New Competition: Magi – The Labyrinth Of Magic

Following the successful social media community events for recent MangaUK feature film releases such as Naruto Shippuden the Movie 3: The Will of Fire, K-ON! The Movie and Wolf Children, the UK anime distributor has confirmed that their first tweet-a-long for a television anime will be happening this coming week. This Monday sees MangaUK releasing … Continued

Alibaba’s dream is to capture a Dungeon. These mysterious structures appeared fourteen years ago across the whole world and are said to contain treasures beyond imagination, not to mention metal vessels through which all-powerful djinn can be summoned. So the young man joins up with a mysterious and unworldly boy, Aladdin, who just so happens to … Continued

Alibaba is desperate to save the people of Balbadd from becoming enslaved by the powerful Kou Empire. But who can help him? Aladdin is still unconscious and even Alibaba’s childhood friend Cassim has turned against him, urging the impoverished citizens to rise up against the palace and destroy everyone inside. Sinister forces are at work … Continued

Amidst all the furore surrounding Geneon’s uncertain future there were several new titles that I feared would never make it to UK shelves; one of those was Black Lagoon. It’s fair to say BL’s reputation preceded it: I’d heard a lot about this action-packed tale of kidnappings, gun-fights and double crosses on the high seas … Continued

I know it’s too early to call it, but I’m willing to bank money and say that hands down Samurai Girls wins the best animated visuals for a UK anime release of 2012. From start till end you’re treated to gorgeous artistry and brilliantly fluid animation; from the historical depth to the ink blemish to the stunning … Continued