Manga Ent. have posted online a trailer for their sci-fi/fantasy flick Origin: Spirits of the past (a.k.a Gin-iro no Kami no Agito), originally released in Japan during January 2006 as animation…
Early footage for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, has been unofficially leaked online via the video-streaming website Daily Motion. The video shown has been…
Our own Martin Butler was at this past weekend’s Anime Now event (held at the BFI South Bank cinema in London) to take in (amongst several anime movies) the much anticipated question and …
According to reports posted on AnimeOnDVD and EyeOnAnime, ADV UK have cancelled all future separate volume releases of both Kurau Phantom Memory and Red Garden, opting to finish both series …
On Monday, June 30 at 4:30pm and Friday, July 4 at 5:10pm, UK digital TV channel Film4 will be airing Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 break-through Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro; both showings…
US anime distributor FUNimation have continued their recent licensing spree by acquiring 2007’s baseball anime Ookiku Furikabutte! (and renamed it ‘Big Windup!’). The…
Animation studio Gonzo have announced that the next anime to be subtitled and released onto the internet just hours after its Japanese television broadcast will be their new (fan-service friendly…
Fans of the UK manga movement will be pleased to hear that Sonia Leong‘s global manga adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (“Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet“) has been nominated…
There will be a double-bill screening of retro adventure favourites Lupin 3rd: Secret of Mamo (1978) and Space Adventure Cobra (1982) in the zavvi store at the Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre…
IMAGI’s computer graphics Astro Boy film continues to progress at a steady pace with the news that the movie’s voice cast now includes some big-name Hollywood talent, not least …
Rapidly following on from their currently running anime season, the BFI Southbank are planning to screen 24 live action classic “Japanese gems” through-out July. The following…
Following up last week’s report on Tokyopop‘s internal restructuring, theBookseller.com have published a short interview with Tokyopop‘s new UK sales and marketing …
Popularly translated as Club-to-death (or Beating) Angel Dokuro-chan, the fan-favourite ‘slapstick’ comedy “Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan” has been licensed…
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a newer “version” of the original 1995 sci-fi classic by Mamoru Oshii. It has been completely remastered (in terms of visuals and sound; including a new 6.1…
On Sunday (June 8th) afternoon, a 25-year-old man (allegedly) by the name of Tomohiro Kato drove his truck into the heart of Tokyo’s Akihabara and injured several people. Upon exiting …
The Daily Mail have posted a positive preview/feature on the wine-tasting manga “Kami No Shizuku” (a.k.a The Drops Of God), which seems to be set for a UK release (no release date …
According to Anime News Network, the first soundtrack for Macross Frontier debuted in the Japanese album charts at No. 3, having sold a massive 72,000 copies since its release last week, and therefore…
The UK’s first and only dedicated anime TV channel, Anime Central, appears to be on the verge of closing down. Having aired nothing but Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex…
Another live action adaptation of Death Note is in the works, but this time, it’s a Hollywood-based project. The rights have been snapped up by movie producers Vertigo Entertainment, …
MVM have posted four free preview clips of Gravitation online for your viewing pleasure. The synopsis is as follows:
“Japanese anime goes gay with a fantastic new series which follows …
