Following news that Afro Samurai (5 episode violent action anime from 2007) generated upwards of $13 million for US anime distributors Funimation, a follow-up movie called Afro Samurai: Resurrection…
British writer and anime expert Helen McCarthy, co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia, has recently published her latest book. Descriptively titled “500 Essential Anime Movies“,…
While the worldwide popularity of the Death Note franchise (with its live action, anime and manga incarnations) continues unabated, the artist/writer team that created its original story,…
To celebrate their “how manga took over the world” exhibition, Manchester’s Urbis (M60 2LA) will be hosting a string of evening screenings of anime on most weekends through…
A trailer for Casshern Sins was posted online last week. This new anime TV series from Madhouse Studios (Ninja Scroll, Death Note) is another spin-off from 1973’s original sci-fi action…
Accoridng to an early listing on the HMV.com website, UK anime publisher’s MVM have snapped up J.C.Staff’s Daphne In The Brilliant Blue and will be releasing the first DVD volume…
The following Studio (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) Ghibli movies be airing on Film4 during August.
Sat., 09/08/08 at 3:20pm: The Cat Returns Tues., 12/08/08 at 3:05pm: The Cat Returns…To promote their 25th August release of Buso Renkin, Manga Ent. have published online four clips for free streaming. Having been serialised in Shonen Jump, the same magazine as Naruto and Bleach,…
A manga & anime art exhibition intended to “support and promote talented manga and anime artists” will be happening at the The Vestry House (Surrey, TW9 1SA) on 15th/16th of …
The latest issue (#34) of ImagineFX (on sale since Tuesday 29 July) features a manga-inspired cover (girl with mech) drawn by Udon Entertainment’s Saejin Oh. The issue itself contains…
ADV Films and LDMS have sent out a press release detailing their UK DVD release schedule for the final quarter of 2008, which has been hit by the recently announced cancellations. This new schedule…
Though it seemed inevitable that the issues surrounding ADV in the US would eventually impact on their UK activity too, a report via AnimeOnDVD has formally confirmed that the following ADV UK…
American movie producer Erwin Stoff, whose credits include I Am Legend, A Scanner Darkly and The Matrix (as well as working as an agent for Keanu Reeves) has revealed to iF Magazine that he’s…
Manga Entertainment have formally confirmed their UK release of The Girl Who Lept Through Time by announcing plans for a limited theatrical run; the movie is set to open in selected UK cinemas…
Otaku News has posted a press release from the British Film Institute announcing their Osamu Tezuka Season at the London Barbican theater, which is set to run from Thursday 18th September to Wednesday…
AmeCon 2008 have announced that Kari Walgren, an English dub actress well known for her roles as Haruko of FLCL and Lavie Head of Last Exile, will be at the summer convention as a guest. AmeCon 2008…
Ever continuing to announce new anime licenses, this time Funimation have revealed their acquisition of 2007’s Baccano!, an action-packed, gangster-filled and stylish 16 episode …
One of the issues currently facing the Japanese anime industry is finding creators with enough talent to inherit the creativity and popularity of aging Studio Ghibli maestros Hayao Miyazaki…
News of ADV Films financial strife continues to twist and turn in the US with recent reports that they have further “discontinued” their anime DVD releases of Makoto Shinkai’s…
A number of new anime sequels/spin-offs have been announced recently.
Though specific details are sparse at this early stage, a new (third) season of Black Lagoon was officially announced in…
