Theatrical trailer for Origin: Spirits of the past

The first feature-length effort from Gonzo was always going to be, in my mind at least, a big event. The premise of a post-apocalyptic future world, a struggle against nature and everything wrapped up in super-shiny Digimation certainly sounds appealing and since one of my main criticisms of the studio is that of corner-cutting in … Continued

New releases for monday: (BLURAY) Origin: Spirits Of The Past RRP: £24.99        Desert Punk #4RRP: £15.99     Gravitation: Box Set RRP: £39.99   Gunparade March: #1 RRP: £15.99      Slayers: Next 4RRP: £15.99    

Manga Ent. UK have confirmed two new UK anime licenses. Hellsing Ultimate is a high-quality OVA re-animation of Kouta Hirano’s popular vampire/horror action manga. So far, the series consists of only 4 four episodes (releases began in Japan during 2006), but it remains an on-going project in Japan, where a new fifth episode expected at … Continued

Riding on the very crest of the mid-90’s anime ‘ultra-violence’ invasion was Ninja Scroll, a title from Manga Entertainment that was being announced to the British public as a potential rival to the daddy of ultra violence itself, Fist of the North Star. Almost 10 years on and Ninja Scroll is still around, getting new … Continued

In New Port city everything, it seems, is connected. Information, like consumer technology, is everywhere. Almost everybody enjoys a certain level of cybernetic enhancement. Citizens sport prosthetic limbs and bodies and converse via electronic brain-to-brain communication. Machines and computers have become an integral part of the fabric of society, and everyone from the highest paid … Continued