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…
Following on from Film4’s Hayao Miyazaki season in August, lately there has been a few new anime (or anime related) broadcasts announced for UK TV during September.
The Cat Returns –…
All of September’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!…
The first English dubbed teaser trailer for the popular Shounen Jump action anime BLEACH can be streamed via YouTube.…
Production I.G. have posted a brief article talking with Eric P. Sherman, the English dub director of the Cartoon Network co-produced racing mecha anime IGPX, which included the voices of several…
Still staggering his way through Trigun’s dangerous Old West, it’s now got the point where merely Vash’s fleeting presence is enough to level an entire town. Unable to hide…
When a series as good as Planetes finally ends, it’s hard to know what to say – from start to finish, it was consistently worth watching. It had no flaws, no blips in animation, no random…
