Continuing their recent spate of anime acquisitions, last night Funimation confirmed their licensing of Heroic Age; a 26-episode Greek mythology inspired space opera/mecha anime from 2007.…
The BFI have recently published “Spirited Away: BFI Film Classics” by British writerAndrew Osmond, describing his book as tracing “connections between Spirited Away …
A brand new 5 minute preview of The Sky Crawlers has been posted online for your streaming pleasure. Directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.G, this highly anticipated science-fiction…
Manga Ent. have posted online a trailer for their sci-fi/fantasy flick Origin: Spirits of the past (a.k.a Gin-iro no Kami no Agito), originally released in Japan during January 2006 as animation…
Following on from the death of Elena and Raki becoming Claire’s cook they both travel to Rabona which is a holy city where there is a huge religious community. A Yoma is present here however holy …
Bringing the series past the midway point and with a greater emphasis on the story, volume five is probably the most informative and forward-moving so far.
Or, at least, that is the case after the…
Early footage for Hayao Miyazaki’s latest movie, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, has been unofficially leaked online via the video-streaming website Daily Motion. The video shown has been…
Ai Yazawa’s seminal shojo (for girls) manga Nana tells the story of two young women on the cusp of life’s realities. While superficially polar-opposites in style and attitude both find one another…
With the last five episodes, the final volume oversees a conflict between Arc Aile (the morally questionable Edel Raid Protection Agency) and the Chaos Choir – who are more closely affiliated,…
Norihiro Yagi’s ‘Claymore’ (クレイモア) is a dark and brooding story chronicling the journey of Claire, a Claymore (a half-breed of Human and Yoma), through her miserable job of destroying Yoma, …
Things were looking up for Yuji Sakai. He had just started high school with his best friend and managed to bag a seat in class next to Hirai, your typical Japanese high school hottie. Unfortunately…
Our own Martin Butler was at this past weekend’s Anime Now event (held at the BFI South Bank cinema in London) to take in (amongst several anime movies) the much anticipated question and …
According to reports posted on AnimeOnDVD and EyeOnAnime, ADV UK have cancelled all future separate volume releases of both Kurau Phantom Memory and Red Garden, opting to finish both series …
On Monday, June 30 at 4:30pm and Friday, July 4 at 5:10pm, UK digital TV channel Film4 will be airing Hayao Miyazaki’s 1979 break-through Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro; both showings…
US anime distributor FUNimation have continued their recent licensing spree by acquiring 2007’s baseball anime Ookiku Furikabutte! (and renamed it ‘Big Windup!’). The…
Animation studio Gonzo have announced that the next anime to be subtitled and released onto the internet just hours after its Japanese television broadcast will be their new (fan-service friendly…
Fans of the UK manga movement will be pleased to hear that Sonia Leong‘s global manga adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (“Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet“) has been nominated…
There will be a double-bill screening of retro adventure favourites Lupin 3rd: Secret of Mamo (1978) and Space Adventure Cobra (1982) in the zavvi store at the Manchester Arndale Shopping Centre…
IMAGI’s computer graphics Astro Boy film continues to progress at a steady pace with the news that the movie’s voice cast now includes some big-name Hollywood talent, not least …
Rapidly following on from their currently running anime season, the BFI Southbank are planning to screen 24 live action classic “Japanese gems” through-out July. The following…
