While we are still busy celebrating that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Wises earned a nomination in the Animated Feature category of this year’s Academy Awards, we mustn’t forget…
“Even the greatest splendour will fall to ruin.”
1864, Japan – a time of great change. When Chizuru Yukimura’s father, a doctor practising Western medicine, leaves home for Kyoto, he promises…
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme starts in two days time and it looks like the organisers have pulled out all the stops because a myriad of guests will be appearing at the festival including…
Last July, it was revealed that ufotable is working on a brand new project based on Type-Moon’s visual novel Fate/stay night was announced by Hikaru Kondo, the founder of animation studio…
Young Aladdin is searching for treasure. There are plenty of unscrupulous people in the desert, only too ready to take advantage of the cheerful, unworldly boy – but Aladdin has an ally: concealed…
New manga releases this week:
Today, Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.C. Staff announced via opening an official website that they will be collaborating on an original TV anime project this April.
Takuya Sato (Steins;Gate)…
Kyoto Animation’s sports anime Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club gained a large following when it aired between July and September last year, with its final episode ending with a “see…
“Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso
For many the first edition of Sword Art Online was rather slow. The episodes themselves were primarily…
Do you remember a while ago when DreamWorks Pictures obtained the rights to adapt Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell manga? Well, things are starting to kick up again. Today,…
Earlier today, a listing was added to the website for the Filmhouse Cinema in Edinburgh for a special screening of fantasy film Patema Inverted, which previously won both the Judge and Audience…
Masaaki Yuasa will be well known to committed anime fans for his work like Mind Game (2004) and The Tatami Galazy (2010). He was most recently in anime news headlines for his short Kick-Heart (2012),…
Last year saw the localisation release of Weiss Schwarz, a collectable card game based on popular anime and was created by Bushiroad, I’ve taken a liking to the game recently and I’ve decided to…
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises has been nominated for this year’s Academy Award for “Best Animated Feature”.
The Wind Rises will face Disney film Frozen, DreamWorks…
When I go into these kind of shows, I expect fan service and a somewhat simple plot but Cat Planet Cuties attempts to add a bit more to the formula, injecting more action/sci-fi into the mix. While…
Kick off your shoes, it’s time to talk Makoto Shinkai!
Following on from the European Premiere at Scotland Loves Anime 2013, we’re devoting an episode to Shinkai’s latest…
