Given Monster’s low chance of being released in an English speaking country any time soon, it’s worth mentioning that fans of the acclaimed thriller can get their hands on an official…
A trailer for Katsuhiro (Akira, Steamboy) Otomo’s live action adaptation of Mushishi (English title: Bug Master) has been posted on its official website. Once the site has loaded, click…
These days it seems you can’t move for remakes of old stuff. Hollywood hasn’t had an original idea in years, relying on a constant stream of rehashes and adaptations of old properties,…
Makoto Shinkai is probably best-known as the man who created the short OAV Voices of a Distant Star almost single-handedly from little more than a desktop computer; his follow-up on the other …
According to their PR website, MVM have revealed release dates for several of their early 2007 DVDs, including boxsets of two previously released series Chobits and Haibane Renmei.5th February…
Our forum user Jetsam has let us know that Film4 will continue their dedication to Studio Ghibli anime by airing Whisper of the Heart (Dubbed) on Monday, 16th October at 5:05pm – 7:15pm. …
Volume 7 (“Curse of Orochimaru”) of the popular Naruto manga has won the 2006 Quill Award for Best Graphic Novel. It has been widely reported that this is first time any manga has picked…
Last volume, my optimistic prediction for Burst Angel was that the series had already hit its lowest point, and that the next few episodes would show a distinct improvement. Unfortunately, the…
Sadly, when it comes to anime decent horror shows, unlike say, series about pre-pubescent mecha pilots and robotic maids, are few and far between. Sure, there have been one or two notable entries…
A clip from Rapture TV’s forthcoming anime “magazine” style TV show Anime Nation has been “leaked” on YouTube – the clip features an extract from an interview…
How much of an otaku of you? Courtesy of our forum member boyinastairwell, we have noticed that the BBC website are currently running a short but fun quiz on the subject of Japanese otaku.…
At the 10th anniversary of the Japan Media Arts Festival (sponsored by Japan’s National Agency for Cultural Affairs), fans were asked to vote (in a web poll) for their favourite anime TV…
Japanese newspaper the Daily Yomiuri have posted a brief but interesting article about how Japanese animation is spreading over the globe; the medium now accounting for nearly 60% of the world’s…
Satoshi Kon’s newest movie Paprika will get its UK premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival in November.Screening DetailsVue Cinemas at The Light: Screen 5 “¢ 10th November…
According to ANN, ADV Films have licensed school based comedy series Best Student Council (aka Gokujou Seitokai) for US release. The series is due to launch in the US in early 2007.…
We have just added 20 new trailers to our archive, all of which cover the new fall anime season that is soon to begin in Japan.
Of this list, we recommend you have a peek at the trailers for Black Lagoon:…
The “second season” of Naruto (episode 26 onwards) will premiere on Jetix starting (this Thursday) 5th of October at 18:30.
Oban Star Racers, a Japanese and French co-production…
The fourth volume of 2nd Gig proved to be something of a mixed offering, a mix of two interesting character-based episodes, and two weaker instalments with more relevance to the main storyline.…
Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai are a quartet of demon hunters on a journey to the west. Unfortunately, when their schedule is thrown off by a particularly enthusiastic demon attack, they are left…
