Koji Yamamoto Archives

Harmony (2015)

Rating: ★★★★

Oct 31, 2016Anime/Disquiet Utopia

Anime set in a disquiet utopia where the populace is monitored by cyber implants. Almost completely eschewing the usual action scenes of sf anime, this tells a strong, intelligent and character-driven story

Director: Michael Arias, Takashi Nakamura

Category: Science Fiction

31 October 20169 March 2023 by Roog

The Empire of Corpses (2015)

Rating: ★★★

Nov 25, 2019Anime/Alternate Victorian England Based on Frankenstein Technology

Fascinatingly original anime set in an alternate history Steampunk version of Victorian England that has developed a technology based on Frankenstein's corpse resurrection experiments

Director: Ryotaho Makihara

Category: Horror, Science Fiction

25 November 201920 October 2025 by Roog

Genocidal Organ (2017)

Rating: ★★★★

May 30, 2023Anime/The Manipulation of Language to Create Genocide

An extraordinary anime adapted from Project Itoh, a conceptually challenging work concerning a villain who can manipulate language to drive populations to genocide

Director: Shuko Murase

Category: Science Fiction

30 May 202317 February 2026 by Roog

Drifting Home (2022)

Rating: ★★½

Dec 4, 2023Anime/Apartment Building Drifts Out to Sea

Peculiar but very nicely made anime about a group of children who go on a fantastical journey in an abandoned apartment building that is washed away to sea

Director: Hiroyasu Ishida

Category: Fantasy

4 December 202315 October 2025 by Roog