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Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.

All in Japanese

Hayao Miyazaki‘s “THE WIND RISES”

Jun 19

Jun 19 Hayao Miyazaki‘s “THE WIND RISES”

Dennis D. McDonald

Aircraft, Japanese, Miyazaki, Mature, Romantic, Action

Mamoru Hosoda’s “MIRAI”

Jun 9

Jun 9 Mamoru Hosoda’s “MIRAI”

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Exceptional, Fantasy, Japanese, Netflix, Sentimental, Surreal, Time Travel

Akiyuki Shinbo’s "FIREWORKS"

Mar 10

Mar 10 Akiyuki Shinbo’s "FIREWORKS"

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Cosmic, Drama, Emotional, Fantasy, Japanese, Quirky, Romantic, Time Travel, Magic

Makoto Shinkai's “GARDEN OF WORDS”

Mar 8

Mar 8 Makoto Shinkai's “GARDEN OF WORDS”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Coming of Age, Emotional, Exceptional, Animated, Anime, Intelligent, Netflix, Romantic, Japanese, Makoto Shinkai

BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (2019 Anime)

Dec 1

Dec 1 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (2019 Anime)

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Anime, Animated, Horror, Japanese, Violent, Amazon Prime

Kiyotaka Suzuki's “BABYLON” (Episodes 1-8)

Oct 17

Oct 17 Kiyotaka Suzuki's “BABYLON” (Episodes 1-8)

Dennis D. McDonald

Mystery, Science Fiction, Japanese, Adult, Anime, Animated, Amazon Prime, Cops, Crime

Wit Studio’s “KABANERI OF THE IRON FORTRESS: THE BATTLE OF UTANO”

Sep 24

Sep 24 Wit Studio’s “KABANERI OF THE IRON FORTRESS: THE BATTLE OF UTANO”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Anime, Japanese, Animated, Steampunk

Hiroyuki Yamaga's "WINGS OF HONNEAMISE"

Jul 17

Jul 17 Hiroyuki Yamaga's "WINGS OF HONNEAMISE"

Dennis D. McDonald

Aircraft, War, Space Travel, Politics, Japanese, Exceptional, Drama, Anime, Animated, Steampunk

NoitaminA's “WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU”

Apr 30

Apr 30 NoitaminA's “WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU”

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Anime, Animated, Amazon Prime, Japanese, Comedy

Kazuhiro Furuhashi's “DORORO” (2019 version)

Mar 19

Mar 19 Kazuhiro Furuhashi's “DORORO” (2019 version)

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Animated, Anime, Another Time & Place, Drama, Fantasy, Ghosts, Horror, Japanese, Monsters, Scary, Violent, Amazon Prime

Hiroyuki Seshita & Kôbun Shizuno's “GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER”

Jan 31

Jan 31 Hiroyuki Seshita & Kôbun Shizuno's “GODZILLA: THE PLANET EATER”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Anime, Animated, Netflix, Science Fiction, Violent, Japanese, Kaiju

Yoshiaki Kawajiri's NINJA SCROLL

Dec 10

Dec 10 Yoshiaki Kawajiri's NINJA SCROLL

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Violent, Anime, Japanese, Animated, Classic, Ghosts, Horror

Toshimasa Kuroyanagi's THE GREAT PASSAGE

Oct 31

Oct 31 Toshimasa Kuroyanagi's THE GREAT PASSAGE

Dennis D. McDonald

Adult, Amazon Prime, Animated, Anime, Japanese, Intelligent, Sentimental, TV Series

Takeshi Kitano's "VIOLENT COP"

Oct 19

Oct 19 Takeshi Kitano's "VIOLENT COP"

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Adult, Grim, Japanese, Kanopy, Revenge, Violent

Yasuhiro Yoshiura's PATEMA INVERTED

Sep 13

Sep 13 Yasuhiro Yoshiura's PATEMA INVERTED

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Anime, Japanese, Science Fiction, Teens, Kanopy

Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Jul 31

Jul 31 Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita’s GODZILLA: CITY ON THE EDGE OF BATTLE

Dennis D. McDonald

Animated, Netflix, Japanese, Monsters, Anime

Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s “SHIN GODZILLA”

Jul 20

Jul 20 Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s “SHIN GODZILLA”

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Japanese, Monsters, War, Violent, Kaiju

Kimiyoshi Yasuda's ZATOICHI AND THE FUGITIVES

Jun 1

Jun 1 Kimiyoshi Yasuda's ZATOICHI AND THE FUGITIVES

Dennis D. McDonald

Action, Japanese, Violent, Star Wars

Keiichi Kobayashi's ABOUT THE PINK SKY

May 22

May 22 Keiichi Kobayashi's ABOUT THE PINK SKY

Dennis D. McDonald

Amazon Prime, Emotional, Intelligent, Japanese, One of a Kind, Quirky, Teens, Kanopy

An Anime Film "Starter Kit"

May 15

May 15 An Anime Film "Starter Kit"

Dennis D. McDonald

Anime, Animated, Japanese, Miyazaki