Radio Review: Crossing Continents – Should Comics Be Crimes?
“People say that rap music causes violence, but if music about violence causes violence then what impact must Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture have had then? 19th century Europe must…
DMP launches its first yaoi Kickstarter: Restocking “Finder”
Digital Manga Publishing (DMP) has launched its first Kickstarter project to cover a yaoi / boys’ love manga, seeking $45,000 to restock Ayano Yamane’s series Finder by 16th February.…
Radio 4’s “Crossing Continents” to cover underage sex manga
BBC Radio 4’s foreign affairs documentary series Crossing Continents is to broadcast an episode about manga featuring underage sex.
The episode, entitled “Should Comics Be Crimes?”…
Michiko & Hatchin Volume 1
“What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.” – Basque proverb
Michiko & Hatchin is a series that has some pleasant features. Perhaps the best is that, unlike…
New Anime Releases – 28/12/2014
New anime releases this week:
Durarara!!: Yellow Scarves Arc, Volumes 1 & 2
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” – Pablo Picasso
Durarara!!, or DRRR!! if you prefer, is causing some interest…
WataMote: No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!
“Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.” – Winston Churchill …
Moyoco Anno seeks crowdfunding for Ochibi-san short film
Moyoco Anno has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdfund the making of a short film based her manga The Diary of Ochibi-san.
The stop-motion animated film is made as part of the Japan Animator…
Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film revealed: The Boy and The Beast
Anime film director Mamoru Hosoda has revealed his latest project, The Boy and The Beast (Bakemono no Ko) will be released on 11 July 2015.
Hosoda, whose past films have included The Girl Who Leapt…
Patema Inverted
“I wear a necklace, because I wanna know when I’m upside down.” – Mitch Hedberg
This is a very special film in terms of British anime history, in that it was one of the first…