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“If you need proof that cosplay is taking off in the West, look no further than the stunning success enjoyed by the Euro Cosplay Championships in their inaugural year. 18 nations are already…

Auchinawa, the 500 members convention in Edinburgh have opened registrations. Tickets are priced £45 for the 3-day event. Details on how to pay for your place using either credit/debit card …

“It has been brought to my attention that some people weren’t thrilled with the cover of the first volume of the Spice & Wolf light novel. (Shocking, I know!) Seriously, though, we do…

The Japanese producer Shueisha has announced that it has printed 100,400,000 books in Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto ninja manga series. Shueisha will release the 51st volume of Naruto …

The official website for Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s live-action film adaptation of Harold Sakuishi’s Beck rock-and-roll manga has begun streaming a second 45-second teaser trailer…

New Anime release from Monday:

(Blu-Ray) Evangelion 1.11: You’re Not Alone – Special EditionRRP: £22.99

      (Blu-Ray) Sword Of The StrangerRRP: £24.99  

   Anime Legends: Gundam Seed…

New Anime release from Monday:

Naruto Unleashed Series 9 RRP: £24.99

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The June issue of Shueisha’s V Jump magazine is announcing on Wednesday that the title of the new Digimon project in Japan is Digimon Cross Wars. One of the previously revealed new Digimon…

The Asahi Anime Festival is looking for people to take part in the various events at the festival – including karaoke and cosplay competitions, a speed-drawing manga contest and a Japanese…

In issue 20 of Shonen Jump Magazine they have made Passionate plea for people to stop releasing illegal scans of it popular Manga series on-line. Shonen Jump is the biggest Manga comic magazine…

Viz licenses KINGYO USED BOOKS. “KINGYO USED BOOKS, a businessman discovers how his childhood memories can brighten his day. An art student finds inspiration. An archer hits a surprising…

BFI started accepting bookings for their bi-annual Anime Weekend. The line-up for this one includes ‘Welcome to the space show’, ‘Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva’…

BAKUMAN is written by the author of DEATH NOTE, Tsugumi Ohba, and the artwork is by Takeshi Obata, the artist known for series such as DEATH NOTE, HIKARU NO GO and RAL GRAD. The story follows average…

The Asahi Anime Festival is set to take over the Opticon in Brighton during May bank holiday weekend, for three jam-packed days of activities!

The Asahi Anime Festival is being organised by popular…

As is tradition, this year’s event will take place on the second weekend of November, from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th, and advanced pre-registration tickets will be on sale by late May for…

According to the US book distributor Simon & Schuster, Viz media is set to release the first volumes of three new titles this year. Shounen Jumps Psyren by Toshiaki Iwashiro is scheduled …