Anime

Arata: The Legend

Arata Hinohara is the victim of high school bullying by old friends. Arata is a member of the ruling tribe of the world he inhabits. Suddenly, both Aratas are snatched by some sort of magical force and placed in a state of limbo, where they briefly see each other and hear both worlds calling out for Arata to return. They land in each other’s worlds, and must now deal with the challenges their counterparts faced.

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Anime

From Up on Poppy Hill

I went into this anime not really knowing what to expect. I had heard that Goro Miyazaki’s sophomore effort was better than his first, and that it was potentially the script written by his father, anime legend Hayao Miyazaki, that made exceeding the level of Tales of Earthsea an assumption rather than a question. I don’t know if all of that is true, but regardless, From Up on Poppy Hill took a now-standard crop of anime and general film tropes and turned them into an emotionally intense, immensely relatable film.

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As many of you have noticed over the past few weeks, Anime Secrets has been plagued by extreme cases of lag, and downtime. After countless man hours, and much frustration from all parties involved, we have been able to address the issues and twenty four hours later everything appears to be stable.

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Ellyn Stern Epcar

Ellyn Stern is a classically trained actress, voice actress, director and writer, whose career spans from film, to television, to stage. She is widely known for her voice work and the wide range of characters she has played. She has done hundreds of characters.

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