ONECon to crowdfund its next convention
Teesside-based anime convention ONECon (Otakus North East Convention) is to try and crowdfund its next convention.
The convention, which was voted “Best Newcomer” by The League…
One Piece Volume 6
“Two things awe me most: the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.” – Immanuel Kant.
This sixth collection of the anime adaptation of the most popular manga ever sold…
Anime Limited Reveal MCM London Comic Con Plans
Next week, various companies from across the entertainment spectrum will be gathering at the ExCel arena in London next weekend for the MCM London Comic Con to show off their various wares and …
Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Preview
The full programme for this year’s Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival has been revealed ahead of the event which has expanded to take place at two locations, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff on…
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment Vita Game Coming To EU In July
Earlier this month, Yen Press published the first volume of Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online light novel series in English, in a move seen as both risky and exciting by the anime scene due…
Nisemonogatari : DVD Review
“Just as you fill your heart through good deeds, I fill my bank account with evil ones” – Kaiki
The next chapter in the Monogatari franchise, Nisemonogatari, attempts to build on the clever…
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom – Record of the Jade Blood
“Why have I fought so hard? What the hell was everything for?” Toshizo Hijikata
Japan is in the middle of a civil war. It’s 1868 and matters go from bad to worse for the few remaining members of the …
Dragon Ball Volume 1
“Those who run to the apes to explain our behaviour are chuckle-heads too dumb to know their arse from a hole-in-the-ground.” – W. H. Auden.
When Dragon Ball Z was released …
Bakemonogatari: DVD Review
With the conclusion of the Suruga Monkey arc at the end of the Part 1 box set, we proceed into the last two arcs in Part 2 and the end of a well-made series – but do these couple of stories make …
Ghost in the Shell Steelbook, Attack On Titan Volume 2 Dated
Last May, Manga Entertainment UK announced that they had obtained the licence to release the hit anime sensation Attack On Titan in the United Kingdom. Earlier this year, they announced that …
Patema Inverted Kickstarter funded within one day
Earlier this week, the Glasgow-based anime distributor aptly named Anime Limited revealed that they would be going to the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to try and gather £16,000 in order…
MVM to release Nekomonogatari in August
Last year, MVM Entertainment surprised a lot of people by announcing their plans to release Aniplex and SHAFT’s Monogatari franchise in the United Kingdom, not only on DVD, but on the high…
Trip to Dublin, MCM Ireland Comic Con 2014 & Japan Film Festival
Around two years ago, I covered the first MCM Birmingham Expo (which was a chance to check if it was worth going to). Since then I have gone to almost every one of them and it’s become a nice place …
Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2014 Tickets On Sale
Organisers for the Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2014 have announced that tickets are now on sale. Here are the details:
Terracotta Far East Film Festival runs from 23 May to 1 June at the Institute…