In a little under two weeks, the London MCM Expo (20-21 Oct) will be kicking off and in addition to three already confirmed anime-related guests (English dub voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch, Laura…
News and rumors concerning the ever increasing list of supposed anime and manga adaptations continue to bubble under the surface.
Many will be interested in the apparent scoop over at “…Fabulous Films, who have previously published the first DVD volume of Inuyasha in the UK, have announced their intentions to release the cult classic cartoon “The Mysterious Cities of…
With the continuing saturation of Japanese pop culture across the internet being largely based on illegal distribution, it appears that Japanese officials are finally starting to take a firmer…
It was recently revealed on Anime News Network that Engish author Lucy Cousins’s childrens picture book “Hooray for Fish!” has been animated in Japan (by the relatively …
After a recent spate of violent juvenile crime in Japan (including the infamous case where a school girl axe-murdered her sleeping father), two of the country’s most controversial anime…
“The Agriculture Ministry [of Japan] is not in charge of Gundam,” said ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura, after it turned out that six of his civil servant co-workers had been…
Nakama Britannica (not to be confused with the Nakama Britannica Portal) is collaboration on the part of Anime UK News to produce an anime blog worthy of spotlighting the underrated quality of…
Ghost in the Shell has risen to become a staple of both the science-fiction genre, and of anime in general, enjoying a meteoric rise from cult anonymity to widespread popularity after the onset…
As Eureka Seven enters its second half the plot developments are still moving forward apace and the characters are continuing to develop too. It is perhaps a series that demands a larger than average…
Faced with the decision as to where to go next, Renton reluctantly decides to leave the Beams’ ship and return to the Gekkostate. Unfortunately the military are moving in on the Gekko with…
In the near-future it has become possible to observe and record the workings of the unconscious mind through a new cutting-edge technology. A scientific research team has discovered a way to …
Tenchi Muyo is back after a 9 year hiatus with an all new box set. It’s been 2 months since the action seen in OVA 2 and peace has finally returned to the Masaki household. Unfortunately the calm is …
In a news report posted on Anime Nation earlier this evening, the worst has been confirmed with regards to the future of Geneon USA; the company will cease all DVD production, sales and distribution…
Coming from the dream combination of the emphatically cool Studio 4C and much admired manga-ka Taiyou “Ping Pong” Matsumoto, Tekkonkinkreet is a movie I’ve long waited to see. Based on those …
The fallout from Shin’s defeat marks the end for Team Katana but he is determined to form a new club and keep himself in the running for the competition that decides the new head of the Council. Back…
Back in August, we reported news that ADV Films had signed a US distribution deal with Geneon; meaning that while Geneon would still license and produce anime is the US, all of their future sales,…
In a forum post over at AnimeOnDVD, John Sirabella (president) of Media Blasters casually announced that the company has picked up Tweeny Witches (a.k.a Mahou Shoujotai) for a US DVD release.…
The company Tezuka Productions, founded by the late Osamu Tezuka, will begin a project to digitise and colour all 150,000 pages of Tezuka’s manga, at a speed of 1000 pages a month. Tezuka’s…
ICv2 have posted a three–part–interview with Viz Media’s Senior Vice President – Liza Coppola. The interview focuses on the growth of the manga industry in the US,…
