Rin Inumaru, the 48-year-old creator of children’s anime Ojarumaru, committed suicide (“jumped from the roof of her 14-story apartment complex in Tokyo”) on Sunday the…
Kicking off in August 2006 the fledgling UK manga publisher Tanoshimi launched their colourful graphic novel label to an expectant and excited fan base of British fans. They are closely linked…
The following anime and asian movies will be broadcast on UK TV this week.
Wed. 13th – Film4 – 16:25 – Princess Mononoke Thu. 14th – BBC4 – 23:00 – Japanorama…Showing belated signs of their growing annoyance, Japanese TV stations are apparently taking steps to prevent their popular TV shows (including anime) from appearing on popular video streaming…
Variety.com has posted a somewhat positive review of Katsuhiro (Akira, Steamboy) Otomo’s live action adaptation of Mushishi, lamenting the movie’s etheral, relaxed atmosphere…
1UP.com have produced a detailed article and intervew with Yoshitaka Amano – the legendary Japanese character designer who has famously worked on the Final Fantasy franchise since its…
UK anime DVD publisher BEEZ have let us know that they have licensed classic mecha movie Patlabor 2 (directed by Mamoru Oshii of Ghost in the Shell fame). Their release will see both regular and …
According to an unconfirmed report on Anime News Service, 4 brand new Neon Genesis Evangelion movies are currently being produced in Japan with the first movie currently set for release during…
Following on from Film4’s Hayao Miyazaki season in August, lately there has been a few new anime (or anime related) broadcasts announced for UK TV during September.
The Cat Returns –…
All of September’s UK anime DVD releases are listed below. Of course, if you are excited about some of these releases, feel free to drop by our community forums and let us know what you think!…
The first English dubbed teaser trailer for the popular Shounen Jump action anime BLEACH can be streamed via YouTube.…
Production I.G. have posted a brief article talking with Eric P. Sherman, the English dub director of the Cartoon Network co-produced racing mecha anime IGPX, which included the voices of several…
According Animetion.co.uk, the latest issue of UK sci-fi magazine “Dreamwatch” comes with a free anime and manga supplement going by the name of “Manga Max”. Compared…
When it comes to the UK anime community, every month is different and so to provide you with a brief run down of what is currently popular amongst our visitors, below is brief run down of August’s…
In case you missed them during the month, below is a quick summary of the anime reviews we published through-out August (sorted by popularity).AUGUST 2006 ANIME REVIEWSIkki Tousen (Battle Vixens)…
French movie website CinEmpire.com have posted up 13 stills of Katsuhiro (Akira, Steamboy) Otomo’s upcoming live action movie Mushishi (Bug Master).
Yuki Urushibara’s acclaimed…
In a press release recently issued to several major US anime websites, North American DVD distributor Bandai have sent out a stark warning to those planning to produce or distribute fansubs of…
UK based comic publishers FutureQuake, amidst threats of law suits, have had to recall (and offer an exchange copy for) the latest issue of their OEL (original English language) anthology MangaQuake…
A new trailer for the second Hellsing Ultimate OAV can be streamed via Geneon Japan’s official website.…
