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Anime Released in Japanese Cinemas This Weekend
While millions around the world rang in the New Year with parties and fireworks, in terms of fireworks and Japanese cinema there wasn’t much for the start of 2015. It all began quietly last weekend…
Yen Press Reveals New Manga And Light Novel Licenses: Durarara!, Madoka etc!
After expanding into the largely uncharted territory of light novel publication last year with their “Yen On” imprint and hit titles such as Sword Art Online and A Certain Magical…
Teaser For 2015’s “Ghost In The Shell” Released
While a lot of attention may currently be placed on DreamWorks’ plans for a Scarlett Johansson-led live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s iconic Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk…
DMP launches its first yaoi Kickstarter: Restocking “Finder”
Digital Manga Publishing (DMP) has launched its first Kickstarter project to cover a yaoi / boys’ love manga, seeking $45,000 to restock Ayano Yamane’s series Finder by 16th February.…
Radio 4’s “Crossing Continents” to cover underage sex manga
BBC Radio 4’s foreign affairs documentary series Crossing Continents is to broadcast an episode about manga featuring underage sex.
The episode, entitled “Should Comics Be Crimes?”…
One Piece Music Symphony Competition
Immerse yourself in the story of Luffy and his crew on a huge screen as the brilliant music of Kohei Tanaka is played live by a full orchestra. This is a spectacular 2-hour concert of spell-binding…
Scarlett Johansson Signs Up To Lead Ghost In The Shell
When her name was mentioned in regards to DreamWorks’ upcoming adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk manga, few believed that the BAFTA Award winning …
Jeremy Graves Joins Anime Limited As Marketing Executive
Last month, Manga Entertainment UK’s then-Community Liason Jeremy Graves announced via his personal Twitter account that he would be leaving the company after two and a half years of …
Crunchyroll Launching On Wii U This Thursday
For a while now, fans of Japanese anime and Asian drama series’ in Europe have been able to stream thousands of hours worth of content to various device, from phones, tablets, smart TVs and…
Enter our Giovanni’s Island competition now!
Giovanni’s Island is coming to DVD, Blu-ray and Ultimate Edition on Monday 12th January and thanks to Anime Ltd, we have a copy on Blu-ray to give away. True to their reputation of masterful…
Attack On Titan, Death Note and more headed to Netflix UK!
Over the course of 2014, the premium streaming service Netflix has seen a growing number of anime titles joining its expansive catalogue of television shows and movies and according to a Facebook…
New Anime Releases – 28/12/2014
New anime releases this week:
Anime Released in Tokyo Cinemas (20/12/2014)
The year is winding down and so there are fewer films being released in cinemas. This week features two anime, one from a massive franchise, the other a title from the 90s. Trailers in the forum:…
Nisekoi and To Love Ru Darkness Season 2 Details Confirmed
After the positive reception to this year’s anime adaptation of Noashi Komi’s romantic comedy manga Nisekoi, it wasn’t long before Aniplex had green-lit a second series…
Tokyo Ghoul TV Spot
A TV spot for the second season of Tokyo Ghoul has been released onto the internet.
Synopsis
In an alternative reality Tokyo is haunted by “ghouls” who devour humans. The government has taken steps…