The 8th volume of this fantasy story from CLAMP continues to follow Princess Sakura (of Cardcaptor Sakura fame) as she travels across multiple dimensions in search of her lost feathers. No ordinary…
The course of true love never runs smoothly in Anime Land. Even when you’re a good-natured but shy, nerdy guy like Keiichi, whose wish to get a girlfriend is granted in the most surprising and delightful…
News of ADV Films financial strife continues to twist and turn in the US with recent reports that they have further “discontinued” their anime DVD releases of Makoto Shinkai’s…
A number of new anime sequels/spin-offs have been announced recently.
Though specific details are sparse at this early stage, a new (third) season of Black Lagoon was officially announced in…Earlier this week, Sony launched their video download service with several anime series, many of them from US distributor Funimation (Afro Samurai, Samurai 7, […]), but one particular…
With its Japanese theatrical release imminent (July 19), an (English translated) review of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie) has been published online via …
A translated interview with anime director Shoji Kawamori and soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno discussing the making of their popular new soundtrack for Macross Frontier has been published …
After following this series via fansub I was keen to revisit the second Gainax tale of Angsty Girls in Space battling hoardes of invading alien space monsters in order to save the Earth. As with …
The third volume of Bleach commences with Ichigo, Yoruichi and their friends arriving at the Soul Society in order to save Rukia from her planned execution.
Entering the Rukongai district; a …
‘Claymore’ volume three is basically Yagi coming back into form. This volume begins to really unravel Claire’s past whilst simultaneously setting up her future. The conclusion to the long and…
At the start of this volume the moon continues to pour out the same fluid that animates the series Armours, Ray, Priscilla and the Eldora Folks try to hold off an army of unmanned vehicles, and the…
After months of hype from the North American anime distributor Bandai Entertainment boasting that a “new era” is coming as part of the Nebula Project, and our own representitive…
Spanning from July 3-6, Anime Expo is arguably the biggest anime convention in America, usually where the American anime distributors announce several titles.
Amongst all the noise Funimation…
Having just revealed his plans – albeit without much elaboration on the details – the Claw prepares to reshape the minds of everyone in th world, so they can live together in peace,…
Information is scarce, but Canned Dogs is reporting that Japanese animation studio Bones has a sequel to Fullmetal Alchemist in its planning stages – with Irie Yasuhiro as the director,…
With the Los Angeles’ Anime Expo in full swing this weekend, several announcements are either forthcoming or have already been made. Worthy of note so far has been the activity of Funimation,…
As the Western manga industry further establishes itself with consumers, more and more Japanese publishers are taking a firmer grip with their international sales. The latest manga label to…
Years ago, when I was at school, an openly gay friend let me borrow Gravitation, and it was quite timely, so I’m glad to have the chance to look at it again, to own the English release, and finally…
Throughout the multitude of different worlds and dimensions, she is known by many names, such as ‘The Dimension Witch’ or ‘The Far Eastern Witch.’ But in this gothic fantasy story from CLAMP,…
While the likes of Funimation and Bandai continue to thrive, international anime publisher ADV Films appears to be undergoing something of a financial crisis. In the last few weeks alone, several…
