US anime publishers FUNimation have been “awarded” the US DVD publishing rights for high school comedy/miltary action favourite Full Metal Panic: The Second Raid (which is actually…
According to the Anime News Network, US anime distributors Central Park Media (CPM) are set to file for bankruptcy next week, having last week laid off many of their staff. At this point there has…
In anticipation of their announcements at this weekend’s London Expo, MVM have let us know early that they have acquired Petite Cossette (Le Portrait de Petit Cossette) for UK DVD release;…
UK anime DVD distributors Beez have launched their first ever English language website; the “MS Gundam Universe” is a detailed hub of information (including mecha and character…
ADV UK has sent us a press release announcing a new DVD sale at their online store and also, as of Monday 29th May 2006, they will be suspending all postage & packaging rates on everything ordered…
Despite all the fanfare deservedly going to Jetix UK’s announcement of Naruto, they will also be airing Japanese-French co-production Oban Star Racers, which recently premiered on …
With a lot of anime news coming in from Japan over the last few days, we’ve quickly summarised the biggest stories below.
Nobuhiro Watsuki’s (author of the popular Rurouni Kenshin…Our forum user Gawyn has posted further details of Naruto’s now confirmed invasion of the UK, as found in the June issue of NEO magazine.
Jetix will premiere Naruto on UK TV with broadcasts…
UK newspaper The Telegraph recently published an article looking at “otaku” geek culture in Japan- more specifically, there is a large focus on the growing phenomenon of anime-influenced…
Just two anime DVDs are due out today; the fourth volume of Gantz and the final instalment of Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent, both courtesy of MVM.22 May 2006 Gantz #4 (MVM) Paranoia Agent …
If the first volume of Elfen Lied was notable for its sheer visceral onslaught of blood shed, volume two will be remembered for how outright disturbing this series can be; rather than treating …
Up until this volume Gantz had lived up to its violent reputation but shied away from depicting sex, preferring to instead settle for a few perverted jokes and little else. Volume 4 changes all …
Gilgamesh is a unique sci-fi thriller drawn with such a strange gothic aesthetic; echoing the ancient myths on which its story is based, this is a decidedly odd looking anime that gradually unsettles…
And so ends another Satoshi Kon masterpiece, another befuddling mixture of fractured story telling, surreal visuals and subversive social commentary. Paranoia Agent sure is intensely thought…
It’s been a bit of a hectic ride for poor Daisuke ever since he started transforming into the Phantom Thief Dark and stealing artefacts at his mother’s insistence. Still, given enough…
Fifteen years after the first Robotech war the people of Earth are rebuilding their shattered civilisation. The planet is thrown into conflict once more when the Robotech Masters arrive to reclaim…
According to the London Expo event programme posted by Eye On Anime, Jetix and Manga UK will co-present a screening of the first episode of Naruto, seemingly confirming their rumoured intentions…
In an interview with the Mainichi Daily News, out spoken Japanese comic artist Mimei Sakamoto has sensationally slated her fellow anime fans and slamed some of the more popular trends (moe) that…
Through an interview with Active Anime, Evelyn Dubocq of US anime mega-company Viz Media has criticized all forms of anime piracy and in particular, modern day digi-subs.
However, rather than…
To celebrate Neon Genesis Evangelion’s 10th year since debuting in Japan, ADV Films (US) have announced a new boxset of the 26-episode series, priced at a massive $248.
This limited edition…
