Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Wonderful Story Combined with Great Action Animation that Would Make You Like Denji Even Better

When this movie was released in Indonesian cinemas, I was still having a long overseas holiday trip with my wife and did not have the chance to see it after I returned. So I had to wait till it's available via online streaming. Few days ago, it was finally released in Catchplay+, albeit with a premium special price. Anyway yesterday I decided to watch it. OK here's more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

After the events of the first season, Denji (Toya Kikonosuke) was assigned by his boss Makima (Kusunoki Tomori) with a new temporary partner, the devil Beam (Hanae Natsuki) while Power (Ai Fairouz) was having her excess blood drained. Meanwhile Aki Hayakawa (Sakata Shogo) was working together with Angel Devil (Uchida Maaya).

Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram - The Latest Movie in the Long Running and Hugely Popular Manga Series

If you have seen my previous posts, you would know that my wife and I are major fans of Detective Conan. So once again we got the chance to see this latest movie in the cinema. It was another movie marathon day for us as we were planning to see another film after this in what had been a very busy weekend for us. Without further ado, here's a little bit more on the movie.

Brief Story Line

Conan (Minami Takayama), Hattori Heiji (Ryo Horikawa) and Detective Kogoro (Rikiya Koyama) together with the police were guarding a couple of swords owned by Takuzo Onoe (Hiroshi Naka) which were targeted by Kaito Kid (Kappei Yamaguchi). The place was located in Hakodate, Hokkaido where Heiji was supposed to join Kendo tournament. Kazuha (Yuko Miyamura) who was Heiji's love interest also went to Hakodate to give him support, together with Ran (Wakana Yamazaki).

New Dimension! Crayon Shinchan the movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~ - The First 3D CG Movie with Story that would Please Fans of the Series

When my wife found out there was going to be a new Shin-chan movie in the theater, she was ecstatic as she is a big fan of this character. So when it was released on Friday, we decided to see it on the day after. OK then, let's get more into it.

Brief Story Line

On a clear night in Japan, two lights from outer space somehow reached the earth. While the dark light entered into the body of a jobless and bitter man named Mitsuru Hiriya (Tori Matsuzaka - Samurai Sentai Shinkenger TV series etc), the white light entered into Shinnosuke Nohara aka Shin-chan (Yumiko Kobayashi) the kindergarten kid. Apparently the lights gave both of them super power which Mitsuru used to wreak havoc but Shin-chan used to play around.

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window - A Lovely Anime Movie Based on the Successful Autobiographical Novel

When my wife found out there was going to be this movie released in certain Indonesian cinemas, she was excited and wanted to see it as soon as it was available. However, we did not realize it had a special one day screening two weeks ago and were to late to catch it. So once it was finally having its premier date few days ago, we decided to see the movie last Saturday, after we saw another film. All right, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the 1940s Japan about a very young girl named Tetsuko Kuroyanagi nicknamed Totto-chan (voiced by Liliana Ono) who was too active and did not really fit in in public schools. Totto-chan's mother (Anne Watanabe - Tokyo MER: The Movie, Japan Sinks: People of Hope TV series etc) and father (Shun Oguri - Godzilla Vs Kong, Weathering With You etc) were relieved when she was finally accepted in a unique elementary school called Tomoe Gakuen managed by its principal Mr. Kobayashi (Koji Yakusho - Perfect Days, The Days TV series etc) and the teacher Miss Oishi (Karen Takizawa).

The Boy and the Heron - The Latest Studio Ghibli's Production and Highly Praised Work by Hayao Miyazaki

When my wife and I found out there was going to be a new movie from Studio Ghibli, we were eager to see it. But we only got the chance to do so yesterday after it was released few days ago. We decided to see the film in the cinema where the picture and sound quality was better than others. OK, I'll get right at it then.

Brief Story Line

Set in the year 1943, the 12 year old Mahito (Soma Santoki) had moved with his father Soichi (Takuya Kimura - Long Vacation TV series, Hero etc) to a big house in the country side belonged to his wife's younger sister Natsuko (Yoshino Kimura - Masquarade Night etc). 

The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes - Lovely Animation Movie that Managed to Combine Fantasy Element and Sweet Romance

When I noticed there was a new anime movie shown in the theaters few days ago and read the interesting premise, I asked my wife to join me in seeing this yesterday. We caught the earliest show available at 11AM so we have more time to enjoy ourselves after. All right, let's get to it then.

