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ANIME & MANGA // ARTICLE JOURNEY TO AGARTHA A lonely young girl, Asuna, learns of the subterranean society after a strange boy named Shun saves her from an impossible monster.
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ANIME & MANGA // ARTICLE EDEN€S EVERYTHING An apparent terrorist strike on Japan sees ten missiles smash into the country – all landing in isolated areas, with no lives lost.
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ASIAN FILM // ARTICLE THE SPIN KID Joe C Lee’s The Spin Kid was the opening film at the Taiwan CineFest event in London last year.
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LIFESTYLE // ARTICLE THE PRINCESS AND THE PLAY A young company from the UK has staged the first ever theatrical production of Princess Mononoke.
ASIAN FILM // ARTICLE RETURN OF THE DRAGON Peter Chan and Donnie Yen’s new film puts a twist on the kung fu movie genre, while paying homage to its glorious past.
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