Flower viewing 2017

I missed the Okame cherry due to illness and gale-force winds. However, the Yoshino cherry is just starting to bloom and should be brightly white next Saturday.

Also blooming at the botanical garden yesterday: magnolias

and Anemonella/Thalictrum:

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Coming attractions

Kadokawa has posted the trailer for Mamoru Hosada’s Summer Wars that Fellini 8.5 found earlier:

How long will we have to wait for an American release?

Below the fold are Kadokawa’s notes with the Google translation. I would welcome a more intelligible summarization or translation, should any bilingual reader have the time.

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