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GTO is an hilarious social commentary about the shenanigans of Onizuka, former gang member with a pure heart, on his way to become a teacher.

In the years preceding the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, Carl Lewis was unbeatable when it came to the Long Jump. He had won sixty-four consecutive competitions in the previous…

Elden Ring wants to give players the ultimate freedom. The narrative Hidetaka Miyazaki always strives for is embodied by player agency.

A survival horror game published by Konami, Silent Hill 2 is both a terrifying experience, and a milestone of psychological horror in gaming.

Makoto Shinkai's Your Name tells the story of the quest for a soul mate by exploring the tension between modernity and tradition in Japan.

Beneath its simple story, Tokyo Godfathers is a movie full of depth. Its narrative presents a complex and realistic depiction of Tokyo and its inhabitants.

Shadow of the Colossus is a staple of video games by Fumito Ueda, a tragic tale whose strength lays in its profound emotional storytelling.

Combining survival, exploration and puzzle-solving with slow building tension, Resident Evil became a touchstone of the horror genre.

With its theme of society as a prison, Persona 5 explores the masses' fear of responsibility and societal injustices that occur because of it.

Bloodborne is an action role-playing video game that will push the player's resolve to the limit, all while charming with its dark beauty.

Spirited Away is a Japanese fantasy animated movie written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is the twelfth animation made by Studio Ghibli. It was released in 2001, unanimously acclaimed by critics all over the world.

Death Stranding by Hideo Kojima looks for a new kind of video games, but, despite the solid narrative, the gameplay presents several issues.

Born from Riyoko Ikeda's need to express her political views, The Rose of Versailles tells the story of Lady Oscar and the French Revolution.

For Japanese animation, Neon Genesis Evangelion has had the same impact Watchmen had for comics. It changed contents, style, themes. In this series, every relationship is dysfunctional, broken, flawed.

The 2017 videogame Nier: Automata by Yoko Taro is a philosophic take on existence. Its world is both post-human and anthropocentric.

Ichicìko Aoba in Windswept Adan abandons the guitar and voice simplicity of her past career going full chamber-folk in a healing record for strange times.

If the plot of Throne of Blood sounds familiar, it’s because it translates Shakespeare’s Macbeth into film. Not just an adaptation, but a filiation that gains artistic independence thanks to all his betrayals, while staying true to the core of the tragedy.

In his minimalism, Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad finds lyricism and poetry, giving space to the themes that are inherent in the Olympics.

In Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami chooses to explore some more hidden sides of women: the ones that women themselves struggle to uncover.

In 1987's novel Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami explores a more realistic approach to narration, but with his characteristic delicate touch.

Wim Wenders returns to the big screen with Perfect Days: an intimate and poetic movie that celebrates the beauty of the every day.

Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron is a semi-autobiographical story that provides a reflection on the ephemeral nature of life and help decide how to live it.

"World champion of what?" This question tormented the USA basketball team throughout the whole 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's…

High and Low is a procedural thriller by Akira Kurosawa that explores the dichotomy between the rich and poor in its contemporary Japan.

In Dark Souls, players are nudged to interact with each other, contributing to creating true mythology around this title.