12/28/2023 0 Comments Fujiyama words bubble up like soda pop![]() ![]() This is pretty standard for romcoms whether they’re animated or otherwise, but …Soda Pop has so much personality and feelgood energy that I was having too much fun to care: it’s a perfect example of simple things done well. They soon decide to hang out together, and this sets them on the path to potential romance while solving a small local mystery surrounding the origins and whereabouts of a vintage vinyl record that holds immense sentimental value to a mutual acquaintance. The two teenagers at the centre of events – introverted poet Yui “Cherry” Sakura and wannabe livestreamer Yuki – strike up an unlikely friendship following a mobile phone-related mishap at their local shopping mall. It was originally intended to mark the tenth anniversary of Victor Entertainment’s “Flying Dog” record label, which might explain the music-themed premise…and the product placement of a pair of JVC-branded headphones unusual for the anime industry, which often avoids copyright issues with “Wacdonalds” burger restaurants and “Mindows” PCs. While I’m glad to see it available on a major streaming platform, this delightful little gem really deserves more attention because it’s one of the most endearing animated films that I’ve seen in years. I expect that it would have gone down a storm in cinemas and at film festivals, but presumably for pandemic reasons it was instead quietly added to the Netflix catalogue with relatively little fanfare (it’s not been discussed very widely in the fan community either, with one or two honourable exceptions). (incl.Released internationally in 2021, Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop somehow slipped under my radar. Jul 24 The ANN Aftershow - Jujutsu Kaisen's Shocking Cliff-Hanger!.Jul 27 This Week in Anime - Slam Dunk: Scoring Big on Basketball and Comedy.Jul 28 This Week in Games - Wetsuits Are Hot, Actually.Jul 25 Chainsaw Man: Buddy Stories Novel.Jul 26 Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection GN.Jul 27 Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Heartslabyul GN 1.Jul 31 I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Episodes 1-13.Jun 28 The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2023.Jul 1 The Summer 2023 Anime Preview Guide.Jul 4 Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023.Jul 19 The Nippon Gallery Presents Japan's Anime Sweeping the World.Jul 19 Resident Evil: Death Island Screening Brings Together Fans and Cast.Jul 21 The Quiet Terror of PTSD Radio with Eisner-Nominated Horror Manga Creator Masaaki Nakayama.Jul 26 BURNOUT SYNDROMES Talk About Writing and Singing Anime Theme Songs.Jul 26 Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2023, Jul 1-21.Jul 31 Nope Nope Nope Nope Nurses Coming October 13 to Steam & Johren.Jul 31 Calling all Brawlers, Spin Master Presents An All New Generation of Bakugan® Premiering on Netflix on September 1 and on Disney XD on September 23. ![]() Jul 31 Evangelion Collab Event Begin in 'The Battle Cats'.Jul 31 Chaos Erupts as New Servants Enter the Fray in Koei Tecmo's Upcoming Action RPG, Fate/Samurai Remnant.00:58 Shiravune to Release 8 Titles on JAST USA, Kagura Games and MangaGamer.00:59 “ Hana-Doll* 3rd season Think of Me: Other” Available for Purchase at animate International.Jul 24 Porco Rosso Line Became Catchphrase Urging Spaniards to Vote.Jul 25 Voice Actress, Singer Minako Kotobuki Announces Marriage.Jul 26 One Piece x atmos Releases Special Edition T-Shirts for Manga's 25th Anniversary.Jul 26 Evangelion x final Collaboration Features EVA-inspired Wireless Earphones.Jul 27 Usagi, Mamoru Say 'I Do' in 'Happy Marriage Song' Promotional Video.Jul 31 Bandai Namco Filmworks Wanted Suletta and Miorine's Relationship Left to Interpretation in G-Witch.Jul 31 Levi's Princess Mononoke Clothing Line is Wearable Art.Jul 31 San Diego Comic-Con: Makoto Yukimura Presents a Lively Discussion on Vinland Saga.Convention reports chronological archives.Jul 31 Kenjiro Tsuda Joins Cast of Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 Anime.Jul 31 New Bakugan Anime Launches on Netflix on September 1, on Disney XD on September 23.Jul 31 The Boy and the Heron Film Sells 3 Million Tickets to Earn 4.69 Billion Yen.Movie Becomes 2nd Highest-Earning Foreign-Animated Film in Japan Jul 31 GKIDS Releases Evangelion 3.0+1.01 Film on 4K UHD/BD on October 17, Digital Download on October 3. ![]()
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