Brief Story Line

Kaoru Tohno (Oji Suzuka - Listen to the Universe etc) was a high school student living in a small city who mostly kept to himself. In the city, there was an urban legend of the existence of Urashima tunnel that could grant the wish of people entering it, but with dire consequence. 

When Tohno unexpectedly found what he believed to be the tunnel, he decided to give it a go. However, his life was turned upside down with the appearance of new girl in school named Anzu Hanashiro (Marie Iitoyo - Love You as the World Ends TV series etc).

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine - A Fantastic Detective Conan Movie with Some Strong Emotions Involved

So another Detective Conan movie was released in Indonesian theaters few days ago. Like any other previous films, we definitely want to see this in the cinema even though we knew it would not take long before it is available via online streaming. That is how much we love this series. It's a good thing too that the movie was shown on all cinema chains, so we have more options to choose.  All right, we'll get right to it then.

Brief Story Line

Conan (Minami Takayama), Ai (Megumi Hayashibara) and the Detective Boys went for a trip to see the whales with Sonoko (Naoko Matsui) who owned a hotel on the island. They were also accompanied by Professor Agasa (Kenichi Ogata), Ran (Wakana Yamazaki) and her father Kogoro (Rikiya Koyama).

Suzume - Makoto Shinkai did it Again!

So this movie was getting a lot of hype in various social media and even the director's name was trending for a while in Indonesia when it was released on Wednesday. But as it was now increasingly challenging for me to see a movie on weekdays, I decided to see this one last night.  My wife was willing to accompany after I convinced her this would likely be a great movie as it was directed by Makoto Shinkai. OK then, let's get right to the movie.

Brief Story Line

Suzume (Nanoka Hara - Night Doctor TV series etc) was a high school girl living in the small town of Kyushu with her aunt Tamaki (Eri Fukatsu - Survival Family etc) since 4 years old. One day as she was going to school, she met with a guy later on revealed to be Souta (Hokuto Matsumura - xxxHolic etc) who was looking for a door in ruins. Suzume would then be caught up in something that Souta had been doing for some time and she had no choice but to help him close doors across Japan to avoid disasters.

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween - Another Fun Conan Movie

When this movie was promoted by certain cinema chains in Indonesia, my wife and I wanted to see it as we are both fans of the manga and anime series it was based on. This movie was finally released few days ago and to our surprise, it was playing in all major cinemas in Indonesia which gave us more options. So yesterday we went ahead and saw this one in the theater not far from our home. Well, I'll get right to it then.

Brief Synopsis

Conan Edogawa (Minami Takanawa) was involved in the case of a serial bomber who tried to attack the wedding ceremony of Detective Miwako Sato (Atsuko Yuya) and Detective Takagi (Wataru Takagi). As Conan dig deeper, he found out that it was related to the past incident involving Sato and the bomb squad.

(2022) Bubble - Pretty Sweet Romance Animated Movie with Some Parkour Actions

When I was looking at the new movies released on Netflix, I noticed this anime movie which seemed interesting. It was actually released on Thursday but I did not realize it till last night. Well anyway, why don't I just get right to it.

Brief Story Line

After a strange phenomenon occurred where bubbles falling all over the world, a large explosion destroyed Tokyo and the city was somehow covered by a large bubble with a dangerous vortex inside. As more and more people leaving Tokyo, some younger generation decided to live in it and have parkour tournament for recreation purpose. One of the best was Hibiki (Jun Shison - High&Low The Worst etc) who was part of the Blue Blaze team. They were living in an abandoned ship together with a scientist named Makoto (Alice Hirose - Hyouka: Forbidden Secrets etc) and a veteran parkour athlete, Shin (Mamoru Miyano - Death Note etc)

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train - As Great & Amazing as the Series

I have been aware about this movie for quite some time as it made a lot of headlines, breaking numerous records. When it was finally released in Indonesia, I did not watch it as it was still during the pandemic time. Few days ago though, it was finally available via online streaming on Catchplay+ (without additional fee) and I decided to watch this during the weekend. OK, let's get started now.

Brief Story Line

Set exactly after the end of 1st season, the 3 young Demon Slayers: Tanjiro Kamado (Natsuki Hanae - Digimon Adventure tri. etc), Zenitsu (Hiro Shimono - Attack on Titan Final Season etc) and Inosuke (Yoshitsugu Matsuoka - Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale etc) went on board the train for their latest mission. Tanjiro as usual also brought along his demon sister Nezuko (Akari Kitō - The Demon Girl Next Door etc).

