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New Review: Get Backers #3

Having been under whelmed by the first two volumes of Get Backers, I was pleasantly surprised by the strong set of action packed episodes on this third volume, reviewed courtesy of ADV.

“Full…
• 31st May 2005
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Review: Love Hina Spring Special

Picking up straight after the end of the TV series, I’ve reviewed the Tokyo University-bound Love Hina Spring Special, out now in the UK from MVM.

“Basically, this one off OVA is a…
• 31st May 2005
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Series review: New Dominion Tank Police

Stuart Bullen has sent us his review of New Dominion Tank Police, another cult classic from manga author Masamune Shirow (out now in the UK from Manga Ent.).

The heady mix of wacky humour and frenetic…
• 28th May 2005
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The Cat Returns UK cinema line-up

Optimum have let us know that Studio Ghibli’s latest movie The Cat Returns will be hitting the following UK cinemas on Friday (the 27th of May).

WEST END/LONDON CONFIRMED 1. UGC Shaftsbury…
• 26th May 2005
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MVM art box clarification

Having spoken with MVM about their upcoming Lunar Legend Tsukihime and Paranoia Agent limited edition art boxes (due in June and July), we have been told that since these will have their own “unique…

• 26th May 2005
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Snippets of Beez UK news

Beez have recently let us know about their plans to release anime soundtracks in the UK. Out on the 9th of May were two Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CDs; repectively titled “Be Human”…

• 23rd May 2005
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Dragonball Z movies on Toonami UK

Toonami UK have posted news about their upcoming UK premieres of five different Dragonball Z movies, including specific times, dates and plot descriptions. The week long movie schedule is briefly…

• 23rd May 2005
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Review: Cowboy Bebop #3

Catching up with Beez’s UK releases, I’ve reviewed Cowboy Bebop #3 – a series that consistently lives up to it’s classic reputation.

“Four more episodes of…
• 23rd May 2005
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Review: Castle of Cagliostro

Concluding his trio of classic Miyazaki reviews, Martin Butler has sent us his views on the 1979-vintage Castle of Cagliostro.

“Thanks to a superb job of redubbing and remastering, Castle…
• 23rd May 2005
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Review: Abenobashi #3

Martin Butler has taken a look at the third volume of GAINAX’s parody-friendly comedy Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi #3, out now in the UK from ADV.

“With a slight departure…
• 23rd May 2005
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MVM August to November UK releases

Thanks to their PR website, we have been able to get ahold of the following MVM UK release dates; these include an August debut for Samurai Champloo, September debuts for Gantz and Ikki Tousen, …

• 22nd May 2005
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20th May UK anime DVD chart

After a hiatus lasting a few painful months, our highly unofficial UK anime DVD chart has returned; please keep in mind, these statistics are based on the top selling anime DVDs listed by Play.com

• 20th May 2005