Servamp Volume 1
“I’m just your… friendly neighbourhood vampire.”
High-schooler Shirota Mahiru – a kind-hearted young man – finds a stray black kitty, calls it ‘Kuro’ and takes it home with him. Imagine…
Win Tickets to See J-pop Boyband GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE
Earlier today the website Japan Underground launched a competition giving people the chance to see the J-pop boy band Generations from Exile Tribe in London this Saturday. Here are the details:…
So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 1
“Conceal me what I am, and be my aid for such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent.” – William Shakespeare (Viola in “Twelfth Night”)
Comedies…
Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2015 Programme Sneak Peek
Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival
The organisers behind the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have announced some of their programme for this year’s festival and the selections…
Steins;Gate Visual Novel Receives Strong UK Debut
Last Frday, the video game publisher pQube gave visual novel fans in Europe the chance to experience one of the most critically acclaimed stories in the genre with their PlayStation 3 and Vita…
Familiar of Zero 2: Knight of the Twin Moons
Saito Hiraga – once an ordinary high schooler in Japan – has been spirited away by magic to the country of Tristain and is now the familiar of Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière. This spirited…
AnimeEigo’s Otaku no Video Kickstarter Succeeds, Riding Bean Promised
Last week, AUKN’s Ian Wolf reported that American anime distributor AnimEigo had launched a Kickstarter campaign for a release of Otaku no Video and today, AnimeEigo has seen its Kickstarter…
A Silent Voice Volume 1
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Speaking as someone with a disability and who got picked…
Teaser for All Esper Dayo! Live-Action Movie
Kiminori Wakasugi’s manga Minna! Esper Dayo! (All Esper Dayo!) has a movie in the works which is due for release on September 04th. To whet the collective appetite of the manga’s fans, a teaser …
The Ancient Magus’ Bride Volume 1
Fifteen-year-old orphan Chise Hatori is sold at a mysterious slave auction – for a cool five million pounds – to a British mage who plans to train her as his apprentice. Elias Ainsworth is very much…
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Trailer
A trailer for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie has been released on the GiTS channel and shows some of the action that audiences will see when the film is released in June.
Synopsis
The…
One Piece: Film Z
Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are enjoying a little down time on their ship, the Sunny, when they encounter a formidable foe. The embittered Z, once the honoured Marine Admiral Zephyr, has decided…
AnimEigo Kickstarter project for Otaku no Video starts on 2nd June
American anime distributor AnimEigo has announced it will launch a Kickstarter project to fund a Blu-Ray English release of comedy anime Otaku no Video at 10am EDT (3pm BST) on 2nd June.
AnimEigo…
Japanese Films at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival takes place from June 17th to the 28th and yesterday it launched its programme revealing the films that will be playing over the course of the event. …
Trailer for Live-Action Corpse Party
A trailer for the live-action movie adaptation of Corpse Party has been released by 5pb.
The Corpse Party movie is based on the famous horror game franchise which has spawned manga and anime adaptations.…
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches: Episodes 1-7 Streaming
Episodes 1-7 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” – Ingrid Bergman.
As in my last review…