My impressions of the first volume of K-ON! were positive in regard to its approach to providing an entertaining and light-hearted Slice-Of-Life show, yet I felt it had some flaws in the music…
Anybody wondering what Sunrise is producing might be interested to hear about Natsuiro Kiseki (Summer Coloured Miracle), an original television anime set to premiere next year. With a tagline…
The first six minutes of the CG animated film adaptation of Namco-Bandai’s video game franchise, Tekken, is online on the official Tekken YouTube channel. The first video is the English dub while…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
(Blu-Ray) Eden of the East Movie 2: Paradise Lost (RRP: £22.99)
Eden of the East Movie 2: Paradise Lost (RRP: £17.99)
Anime to be Released the Week After: Pokemon:…
A Japanese retail site has revealed the existence of an anime adaptation of the recently released Namco Bandai game Tales of Xillia.
In a listing for the January 2012 issue of Kadokawa Group Publishings…
A trailer for the live-action film adaptation of the popular TBS drama Ouran High School Host Club has been released.
Named Ouran High School Host Club – Friday Break, the film will drawn…
Hyper Japan will be hosting two international cosplay competitions in 2012: World Cosplay Summit
European Cosplay Gathering (ECG)
This is major news because 2012 will be the first time that …
When The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya begins on the 16th of December, it appears to be just another episode: Kyon bemoans Haruhi’s now-permanent intrusion into his life, Haruhi voraciously…
New Manga book releases that are now available:
Yakuza Cafe (DIGITAL MANGA) RRP £9.99
Codename: Sailor V: 2 (Kodansha Comics) RRP £6.87
Megaman Gigamix: 3 (Udon Entertainment Corp) RRP £10.50…
Here’s interesting news for Persona fans and anybody following the Persona 4 anime: Following in the footsteps of Phoenix Wright, the Persona 4 video game is being adapted for the stage.…
The website for the forthcoming anime movie adaptation of Space Battleship Yamato went live with this interesting trailer.
Space Battleship Yamato is a big name in the anime world. The space …
Through happy coincidence, I ended up watching Redline the same week as I did Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. Both are adamantly hand-drawn throwbacks defying the computer-oriented…
As mentioned last month The Barbican Centre is hosting Premiere Japan from the 25th until the 27th of November. The festival aims to showcase six top Japanese films from 2010 -2011. The six on offer…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
(Blu-ray & DVD) Redline (RRP: £29.99)
(Blu-Ray) Redline (RRP: £24.99)
Redline (RRP: £19.99)
K-On! Volume 2 of 4 (RRP: £17.99)
Robotech: Season 1 Box Set (RRP:…
Episodes 132-141
Captain Hitsugaya is mistaken for a kid by Ichigo’s little sister (more shortie jibes here than in Fullmetal Alchemist) when she’s looking for someone to help her and her friends…
The official website for the forthcoming movie version of Kakifly’s hit manga K-ON! Is currently streaming two songs. The first is the theme, “Unmei wa Endless!” By Toyosaki Aki
The second is …
Tales From Earthsea, Arrietty, Paprika and Redline, will be screened at Cardiff’s Chapter Arts Centre on the 25th and 26th of November as part of the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival.
The …
The dimension witch Yūko has vanished, leaving her protégé Kimihiro Watanuki in charge of her magical shop – a shop he can now never leave. As the years pass, Watanuki carries on Yūko’s work of wish-granting,…
The continuing fight between Asuma and the Akatsuki member Hidan looked to have been concluded after a well-placed fire jutsu was successfully landed on the antagonist. However, something …
More footage of Miike Takashi’s Phoenix Wright were released this week on the film’s official website.
Phoenix Wright will be played by Narimiya Hiroki, one of the stars in the ninja adventure…
