According a press release we received last week, UK anime DVD publishers Optimum Releasing have been bought by giant french film label StudioCanal. Optimum (via their Optimum Asia label) are…
2006 marks ten years since Hideki Anno’s sci-fi opus Neon Genesis Evangelion hit Japanese TV and caused a revolution within the anime industry. Celebrating the impact left by the show,…
According to the Anime News Network, worldwide manga publishing giant TokyoPop is moving away from calling their original works “OEL Manga” (Original English Language Manga),…
The Anime News Network are reporting that the official ADV (US) website was hacked and defaced on Saturday by a Turkish group going by the name of “ayyildiz”. However ADV have now …
“From the creators of Noir!” the box proudly claims. I’ll be honest; I was never a fan of that series. I found it terribly dull and excruciatingly slow, so it’s fair to…
Despite the large number of anime series being released in the UK every month, there are still many shows that are yet to even see a stateside release. “The Great Unwashed Anime” is…
We have three more helpings of the FMP! comedy spin-off as undercover military operative Sousuke and his reluctant charge Kaname find themselves in more scrapes and madcap adventures. An art…
Towards the end of World War II, Professor Kaneda put the finishing touches to a terrifying new weapon, but vowed to never allow it to be unleashed. Several years later it is inadvertedly reawakened…
According to one of their employees, Sci-Fi Channel UK are set to air “Cowboy Bebop: Rockin’ All Over The World” (we assume this is a mistaken reference to the Cowboy Bebop …
Back during April we posted news concerning Bandai Visual’s Honneamise label possibly launching in Europe. Seemingly confirming this, today Beez let us know that they will be releasing…
Our eagle eyed forum user Kupoartist has noticed that the first wave of Tanoshimi (UK arm of US manga publisher Del Ray) release dates have been posted on Amazon.co.uk (and are listed below).The…
The latest issue of UK anime magazine NEO should be out now. This month’s big feature is a review of Final Fantasy: Advent Children but as ever, you can expect the usual mixture of (UK-based)…
The UCLU (London University) Anime Society have organised a June theatre screening of Studio Ghibli’s classic World War II drama Grave of the Fireflies.
“Studio Ghibli’s…Several new trailers have appeared online lately; there is a second look at Studio Ghibli’s big movie of the year Gedo Senki (Tales of Earth Sea) and trailers for Kazuo Oga’s debut…
Deathnote has been in the news a lot lately and this only looks set to continue as yesterday it was announced that a Deathnote anime series is in the works!
An extended trailer for the live action …
All of May’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!
01 MAY…According to ANN, ADV Films have announced the licensing of UFO Princess Valkyrie Season 2 (UFO Princess Valkyrie ~ December Nocturne). The first season is currently being released on DVD in …
When it comes to the UK anime community, every month is different and so to provide you with a brief run down of what is currently popular amongst our visitors, below is brief run down of April’s…
In case you missed them during the month, below is a quick summary of the anime reviews we published through-out April (sorted by popularity).APRIL 2006 ANIME REVIEWSFinal Fantasy VII: Advent…
A 30 second clip of commercial animation produced for Nissin Cup Noodle by AKIRA and Steamboy director Katsuhiro Otomo can be streamed online by clicking here.…
