The last couple of days has brought news of two anime classics, both of which could be classed as sci-fi westerns, transitioning to the UK’s streaming anime market.
First of all, Cowboy…
The author of the popular Fairy Tail manga has announced that the long-running story will end “in about 2 more volumes”. Volume 61 of the manga was released in Japan earlier in May …
Warning: Review contains episode spoilers
“Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in…
There’s a number of interesting anime DVD/Blu-Ray releases coming out this week. Not least of all is Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, the concluding half of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s famous…
Last.fm have put together a list of their most scrobbled anime soundtracks of all time, curated by Manga UK.…
The video streaming market is an interesting place for anime fans right now. The competition is intense, with the long established Crunchyroll now facing strong competition in the form of Amazon…
A study by the Japan Press Research Institute to find the most recognised Japanese people alive and dead has revealed some surprising results.…
Bloomberg have published an article speculating that North American anime distributor Funimation could be (or has been) the subject of competing take-over bids from Universal and Sony:
Both…
Crunchyroll have announced that the following 3 anime series have been added to their streaming catalogue and are available to the United Kingdom:
High School DxD (2012/TNK) Mikagura School…Full UK cinema listings for In This Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) have been posted on the film’s website. Screenings will begin on Wednesday, 28th June.…
Warning: Contains spoilers to Part 1.
“It’s all in the mind you know, it’s all in the mind.” – The Goons
The second part of Zeta Gundam sees the series really firing up, as we witness love, death, betrayal…
“Playing for someone else is more important than you’d think. You said you started playing the piano for someone else, right? That’s when you’re able to play well. When you’ve…
“The Guardian: Newt technology spills end to misprints.” – Stephen Fry
The original Mobile Suit Gundam did badly in the ratings when it went out originally in 1979, so perhaps what is most surprising…
The live action Blade of the Immortal film opened in Japan last weekend. Hiroaki Samura’s violent samurai manga of the same name began serialization in 1993 and has already inspired an …
The Pokémon franchise has recently been enjoying its time in the limelight again with the release of the latest main series game installments, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, as well as various …
Wave Motion Cannon recently published an article titled “Anime Production Issues: A Working Environment that isn’t Improving“, which is a translation of an interview with an …
Not long after we posted our news report of In This Corner of the World being part of the Annecy competition for this year, we noted that two other anime films will also be part of the animated category.…
Yuri!!! On Ice, the hit anime series of 2016, will be coming back, but this time on the big screen.
At a special stage event held in Japan, it was announced that production for a brand new Yuri!!! On…
The “Universe Survival Arc” is well under way as we start our look at the near-enough sequel series to Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, currently available to stream for free at Daisuki.net. We’ve…
This June distributor Manga Animatsu will be bringing In This Corner of the World, the inspirational and anticipated tale from acclaimed director Sunao Katabuchi (Mai Mai Miracle) to the UK …
