Review | A New Dawn: Climate Crisis Meets Fireworks in Confusing Japanese Anime

Review | A New Dawn: climate crisis meets fireworks in confusing Japanese anime

2.5/5 stars Premiering in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, Japanese anime A New Dawn is a strange beast indeed. By turns baffling and beguiling, the 76-minute miniature blends issues of climate change and the cosmos, wrapping them up in a generational story that even touches on the pervasive powers of social media. Imaginative though it may be, whether the film is suitable for children or teenagers – despite the youth of th…

‘A New Dawn’ Review: This Dull and Incoherent Anime Feature Debut Doesn’t Care About Its Audience

Berlin: "Your Name" filmmaker Makoto Shinkai's protégé, Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, delivers a feature debut that fails to bring its audience along for the ride, both in terms of animation and story.

‘A New Dawn’: Director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya Talks About His One-of-a-Kind Japanese-French Anime Berlin Golden Bear Contender

Few titles in competition at this year’s Berlin main competition are so anticipated as Shinomiya’s animated feature.

‘A New Dawn’ review: Slight Japanese debut pairs delicate 2D ...

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s Berlin Competition title is set in a legendary fireworks factory scheduled for destruction