The new anime The War of the Rohirrim tells a story set 180 years before The Lord of the Rings, and according to original trilogy writer Philippa Boyens, this is what J.R.R. Tolkien wanted.
In its best moments, ‘The War of the Rohirrim’ embraces the arresting surrealism of anime or the introspective wonder of Miyazaki, but instead settles for something safer: a forgettable myth-making ex ...