSW Post by Carys Anderson

Five Free Art Exhibits for Your Aesthetic Delectation
Free Week may have wrapped, but there’s still plenty of gratis entertainment in this town
"...the video games, the animated series, the films, the manga, or all of the above, this free, all-ages exhibition..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
The end of the rebuilt epic anime digs deep
"...story: first as the original 26-episode anime, then the manga (published first but really an adaptation of the in-progress..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Knights of the Zodiac
Overstuffed adaptation of smash manga Saint Seiya
"...get when you take the ambitions of a Japanese manga made up of over 28 volumes and over 100..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Summers of Youth: Director Atsuko Ishizuka Says Goodbye, Don Glees!
The anime artist creates a new tale of adolescence and loss
"...many anime being spin-offs of series or adaptations of manga, what was the process for bringing this story to..."

Feb. 18, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mystery Switches and Other Hidden Secrets of Shin Ultraman
How director Shinji Higuchi made a very loyal reboot
"...have starred in dozens of TV shows, video games, manga, and films...."

Jan. 7, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
The anti-harem anime gets a suitably heartwarming resolution
"...straight into all those pitfalls. Adapted from Negi Haruba's manga, it centers on high schooler Futaro (voiced by Matsuoka..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
An old adversary spices up an otherwise very Dragon Ball-y flick
"...all, Red Ribbon was the antagonist in the original manga before Goku was even an alien (if you know,..."

Aug. 19, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Remembering James “Prince” Hughes, Atomic City Owner and Austin Punk Luminary
The Prince is dead, long live the Prince
"...the store with things I’d never heard of, like manga and all the Japanese robots. Prior to that, when..."

Aug. 7, 2022 Arts Post by Marc Savlov

Rooster Teeth's RWBY Goes to Japan
The Austin anime gets a Japanese-made spinoff show
"...Ball franchise, fans often regard characters not created by manga artist Akira Toriyama as non-canon, while the One Piece..."

July 1, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis
A time-traveling tennis prodigy scores in this sports anime
"...faults in this adaptation of Takeshi Konomi's global bestselling manga, Shinsei Gekijouban Tennis no Ouji-sama, about time-traveling tennis prodigy..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
Latest anime outing for the heroes-in-training is loud but not much fun
"...of the latest adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi's massively successful manga My Hero Academia, the homages to Marvel's merry band..."

Oct. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantasia Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
An overdue tribute to one of the greats of animation
"...first fame as the visceral enfant terrible of the manga industry to the director who came along at just..."

Aug. 2, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Witches of the Orient
How the 1964 Japanese women’s Olympic volleyball team healed a nation
"...burgeoned national pride and spawned a cottage industry of manga and anime centered around the ruthless world of volleyball...."

July 16, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

What's Next for RWBY?
Highlights of this week's panels from RTX
"...• Fans of the official manga anthology from Viz, mark July 20 on your calendar,..."

July 14, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Stranger by the Shore
A heartfelt queer first romance in this gorgeous anime
"...Based on the first book in the L’étranger manga series written and illustrated by Kanna Kii, this short-length..."

July 9, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Japanese anime blockbuster screams into the nightmare void
"...blockbuster franchise that has become one of the biggest-selling manga of all time since its debut in 2016. After..."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Children of the Sea
Manga tale of life among the dugongs
"...dugongs in this anime adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi's oceanic manga...."

Aug. 14, 2020 Movie Review

Now Streaming in Austin: Alita: Battle Angel
With #watchalita trending, why not catch the Austin anime flick?
"...get the movie adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's epic sci-fi manga Gunnm since the late Nineties. It was a huge..."

April 25, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Geeks of Color Expo Shows the Future We Were Promised
Three-day event creates a space for Black creatives to celebrate themselves
"...their school, their neighborhood, or their families enjoying anime, manga, video games, books, and 'geeky' television programs," Harley said...."

Feb. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Clarissa Rodríguez-Abrego

A Decade in Austin Films
The city’s cinema, from indie visions to Oscar winners and international blockbusters
"...delayed projects – the adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's groundbreaking manga Battle Angel Alita – to another director, the decision..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Gifts to Make You Look Away From Your Screens
Plenty of films to read about this holiday season
"...this year with his long-awaited adaptation of seminal Japanese manga Battle Angel Alita. True, in the crazy modern world..."

Dec. 6, 2019 Screens Feature by The Screens Staff

Austin Film Festival Witnesses The Obituary of Tunde Johnson
Time travel thriller will be opening night film
"...in Tokyo on a quest to find a lost manga and a connection with his father. "Wanted: Strong Woman"..."

Oct. 17, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Flying Lotus Orchestrates a DIY IMAX at Emo’s
L.A. experimentalist becomes the electro god of hellfire
"...27 tracks that include “Heroes” sampling from Japanese multi-media manga series Dragon Ball. It’s therefore fair to say FlyLo..."

Sept. 16, 2019 Music Post by Derek Udensi

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