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes - A Highly Entertaining Movie for Fans of This Skillful but Pervert Detective

It was a bit of a challenge to see this movie as it did not play in that many theaters and only few cinema chains. But my wife and I were lucky it did play in a cinema which even though located not very close to our home but not that far either. It was in a mall that was only a year old and still have lot of vacant places, making it a convenient place to wait before the movie starts, if you are into that kind of spot. Anyway I'll just get into the film now.

Brief Story Line

A famous detective (aka "sweeper') based in Shinjuku named Ryo Saeba (Akira Kamiya) was hired by a new client named Ai Shindo (Marie Iitoyo) who felt her life was threatened. Together wih his partner Kaori (Kazue Ikura), Ryo tried his best to find out the reason for Ai being in danger.

(SPECIAL SCREENING) One Piece: Stampede - A Real Feast for Fans of this Series to Celebrate its 20th Anniversary

Last Saturday my wife and I went to the special screening of a quite brand new Anime movie based on famous manga by Eiichiro Oda. Even though we had never seen the series or read the comics, we wanted to give this a try and hope to know & understand the story and characters better. Who knows it might kickstart our own fandom with this series. The film itself started at 2 PM after brief introduction and few movie trailers. OK, let us get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

During a Pirates Expo, an event where all the pirates could come and have a "party" was held which was promoted by the mysterious Buena Festa (Yūsuke Santamaria), all the pirates including the Straw Hats led by Monkey D. Luffy (Mayumi Tanaka) and his team such as Zoro (Kazuya Nakai), Usopp (Kappei Yamaguchi) etc went to this expo. 

Weathering With You - Another Lovely Work from Makoto Shinkai

I was interested in seeing this movie due to being dubbed as another work from Makoto Shinkai, who was quite famous for directing one of the loveliest anime movie I had ever seen, i.e. Your Name aka Kimi no Nawa. Anyway, as the movie only played in certain cinema chains, I set my mind to see this during the weekend but it was not meant to be as I underestimated the enthusiasm of his fans since the studios were mostly fully booked. But finally I got the chance to see it yesterday. Well enough of that, and let's just get to the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Hodaka Morishima (Kotaro Daigo) was a 16 year old high school student who ran away from home to Tokyo only to find that life was very difficult. Luckily he managed to get a job from Keisuke Suga (Shun Oguri) to become an apprentice in his magazine. There was also another college girl named Natsumi (Tsubasa Honda) who worked part time.

Detective Conan: The Fist of the Blue Sapphire - One of the Most Fun Movie in the Series

I first saw the poster to this movie while I was in Singapore few months ago as they were placed in various strategic areas. I noticed it was scheduled to be playing in July. Then I saw in the "coming soon" section in Indonesia's cinemas websites and my wife and I who are fans of Detective Conan, could not wait to see the movie. But when it finally premiered on 24 July, we were away and could only see this film yesterday. Anyway let us get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

This time the movie was set mainly in Singapore, where a person was mysteriously murdered in the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel. Ran (Wakana Yamazaki) with her father Kogoro (Rikiya Koyama) and her best friend Sonoko (Naoko Matsui) went to Singapore to see the Karate championship where the main reward was a belt with the legendary jewel called Blue Sapphire. With such famous item, it certainly attracted the attention of the notorious thief Kaito kid (Kappei Yamaguchi).

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas - A Heartbreaking Romantic Drama Anime Movie

I saw the information about this movie in the social media of one Indonesian cinema chain. Apparently it only played in that particular cinemas and it proved to be a challenge to see it as the options were limited. I was intrigued to watch it especially since it seemed to be having positive views and it had been a while since last time I saw an anime in theater. Anyway once we got the chance on Sunday, I managed to convince my wife to accompany me seeing it together as I thought it would be something she like. Well let us get on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Movie was narrated through the eyes of a high school boy who referred himself as Boku (voiced by Mahiro Takasugi). Through some coincidence, Boku found out that his classmate named Sakura (voiced by Lynn) was having a pancreatic cancer. Sakura did not want to reveal this fact to her childhood best friend Kyoko (Yukiyo Fujii). Sakura somehow felt that she could be open up to Boku and immediately decided she wanted to spend the rest of her days with Boku.

Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer - Another Quite Enjoyable Conan Movie

Yesterday this new movie premiered in Indonesian theaters and as my wife and I are huge fans of Detective Conan series, we wanted to see this one at the earliest. It was rather fortunate that she was able to go to the cinema from after lunch time and managed to buy 2 tickets at the top row. The 6.25 PM show was actually a bit tight for me, but I was able to arrive there on time and even had time to have some dinner first. Well let us move on with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

Conan (Minami Takayama) and all his friends were playing around when they heard the news of an explosion on a new high tech building called the Edge of Ocean. The place was going to be used for a summit in few days time which made Conan curious of the timing. There also seemed to be an involvement of a person who worked at cafe owned by Kogoro (Rikiya Koyama) who was also the father of Shinichi's girlfriend Ran (Wakana Yamazaki). The person was known as Amuro (Toru Furuya).

Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter - 21st installment of Detective Conan Series

As mentioned in my previous post about the movie Mine which I watched yesterday, I originally wanted to see only this movie after my weekend staycation. But since we had the time, we considered to have ourselves another movie marathon which we had not done for quite some time. The show was at 7 PM and when we checked in the website until 15 minutes before start, it showed that only 3 of people (including my wife and I) who were planning to see the movie. But as the movie almost began, few more people came to the studio and we ended up with around 10 people. Perhaps it was due to the fasting period as usually it was having more audience. Anyway, let us get on with the movie.

Brief Story Line

Story started with the murder of a champion of the Japanese Karuta card game with the culprit shown as black character like usually done in Detective Conan's comic books or TV series & movies. Later on, we were shown that Conan (Minami Takayama) and his kindergarten friends Ayumi, Mitsuhiko and Genta plus his high-school sweetheart Ran (Wakana Yamazaki) with her father the well-known detective Kogorō Mōri (Rikiya Koyama) were in a TV station. They were looking at the preparation of the Karuta championship with the main star Momiji Ooka who seemed set to become the next champion. Conan and friends were there as invitees of Kazuha (Yuko Miyamura) and of course Heiji (Ryo Horikawa), whom Kazuha had a huge crush on, and also one of the very few friends of Conan who knew about his actual condition and identity.

A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) - A Unique Story Adapted from Japanese Manga

This Anime movie had been playing for quite some time in Indonesian theaters. I was intrigued after reading the synopsis and was hoping for another beautiful anime movie that I loved so much titled Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa). When I finally had the chance yesterday after my work, I rather "forced" myself to see the movie in Pacific Place, as it happened to be the only remaining cinema in Jakarta still playing the film. It was also the last show of the day. So how was the movie itself? Let us find out more.

Brief Story Line

Story started with Shōya Ishida (Mayu Matsuoka) in his elementary school years where he was quite popular and had lots of friends. One day, a new girl named Shōko Nishimiya (Saori Hayami) enrolled at the school. All the students were surprised to find out that she was deaf. At first they were able to accept her, but after a while, it was clear that she was having difficulty fitting in. One girl in particular named Naoka Ueno (Yūki Kaneko) was very unhappy with her. And with her influence being a popular girl, her best friend Kawai Miki (Megumi Han) was also doing the same thing. Only one girl named Miyoko Sahara (Yui Ishikawa) who was kind to Shōko.

Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale

Yesterday, after having my weekend staycation with my wife, we had some vacant time at around 4 pm and were juggling between going home to spend our evening or to go and see another movie. This anime movie had been promoted in the social media for few weeks but since I was not familiar with the series, I was a bit doubtful of whether to see it or not. However, when I saw the positive reactions of various people (and also the high rating), I was a bit intrigued. Therefore, we decided to go see this movie at CGV in the 4DX theater. Apparently there was some kind of promotion where the ticket for this cinema was almost half the normal price. Naturally we wanted to try experiencing the 4DX effects (we only tried that once when it first open many years ago). Anyway, let us get on with the story now, shall we?

Brief Story Line

Story was set in the year 2026 with brief explanation on the history of Sword Art Online (SAO) game played by many gamers using a NerveGear equipment to enter into the virtual reality world where the players can fight monsters, get to know other gamers and so on. Kirito (voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) was the number 1 player there but semi retired to the gaming world after that game was shut down. He did however still get together with other "survivors" like his love interest Asuna (Haruka Tomatsu), Lisbeth (Ayahi Takagaki) and Silica (Rina Hidaka).