Sweatdrop Studios have hooked up with Infinite Ideas to produce four manga-style “life-enhancing” books; the “Manga Life” series includes “Beauty secrets…
The final episode of School Days, which was scheduled to air on Japanese TV this past Tuesday evening, was pulled from broadcast and replaced by calming images of “Nice Boat“s after…
Sony Pictures have given us a heads up on two of their upcoming anime DVD releases, both due out on 24th September;
Paprika is the latest animated movie from the one-and-only Satoshi Kon. Quite…Manga and MVM have announced that English voice actor and former Power Ranger Johnny Yong Bosch will be at the next London MCM Expo (20-21 Oct). Bosch’s dub career includes many notable …
The UK-based comic artists at Sweatdrop Studios have dropped us a line to announce the latest episode of their fledgling audio podcast. Hosted by published artists like Sonia Leong, it’s…
Following on from recent news reports, Anime Central have now officially confirmed that the new TV channel dedicated to Japanese anime will be hitting our screens this week on Thursday 13th September.…
Earlier this summer, Manga Ent. UK stopped releasing both Noein and Tokko right before their final DVD volumes were due out and, much to the disgust of many loyal customers, decided to release …
Compared with even 6 months ago, there are now many anime series televised every week on UK TV. Today, Anime Network and the inbound Anime Central are at the forefront for anime on UK TV; note that…
Through out this week, further news on Anime Central (the UK’s first ever dedicated anime TV channel) has filtered through into our community; a summary of which is below:
Firstly, you…What with recent news of the Dragonball Z film, it appears that big budget adaptations of popular anime franchises are the in-trend right now, because none other than Warner Bros. (along with …
Viz Media have finally announced the English dub cast for Death Note and fans will be surprised to learn that genius detective “L” will be voiced by Alessandro Juliani, known to many…
The first (out of four) of the new Evangelion movies (titled “Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone”) opened in Japan late last week and wasted no big in impacting on the national box…
In an amusing twist the lead male role for the soon to air (October-due) live action TV version of “Negima!” has gone to a 13 year-old girl (Yukina Kashiwa)!
Being an adaptation of …
Anime auteur Makoto Shinkai has turned his unique visual talents to a TV advertising campaign, having recently produced two animated TV commercials for the Shinano Mainichi Shinbun (Japanese…
According a news report from the Montreal Gazette, Hollywood movie studio 20th Century Fox are intending to film a $100+ million live-action adaptation of Dragonball Z in the Canadian city during…
According to a report in the Australian Daily Telegraph, a number of worried social groups have raised moral concerns over a line of Naruto toy dolls that could well be teaching their innocent …
Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular manga “Hunter X Hunter” is to finally resume serialization in the October issue of Japan’s Shonen Jump; it went on an official hiatus …
Following up Genshiken‘s first season (12 episodes) from 2004, it has finally been announced that the popular otaku comedy is to receive a second TV series and will start airing on Japanese…
Having attended the listening party for Kanye West’s latest hip-hop album, NYmag seem all too happy to point out that the music was “inexplicably” complimented by “hyperviolent…
Asahi.com (by way of Canned Dogs) has noted that the childrens anime “Sazae-san” (airing since 1968!) is the only show left on Japanese TV animated using the classic method of hand-drawn…
