MangaUK’s second social media water-cooler event: K-ON! The Movie
Back in August, MangaUK hosted a social media event where they asked followers on Twitter to watch Naruto Shippuden The Movie: The Will Of Fire simultaneously and tweet their thoughts using…
Gatchaman Crowds Season 2 Announced
A second season of Gatchaman Crowds has been given the go-ahead for production and is running under the title Gatchaman Crowds Second.
No further news has been announced in terms of staff. The …
Heaven`s Memo Pad: It’s the only NEET thing to do
“You don’t stand out much, do you?” Hiro to Narumi.
Narumi Fujishima, transfer student, believes that he’s just one of the crowd, no one special. Adopted by Ayaka, a cheerful classmate, he is coerced…
Crunchyroll and Kodansha team up for digital manga service
Today, anime streaming website Crunchyroll announced that they have formed a partnership with the Japanese manga publisher Kodansha, expansing their website from just anime and drama simulcasts…
Patema Inverted: SLA Screening Review
Patema Inverted is one of the movies that I was very much looking forward to and I haven’t been shy in seeking out promotional videos for this as well. The premise was so full of potential …
MCM Comic Con October 2013 license announcements
Today, on the second day of the October 2013 MCM Comic Con at the ExCel Arena in London, Manga Entertainment UK delivered one of their patented* panels, announcing a string of new licenses that …
Live-Action Kiki’s Delivery Service Teaser Video
A teaser video for the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service has been released on Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web site as the film’s theatrical release (March 01st, 2014) creeps closer!
The film…
Crunchyroll adds Toei Animation’s Kyousougiga
The Crunchyroll streaming website revealed today that they have obtained the streaming rights to Toei Animation’s Kyousougiga anime series, with episodes 0-2 available for all users,…
Penguindrum Volume 2
With Himari at death’s door, a mysterious man named Sanetoshi offers Kanba a special medicine to revive her, but at a great price. As she slowly begins to recover, Kanba becomes increasingly distant…
More Tiger & Bunny: The Rising details announced
The official website for Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, the sequel to 2011 TV anime series and second film in the website, has updated with a brand new trailer, as well as information about new characters…
Heaven’s Lost Property Movie Green-lit
The December issue of the magazine Monthly Shounen Ace has revealed that there will be a film based on Heaven’s Lost Property (Sora no Otoshimono).
The fantasy title comes from Suu Minazuki started…
Animax UK website opens – offers free simulcasts
Following a recent announcement that Animax would be expanding to the United Kingdom via an On Demand website, the service has now officially launched at www.animaxtv.co.uk, offering a mix…
FLCL, Is This A Zombie? and more added to Viewster UK line-up!
Today, the TV and movie streaming website Viewster announced that they have formed an agreement with FUNimation Entertainment and added several anime titles to their line-up, including series’…
New Bayonetta Anime Film Trailer
The latest trailer for the anime film Bayonetta: Bloody Fate has been released on the website ahead of its release in Japanese cinemas next month.
The film is directed by Fuminori Kizaki (Afro …
Giovanni’s Island Trailer
Earlier this month Production I.G released a trailer for their latest film, Giovanni’s Island (Giovanni no Shima). It is a story set just after World War II and it is a hand drawn film based on a screenplay…
Death Games: A New Anime & Manga Genre?
“I once stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.” – Steven Wright
Over recent years a new kind of manga and anime has seen a raise…
FUSE – Memoirs of the Hunter Girl: SLA Screening Review
When I heard Jonathan Clements’s introduction to FUSE, it sounded interesting, since I really like stories that are set in the Edo period. The brief talk about how western ideas were bringing…
[C] The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.” – Jackie Mason.
[C], an anime series with one of the shortest titles around (unless you count the extra-long…