Mio may be gone, but Daisuke’s troubles are proven to be far from over after Satoshi’s father arranges for him to fall under the spell of a mysterious artefact known as the Second Hand…
After the lacklustre and frankly dull Robotech Masters arc I didn’t approach The New Generation with much enthusiasm. Fortunately the character development, storyline and artwork …
In a potentially lucrative move, ADV UK have partnered up with game maestro’s Ubisoft to offer fans a sneak peak at the new Nintendo Wii video game Red Steel. The first run of Samurai Gun #1…
According to AnimeOnDVD, the first Blu-Ray anime DVD (“next-generation optical disc format designed for high-density storage of high-definition video and data”) to be released…
Set against the back drop of the continuing tensions between anime directors (and father and son) Hayao and Goro Miyazaki, Goro (the new director) tries to explain why a character from Gedo Senki…
In talking to AICN, Hollywood movie director Ronny (“Freddy vs. Jason”, “Bride of Chucky”) Yu has confirmed his intentions to adapt Production I.G.’s popular…
Rin Inumaru, the 48-year-old creator of children’s anime Ojarumaru, committed suicide (“jumped from the roof of her 14-story apartment complex in Tokyo”) on Sunday the…
Kicking off in August 2006 the fledgling UK manga publisher Tanoshimi launched their colourful graphic novel label to an expectant and excited fan base of British fans. They are closely linked…
Kicking off in August 2006 the fledgling UK manga publisher Tanoshimi launched their colorful graphic novel label to an expectant and excited fanbase of British fans. They are closely linked…
The following anime and asian movies will be broadcast on UK TV this week.
Wed. 13th – Film4 – 16:25 – Princess Mononoke Thu. 14th – BBC4 – 23:00 – Japanorama…With the last volume of Stand Alone Complex setting a high standard by throwing some much needed character exploration into the mix, it remained to be seen whether the subsequent instalments …
The first volume of Tetsujin 28 was a pleasant surprise, and I found a lot to like with its mix of retro-styled mecha action and penchant for the dramatic. It’s fair to say I had high expectations…
Showing belated signs of their growing annoyance, Japanese TV stations are apparently taking steps to prevent their popular TV shows (including anime) from appearing on popular video streaming…
Variety.com has posted a somewhat positive review of Katsuhiro (Akira, Steamboy) Otomo’s live action adaptation of Mushishi, lamenting the movie’s etheral, relaxed atmosphere…
1UP.com have produced a detailed article and intervew with Yoshitaka Amano – the legendary Japanese character designer who has famously worked on the Final Fantasy franchise since its…
UK anime DVD publisher BEEZ have let us know that they have licensed classic mecha movie Patlabor 2 (directed by Mamoru Oshii of Ghost in the Shell fame). Their release will see both regular and …
A dark and experimental OAV that makes use of sophisticated CGI to tell a futuristic and nightmarish fairytale, Malice@Doll is something of a “sleeper’ title that seems to have …
Following the gruelling training and all the other trouble they’ve had to put up with from the Student Council, the members of the Juuken Club decide to unwind at the local bowling alley.…
According to an unconfirmed report on Anime News Service, 4 brand new Neon Genesis Evangelion movies are currently being produced in Japan with the first movie currently set for release during…
