Anime Review
BTOOOM!
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown
Manga Entertainment recently released Sword Art Online, an…
Anime Review
Night Raid 1931
“Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action.” – Ian Fleming.
This is a TV series originating from Japan, set in 1931, which amongst other things…
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Anime Weekend at BFI to feature Patema Inverted and more!
Every two years, the British Film Institute hosts the Anime Weekend, where they show off some of the best Japanese animated movies over the course of a long weekend, so it comes as no surprise that…
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Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar Part 1
“The only reason I have to fight is because I have to win!” Ichigo to Ulquiorra
Series 13 Episodes 266-278
Things don’t look too good for Orihime. Left a prisoner in Las Noches in the care of Ulquiorra…
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Anime Limited to Re-Author Durarara discs; delays DVD release
Last month, Anime Limited released the complete season of Brain Base’s 2010 anime adaptation of Ryohgo Narita’s Durarara!! supernatural light-novel series on blu-ray, making…
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Appleseed XIII: DVD review
Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…
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Animax UK reveals Spring 2014 Line-Up
Last week, like any that bring a close to a season, was cruel on anime fans as we had to watch series’ that we had religiously followed for three months (and sometimes more) all conclude within…
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Attack On Titan Compilation Films Announced
Last year, the anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s Attack On Titan dystopian dark fantasy manga became a cultural hit, grabbing worldwide attention. This success has seen the release…
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K – The Complete Series Delayed
K – The complete series has been delayed untilt the 5th of May of 2014. The Blu-Ray/DVD Combo was supposed to hit the shelves in around two weeks on the 14th of April. Manga UK has not yet…
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Kotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival Update – Kotatsu in Aberystwyth
The organisers behind the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have been very busy lately and with the festival approaching, now might be a good time to take stock of what has changed between the…
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2014 Spring Anime Season Preview Picks
Welcome back to my season preview picks! I’m here yet again to select five shows from this new Spring season; if you want to check out the full list of new anime this season, check out genkinahito’s…
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Sword Art Online Volume 4
“As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’, probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.” – Woody Allen
The fourth and final release of SAO…
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Anime UK News Spring 2014 Preview Part Three
Here are the remainder of the shows for the season. I have skipped a few sequels like the Love Live project and CardFight Vanguard but I could not ignore Mushishi, probably one of the most anticipated…
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Anime UK News Spring 2014 Preview Part Two
The first part of this season preview went live on Monday and this is the second part. From here on out, all of these shows will be released in April, many starting in the next fortnight. Reading through…
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Warner Bros. release new “Edge of Tomorrow” trailer
On 30th May, Warner Bros. Studios will be releasing “Edge of Tomorrow“, a live-action adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s light novel “All You Need Is Kill”…
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Win Dragonball GT Season 2 or Blood C: The Last Dark
Following on from the award winning series, Blood C returns with its movie, The Last Dark, in a film that has monsters, lots of violence, a lust for revenge, great visuals and action to boot! Blood…