English Reviews

1. Japan Times (July 28, 2004) Mark Schilling: Something for Your Head
2. Japan Times (July 28, 2004) Mark Schilling interviews Masaaki Yuasa

Japanese Media Coverage

1. Animage (June 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview
2. Sabra (June 24, 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview in special section "Shin Sedai Japan Anime No Kishutachi" [Flagbearers of the new generation of anime]
3. Title (July 2004) Mind Game is discussed in a round table on p 34
4. Nikkei! Characters (No. 2) Mind Game is introduced on p 162
5. Relax (July 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview
6. Studio Voice (July 2004) Special section titled "Animation: Year Zero". Mind Game screenshots used as background on front page of special section. Masaaki Yuasa listed as one of the "30 Leading Creators". Mind Game listed as one of the "30 New Movies to See".
7. Cut (July 2004) Mind Game introduced in special section "Eiga wa manga da!"
8. Newtype (July 10, 2004) Masaaki Yuasa/Shin'ichiro Watanabe/Koji Morimoto interview. Original drawing by Yuichiro Sueyoshi. Enthusiastic comments by various media figures [see this post for my translation of the interview]
9. TV Bros [August? 2004] Masaaki Yuasa/Seiichi Yamamoto/Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (DonDokoDon) interview
10. Mac Power (August 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview at head of magazine
11. Switch (August 2004) 8 p special feature on Mind Game with Masaaki Yuasa/Robin Nishi/DonDokoDon Yamaguchi/Eiko Tanaka interview
12. Cut (August 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview
13. Saizo (August 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview in the "Bargain Bin" section
14. L Magazine (September 2004) Big section on Mind Game with a Masaaki Yuasa/Robin Nishi/Koji Morimoto interview
15. Nikkei Characters (September 2004) Masaaki Yuasa interview
16. The TV program "MUSIC-ON! TV" will show a Mind Game special feature on August 5, 2004 at 20:30-21:00, including interviews with Masaaki Yuasa, Robin Nishi, Seiichi Yamamoto, Koji Morimoto and Takeshi Fujii.

Japanese Web Pages

1. 2004.03.10 森直人・脱力日記
2. 2004.03.10 Oguro's 雑記帳 - 試写二本立て
3. 2004.04.22 『マインド・ゲーム』完成披露試写会舞台挨拶　
4. 2004.04.22 店長日記
5. 2004.04.22 　『ＭＩＮＤ　ＧＡＭＥ』をひとあし先に
6. 2004.04.27 　『アメリ』が１位の座を明け渡したデー
7. 2004.05.11 すばらしき「MIND GAME」
8. 2004.05.21 atsushi sasaki at faderbyheadz dot com
9. 2004.05.21 PS World - Hyper Column Station - 美しくない青春
10. 2004.05.27 カツピロ映画日記
11. 2004.05.28 べた褒め、大傑作「マインド・ゲーム」
12. 2004.06.10 永田の部屋（虚構映画系）
13. 2004.06.18 抜粋日記
14. 2004.06.18 わんこめ映画評
15. 2004.07.01 全力でやってやる！熱血超絶技巧アニメ
16. 2004.07.12 全面的前向き姿勢の人生全肯定及び多様性の美しさ
17. 2004.07.16 Secret base
18. 2004.07.16 Mind Game 3ds max conference report
19. 2004.07.16 Comin' Soon TV interview with Masaaki Yuasa
20. Yahoo Japan reviews