Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2014 Line-Up Preview
The full line-up for this year’s Terracotta Far East Film Festival has been revealed ahead of its run at The Prince Charles Cinema and The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London between May 23rd…
What Did You Eat Yesterday? Volume 1
Salmon-and-burdock seasoned mixed rice…eggplants and tomatoes with Chinese-style spicy pork…chestnut rice…
Forty-something good-looking lawyer Shiro Kakei loves…
Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2014 Line-Up
The full line-up for this year’s Terracotta Far East Film Festival has been revealed ahead of its run at The Prince Charles Cinema and The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in London between …
From Up on Poppy Hill to get UK TV premiere
Studio Ghibli film From Up on Poppy Hill will receive its UK television premiere on Film4 at 17.20 on Sunday 4th May.
The movie, directed by Goro Miyazaki, will be broadcast in the original Japanese…
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital Volume 1
Thirteen-year-old Rikuo Nura is one quarter yōkai which means that he can only assume his powerful yōkai form, Nurarihyon, during the hours of darkness. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather,…
Light novel review – Sword Art Online: Aincrad 001
This book and indeed this review are rather timely, as Yen Press has recently announced that will be publishing more light novels. This can only be a good move, as now we will be able to read the original…
New Anime Releases 20/04/2014
New anime releases this week
Dark Horse licenses Oreimo: Kuroneko and Satoshi Kon manga in 2015 and more
Yen Press have just held their panel at Sakura Con in the United States, where they dropped the bombshell that the A Certain Magical Index light novels will finally be published in English. Yen …
Yen Press launches “Yen On” imprint with “A Certain Magical Index” novels
The light novel business may be thriving in Japan, but outside of their home country things have been less than positive. Numerous times, publishers have tried to tap into the market overseas …
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU returning for a second season
Brain Base’s anime adaptation of Wataru Watari’s slice of life series My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU was quite a surprise hit when it aired in Japan last Spring. So it’s no surprise…
Interview – Matthieu Pinon & Laurent Lefebvre (Project 6060)
A few weeks ago two French manga critics, Matthieu Pinon and Laurent Lefebvre, launched a project on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The project is called 1952-2012: Stories of Modern…
Lupin IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone trailer released, story outlined
In 2011, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine became the first new television anime project based on Monkey Punch’s original manga in 27 years and recently, it was announced that the …
No Matter How I Look At It, This License Announcement Is Popular
UPDATE: MVM have also confirmed that they will be releasing Kamisama Kiss in the United Kingdom on DVD.
Last Summer, TV Tokyo aired the Silver Link animated TV anime adaptation of Nico Tanigawa’s…
Eureka Seven AO (Astral Ocean) Volume 2
At the heart of Eureka Seven AO is the story of a half-alien boy, Ao Fukai, abandoned at the age of two, trying to find and save his mother. Ao, at thirteen, is now flying his mother’s mecha (or IFO) …
“When Marnie Was There” Leads Announced
A while back, the critically acclaimed, Academy Award winning animation studio Studio Ghibli announced that they will be releasing an animated movie based on Joan G. Robinson’s novel…
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…