Brianna Fox-Priest

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Four years in the making and during a worldwide COVID pandemic, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda returns to the big screen with his latest animated film, Scarlet. Now in theaters, Scarlet from Hosoda’s animation studio, Studio Chizu, is a modern-day reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Hosoda’s use of classical stories as inspiration is a signature of his works, but one as dark as Hamlet is new.

Interview with KAF of KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION by August 28, 2025 After our interview in October 2024, Otaku USA caught up with KAF about the airing of the new KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION anime on Crunchyroll. Read the full interview with KAF to learn more about her creative process and experience on her first anime credit.