Not all anime needs to be haute cuisine and there’s nothing wrong with enjoying the equivalent of a Big Mac, Josh argues as he makes the case for trash anime like Girlfriend Girlfriend.

Naoko Yamada has since established herself as a major anime film director, but Josh goes back to one of her earlier films: Tamako Love Story, the conclusion to the Kyoto Animation series.

From Kunihiko Ikuhara, the visionary director of Revolutionary Hero Utena, comes Yurikuma Arashi - an anime about a very different kind of gay bear, and one of Josh’s favourites.

Josh looks back at Anthem of the Heart, the first anime film from the Super Peace Busters, including writer Mari Okada.

So, what will this website and blog be? Think of it like my story - a time capsule to my time in enthusiast journalism, a record of my career in Film/TV, and a map charting my (hopeful) future as a creator.