Miyamoto Musashi, the peerless swordsman who famously turned up late for duels and invented the two-sword style Niten Ichi-ryu, has inspired much Japanese popular culture (see the Vagabond…
K-ON! Volume 1 (Ep 1-4): Out 29/08/11 For £12.99
K-ON! Volume 1 has appeared on play.com listings with a release date of 29/08/11. It contains the first 4 episodes and has price set at £12.99, which…
I warn now you that this review will contain some spoilers. I shall also warn you that this is the point in the series where it takes a sinister turn; with twisted relationships and shocking revelations…
“So Ra No Wo to”: Out 25/07/11, Price & Cover Art!
Reported a few weeks backs that BEEZ had scheduled the release of “So Ra No Wo to” (Sound of the Sky) and were soon …
(Warning: this review is not guaranteed spoiler-free!)
A rose that only blooms only once every ten years…
Kaname’s gift to Yuki stirs a forgotten memory and makes her more determined than ever…
There may be spoilers ahead. So while there’s moonlight and music and love and ro – Sorry. Got carried away there by the heady Gothic atmosphere of Vampire Knight Guilty. But there may indeed be…
Hyper Japan have extended the deadline for their Cosplay Award.
In a statement the organisers stated:
“We’re extending the deadline for the HJ UK Cosplay Award until July 21st!!…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
Birdy: The Mighty – Decode Part 1 (RRP: £24.99)
Naruto Shippuden Volume 6 (RRP: £24.99)
(Re-Release) Blade Of The Immortal: Collection (RRP: £29.99)
(Re-Release)…
MangaUK Licensed Anime Film: Welcome To The Space Show
MangaUK have announced they will be releasing the Anime Film: Welcome To The Space Show. It will be released on both Blu-Ray and DVD before…
Anime UK News has received an intriguing press release announcing the Secret Anifest Cinema. Read on for more information.
We are launching Anifest (11 December 2011) with a bang! ‘Secret…
The most important flashback in the series so far comes in the first episode of this box-set. In the city of Xerxes, we are introduced to the characters Slave 23 and a clouded Homunculus in a bottle.…
This is actually the second Birdy The Mighty anime, but you’d be forgiven for never having heard of it. Based on a short-lived 80s manga, the original OAV never made it to the UK, and was released…
While news of a UK dub of The Borrowers Arrietty has been known for a while, the trailer has only recently been released. The cast looks good with Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Olivia Colman stepping…
A trailer has been released for Studio Ghibli’s upcoming movie, Kokuriko-Zaka Kara.Based on Chizuru Takahashi and Tetsuro Sayama’s 1980’s manga, the film will be directed by Goro Miyazaki.…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
(Blu-Ray) Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (RRP: £24.99)
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (RRP: £19.99)
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2nd Season)…
The summer of 2010 will be etched in my memory as the time I discovered Eureka 7. Having bought the Anime Legends box sets comprising the complete 50 episode series, I devoured it over the space of…
Cosplay Artist Yaya Han Coming to Eirtakon
Another first as acclaimed professional cosplayer Yaya Han is confirmed as a special guest for Eirtakon 2011 DUBLIN, IRELAND – June 29th, 2011 – Following…
Most of us know the words cosplay and Square Enix go together like Final and Fantasy. Which is why Square Enix Products have teamed up with HYPER JAPAN – the UK’s biggest J-Culture …
A teaser trailer for a feature length anime adaptation of the fantasy manga Hotarubi No Mori E has been released.
Synopsis
A little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest. She is rescued be a mysterious…
After numerous rumours of a live-action adaptation of the Ruroni Kenshin manga the project has officially been confirmed with Takeru Sato taking the lead role.
Synopsis
The story takes place…
