Your backdoor anime hangout had the privilege and honor to be invited by PONY CANYON to attend the panel featuring Director Baku Kinoshita, Producer/CEO of Studio CLAP Ryoichiro Matsuo, and Producer Hirofumi Ito learn more about the film and even get to see the first eight minutes. Here’s what we know!

Shinichiro Watanabe sits down with your backdoor anime hangout to talk about his latest action series - Lazarus. A story about a world wracked in chaos due to a “cure-all” opioid becoming lethal and the reluctant rag-tag group of criminals tasked to find the neuroscientist responsible in the hopes of creating a vaccine.

Your backdoor anime hangout got to see some movies and talk to a couple of directors at the Animation is Film Fest!

Let’s Get Spooky

If you've seen Samurai Champloo, you know where this may be going...

A look into a legendary director’s craft and a leisurely walk into nostalgia.