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Japanese companies aim to quell YouTube viewers
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 review live action Mushishi movie
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…
Long interview with Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano
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…
BEEZ license Patlabor 2 for October UK DVD release
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 …
4 new Evangelion movies on the way?
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…
The Cat Returns on Film4 & Japanorama on BBC3 in Sept
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 –…
September 2006 UK anime DVD releases
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!…
Stream English dubbed teaser trailer for Bleach on YouTube
The first English dubbed teaser trailer for the popular Shounen Jump action anime BLEACH can be streamed via YouTube.…
Article with IGPX dub director
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…
Manga Max magazine to return to UK shelves?
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…
August 2006 top anime keywords
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…
Summary of August 2006 anime reviews
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)…
Stills of Katsuhiro Otomo’s live action Mushishi movie
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…
Bandai threaten fansubbers over Solid State Society
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…
FutureQuake forced to recall new issue of MangaQuake
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
A new trailer for the second Hellsing Ultimate OAV can be streamed via Geneon Japan’s official website.…
Beez UK finally launch an official website
It’s taken a few years, but the English UK edition of the official Beez website has finally gone live.…
English dub voice actors at October’s London Expo
On the weekend of October 28th-29th, the Londo Expo will be taking place. Given it’s heavy emphasis on anime, they have already announced that the following English dub voice actors will…
Le Guin’s disappointment in Gedo Senki
While Studio Ghibli’s Gedo Senki (Tales from Earthsea) continues its impressive reign at the top of the Japanese box office for a third successive week (staving off challenges from the…