The first feature-length effort from Gonzo was always going to be, in my mind at least, a big event. The premise of a post-apocalyptic future world, a struggle against nature and everything wrapped…
After fighting their way through their teacher’s personal tests, the paper exam and the Forest of Death, Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke – the members of Squad Seven – find themselves…
This was a title that acquired considerable notoriety among fans for allegedly passing itself off as a cash-in based on the success of the Ninja Scroll feature film. It actually has little or no…
After many months (and for thousands of Dragonball fans, years) of speculation, it has finally been confirmed by Twentieth Century Fox that a big-budget live-action version of Dragonball is…
According to Animetion, Revelation Films have lined up the first season of Hell Girl (a.k.a Jigoku Shojo) for a UK DVD release starting in February 2008. The supernatural mystery is a 26 episode…
FirstShowing.net have published an interview with AstroBoy director Colin Brady which includes some conceptual art to be used for the upcoming film (animated by Imagi, whose most recently …
Production I.G. picked up an award in the “cel animation” category at the recent “London International Advertising Awards” for Kazuto Nakazawa’s animated…
Recent reports point towards the possibility that Bandai Entertainment have licensed the latest anime phenomenon “Lucky Star”, after the show had been advertised as an “Available…
‘They have existed since the dawn of time. Some live in the deep darkness behind your eyelids. Some eat silence. Some thoughtlessly kill. Some simply drive men mad. Shortly after life emerged …
During late October, UK anime fans made their bi-annual pilgrimage en-masse to the ever-growing London MCM Expo and it’s large array of exciting guests. Amongst the many dazzling sights…
During late October, UK anime fans made their bi-annual pilgrimage en-masse to the ever-growing London MCM Expo and it’s large array of exciting guests. Amongst the many dazzling sights…
Studio 4C’s movie Tekkonkinkreet is the only anime in the running for this year’s “Best Animated Feature” Oscar. These preliminary nominations will eventually …
ADVFilms.co.uk have recently released a new “media” section of their website; it contains images and videos (including cosplay) captured at the various events and conventions…
The UK’s own dedicated anime TV channel Anime Central are looking to showcase enthusiastic anime cosplayers based in the UK for a special feature set to air around the New Year holidays.…
Hot on the heels of ‘The Anime Encyclopedia’ comes this comprehensive guide to manga (in translation). Its author and compiler, Jason Thompson, is singularly well-qualified for the task, having…
UK newspaper The Times (via their online outlet Times Online) have recently published an article looking at how women in Japan are gradually establishing themselves in the country’s …
Japanese American manga artist Misako Rocks will be introducing the compelling Tekkon Kinkreet film at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) tonight at 8.45pm. Misako draws Disney-esque…
This volume is largely set outside the city of Romdo, in the desolate outskirts that citizens of the oppressive regime believe are uninhabitable. Vincent Law – having fled the Romdo government’s…
