[Image courtesy: wikimedia] Just the other evening, during a Studio Ghibli marathon at home, my cinephile husband watched Mononoke Hime, or Princess Mononoke (1997), for the first time. Since he is also an ardent fan of horror in all forms, Amar Kaushik’s Stree-Bhediya-Munjya universe plays almost constantly in our household. Watching Miyazaki’s wolf-gods and forest spirits, he suddenly asked, “Don’t you think this is quite similar to Bhediya?” I mention this domestic moment not to be...

This was back in 2018. I was in Stockholm for a conference when a senior, esteemed Japanese academician revealed her love for S. S. Rajamouli's Baahubali . I was taken aback when she confessed she had been to a movie theatre in Tokyo for more than ten screenings of the film! Back then, I had not been introduced to the wonders of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam (South Indian industry, for the sake of convenience) cinema. Hence, I hadn't watched Baahubali . Upon learning that, she...

(Cover Art: Trio , Volume 4, Vaibhavi Studios ) #triomanga #trioanime #vaibhabistudios #indomanga #mangafandom #animefans #manga #anime Hello there, my lovely otakus! Long time no see! But I am back with a bang! ***Read all about TRIO , India's First Long-Form Multi-Volume Manga!!!*** It was the end of 2023. I had been invited to deliver a guest lecture at the Kolkata Komics Carnival 2023 at the Dhana Dhanya Auditorium. Therein, by sheer fate, I had discovered the marvel that is TRIO ....