‘Death Note’ (デスンート) is the story of Light Yagami and his quest to create a better and more just society for humanity than is being offered by Japanese society and those other societies…
ADV Films and LDMS have sent out a press release detailing their UK DVD release schedule for the final quarter of 2008, which has been hit by the recently announced cancellations. This new schedule…
Though it seemed inevitable that the issues surrounding ADV in the US would eventually impact on their UK activity too, a report via AnimeOnDVD has formally confirmed that the following ADV UK…
American movie producer Erwin Stoff, whose credits include I Am Legend, A Scanner Darkly and The Matrix (as well as working as an agent for Keanu Reeves) has revealed to iF Magazine that he’s…
Manga Entertainment have formally confirmed their UK release of The Girl Who Lept Through Time by announcing plans for a limited theatrical run; the movie is set to open in selected UK cinemas…
Otaku News has posted a press release from the British Film Institute announcing their Osamu Tezuka Season at the London Barbican theater, which is set to run from Thursday 18th September to Wednesday…
AmeCon 2008 have announced that Kari Walgren, an English dub actress well known for her roles as Haruko of FLCL and Lavie Head of Last Exile, will be at the summer convention as a guest. AmeCon 2008…
Ever continuing to announce new anime licenses, this time Funimation have revealed their acquisition of 2007’s Baccano!, an action-packed, gangster-filled and stylish 16 episode …
One of the issues currently facing the Japanese anime industry is finding creators with enough talent to inherit the creativity and popularity of aging Studio Ghibli maestros Hayao Miyazaki…
Black Lagoon is shaping up to be both a gritty and satisfying action show and also a fascinating character-driven piece that’s placing plenty of emphasis on the contrasting personalities of …
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…
