This weekend is a quiet one in terms of anime released in cinemas but there is one screening taking place.
Appleseed Alpha
アップルシード アルファ
Appleseed Alpha is Shinji Aramaki’s prequel to his…
While millions around the world rang in the New Year with parties and fireworks, in terms of fireworks and Japanese cinema there wasn’t much for the start of 2015. It all began quietly last weekend…
The 12th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme has announced the line-up for its run in 2015 and the title for this year is “It Only Happens in the Movies?”
The website bills the festival as:
Showcasing…
The year is winding down and so there are fewer films being released in cinemas. This week features two anime, one from a massive franchise, the other a title from the 90s. Trailers in the forum:…
A TV spot for the second season of Tokyo Ghoul has been released onto the internet.
Synopsis
In an alternative reality Tokyo is haunted by “ghouls” who devour humans. The government has taken steps…
Unlike previous weeks this year, today is pretty quiet with only one anime and an adaptation of a manga. Here’s what is released (trailers can be found in the forum):
Ao Haru Ride
Fans of shoujo, …
The Japan Foundation released their line-up of films for next years touring film festival which will visit various venues across the UK from January 30th to March 26th. The 12th festival goes…
Information on the website for the anime movie, The Case of Hana & Alice (Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken) has been updated with a trailer and details on the cast.
The Case of Hana and Alice is the…
At the end of October it was announced that the Anime Mirai one-shot Death Billiards was getting a release and it would be called Death Parade. The date has now been confirmed as January 09th, putting…
There are a number of anime films and OAVs getting screened in Tokyo cinemas today. Here is information on the bigger ones. Trailers can be found on the forums:
The Last: Naruto the Movie
The 2015 winter season is about to launch at the end of the month and one of the bigger titles airing is the sequel to this year’s big budget Summer blockbuster, Aldnoah.Zero (available on Crunchyroll…
Welcome to Part Two of the 2014-2015 winter anime season.
The winter 2014/15 anime season is about to launch at the end of December which means around twenty-nine new shows are set to air. A quick…
The winter 2014/15 anime season is about to launch at the end of December which means twenty-nine new shows are set to air. A quick glance at the line-up does not indicate the emergence of any particularly…
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno opens tomorrow at selected cinemas across the UK from November 28th to December 04th. We knew the dates the sites and thanks to Anime News Network, we now know the…
Anime UK News has received official word on the release of New Directors from Japan, a film project that began life on Kickstarter back in July with the aim of showing the world some of live-action…
Rurouni Kenshin 2: Kyoto Inferno (cert.15) opens in UK Cinemas on November 28th, 2014 courtesy of Warner Bros. UK and we now have a UK trailer and a list of cinemas the film will be screened at to share…
Anime Limited are bringing Giovanni’s Island to the Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff, South Wales. The film will be screened next week on Wednesday, November 12th at 10:30am and 8:30pm and Thursday,…
The manga, As the Gods Will (Kami-sama no Iu Tori) has been adapted for film by director Takashi Miike (Audition, For Love’s Sake) and trailers are online ahead of its release this weekend.…
The Institute of Contemporary Arts will screen the documentary The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness from November 07th – 13th with no screening on Monday, November 10th. The website shows…
The Aesthetica Short Film Festival takes place in York from November 06th – 09th and there are a number of Japanese shorts that are in the programme. The Japan Foundation are supporting the event…
