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New book from Sweatdrop Studios

Sweatdrop Studios have let us know about their latest book “Digital Manga Techniques”, due out in early August.

“Digital Manga Techniques” is a book which teaches…
• 7th July 2005
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Review: Puni Puni Poemy

Stuart Bullen has reviewed the Puni Puni Poemy OAV, an 18-rated controversial spin-off from mad-cap comedy Excel Saga, out now in the UK from ADV.

If you’re already a fan of Excel Saga you…
• 7th July 2005
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Review: Paranoia Agent #1

I’ve posted my review of the first volume of Satoshi Kon’s (director of Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers) eagerly awaited series Paranoia Agent; four mind bending episodes of psychologic…

• 7th July 2005
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Optimum reveal Appleseed plans

Optimum have sent out a press release revealing their plans for their forthcoming Appleseed release with both a UK theatrical run (due for August 19th) along with a DVD and debut UMD (Sony PlayStation…

• 5th July 2005
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4th July UK DVD releases

Since a lot of MVM’s July releases (Full Metal Alchemist #2, Read or Die TV #2) have been pushed back a few weeks until either the 11th or 18th of July, only two new DVDs were released on Monday…

• 5th July 2005
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Anime Expo ’05 Summary

A busy weekend full of news and announcements has now concluded and here is a brief summary of which US companies picked up which anime.ADV Macross TV

BANDAI Mai Hime

FUNIMATION Trinity Blood

GENEON…

• 5th July 2005
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Review: Black Jack

Martin Butler has reviewed Black Jack, a movie based on the classic ‘medical’ manga series from anime legend Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Metropolis), out now on UK DVD courtesy of Manga…

• 5th July 2005
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Macross dub update

According to an update on ANN a Macross dub from ADV Films is not a definite (as opposed to what was previously reported from Anime Expo). ADV do however hope to be able to produce a dub if the material…

• 3rd July 2005
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BBC Radio 4 feature anime

Yesterday BBC Radio 4 broadcasted a 24 minute feature on anime.

Francine Stock discusses the growing reverence for Anime, the cinematic form of the Japanese comic book style manga. The Cambridge…
• 3rd July 2005
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Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I

Picking up the heavy burden of starting at square one with the famous Gundam franchise, I’ve reviewed Beez’s DVD release of the vintage Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I (the first movie…

• 3rd July 2005
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New Bandai Licenses

Bandai have recently announced at Anime Expo that they have acquired the rights to the popular action series Mai Hime. They also reaffirmed their ownership of the latest in their famous mecha …

• 2nd July 2005
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Anime Expo ADV Films news.

At the American anime convention Anime Expo, ADV films today announced that they had acquired the license for the original Macross TV series. The licence for the series recently expired from …

• 2nd July 2005