Hirasawa’s Paprika theme in running for Oscar
Just like the movie in which it’s featured, Susumu Hirasawa’s “The Girl in Byakkoya – White Tiger Field” from Satoshi Kon’s mind bending epic Paprika…
Just like the movie in which it’s featured, Susumu Hirasawa’s “The Girl in Byakkoya – White Tiger Field” from Satoshi Kon’s mind bending epic Paprika…
Rapture TV have finally announced that they will begin airing ADV’s mad-cap comedy Excel Saga in January 2007. The broadcast schedule sees them airing new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday…
Through Pinnacle Vision it has been confirmed that Revelation Films (via FUNimation) will release the first DVD volume of “harem sensation” Negima in the UK during February while…
Jer Allford (Head Editor) of the independent US comics publisher Purrsia Press has got in contact to get the word out about their latest anthology – a collection of “manga-styled”…
Sponsored by Cartoon Network, a new international animation festival titled “Platform” has been announced in the US and aims to promote the diversity and quality of the genre to…
Play.com are now listing Satoshi “Paranoia Agent” Kon’s latest movie Paprika with a UK DVD release date (no doubt courtesy of Sony/Columbia Tristar) of 5th March, 2007.…
In an e-mail posted on the ToonZone forums, 4Kids have confirmed that “at this time” they will produce “no additional episodes” of One Piece. However given the somewhat…
AmeCon, one of the UK’s biggest anime fan conventions, has basically confirmed that it intends to run in 2007 with a new splash graphic on the official website revealing the convention …
A new spin-off movie from the live action theatrical adaptations of Death Note – centered around the odd but fan-favourite detective “L” – has been publically announced…
According to a press release by TokyoPop, Natsuki Takaya’s heart warming manga series Fruits Basket has surpassed over two million copies in print in the US after its latest volume was …
Music composer Susumu Hirasawa has posted a full and free MP3 of his ending theme for Paprika (“The girl in Byakkoya – White Tiger Field”) online for free download. He is quoted…
In lieu of its debut in January, the Afro Samurai website has gone live with a brand new action-packed (and not to mention violent) clip. Afro Samurai – produced for North American TV by GONZO,…
A Japanese live-action adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys has been announced and should debut in Japan during 2008.
Naoki Urasawa is a celebrated manga author in Japan having…
Since it’s been open for nearly a month now, we’re going to formally introduce our newest “sister” site Anime World News (http://www.animeworldnews.com/).
Based…
All of December’s UK anime DVD releases are listed below. Of course, if you are excited about some of these releases, feel free to drop by our community forums and let us know what you think!…
Coveted along with Elfen Lied as one of the most violent and extreme anime series to appear in recent years, director Ichiro “Violence Jack” Itano’s version of GANTZ has turned…
SFX Magazine are to publish a new one-off magazine that just so happens to be totally devoted to anime. Set for release on Wednesday, 6th December, with a cover-price of £5.99, below is the…
We have two competitions closing tomorrow, so you only have a few hours to enter if you plan to do so.
The first is a banner competition that sees us ask you to design a new logo for the site. The winner…
Smashing into the UK with a frightening reputation for extreme physical and psychological violence, Elfen Lied never fails to live up to its name and ends just as controversially as it began. …
Again Elfen Lied denies it’s pretty style and delivers a trio of episodes that are anything but. Subverting the look of its cute characters, it clearly delights in extreme mental and physical…