New Anime Releases 21/09/2009

New Releases added to the schedule: 23/11/2009 Gurren Lagann: Vol.3 (2 Discs) RRP: £34.99 04/01/2010 Fate/Stay Night 1 RRP: £15.99 Speed Grapher Box Set (6 Discs) RRP: £49.99 Samurai Deeper KYO: Vol.4 RRP: £15.99 Solty Rei 6 RRP: £15.99 25/01/2010 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time: Collector’s Edition (2 Discs) RRP: £19.99 08/02/2010 Halo Legend: … Continued

Revelation: No annoucements made. ADV: Confirmed they will be present at the next expo, no other annoucements. MVM: Announced taht they will keep their focus on anime, but now they will expand to asian cinema with Osamu Tezuka’s inspired live action Dororo and Go Nagai’s Cutie honey. Anime-wise, MVM confirmed titles we already knew about, … Continued

With the dust settling after this weekend’s London Expo, news of the UK anime industry’s exploits has gradually appeared online. In terms of new licenses, there was, unfortunately, slim pickings. ADV will be releasing the satirical dark comedy Welcome to the NHK in August. Noir, Madlax, Guyver box-sets are also in the works Beez have … Continued

Going to the Midland Expo for the second time, I was again overcome with excitement. This time I travelled by train; on my way from Birmingham to Telford, I saw the place full of energetic cosplayers and expo goers. When I got there, I thought the early ticket lines would still be huge, one hour after … Continued

Gurren Lagann is not the best anime ever made. There, I’ve said it. On the surface, Gurren Lagann isn’t even particularly original. Go Nagai was doing “Over the top manly super robot fun” back in the 70’s with Mazinger Z. But what Gurren Lagann undeniably is, is absolutely bloody awesome. But what can be said … Continued