Optimum have sent out a press release revealing their plans for their forthcoming Appleseed release with both a UK theatrical run (due for August 19th) along with a DVD and debut UMD (Sony PlayStation…
Since a lot of MVM’s July releases (Full Metal Alchemist #2, Read or Die TV #2) have been pushed back a few weeks until either the 11th or 18th of July, only two new DVDs were released on Monday…
A busy weekend full of news and announcements has now concluded and here is a brief summary of which US companies picked up which anime.ADV Macross TV
BANDAI Mai Hime
FUNIMATION Trinity Blood
GENEON…
Martin Butler has reviewed Black Jack, a movie based on the classic ‘medical’ manga series from anime legend Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Metropolis), out now on UK DVD courtesy of Manga…
Sometimes, you can’t help but jump on the bandwagon.Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent has hit the UK in a flurry of superlative reviews, with even “mainstream” film critics…
Black Jack is a freelance master surgeon with unrivalled skills that allow him to perform the most difficult and dangerous operations. Cool-headed, professional and reclusive, he goes wherever…
At their panel today during the Anime Expo convention, Funimation announced they had the license to GONZO’s horror vampire anime Trinity Blood.
UK fans should keep their eyes on UK distributors…
Viz Media announced their acquisition of the OVA SaiKano Another Love Song today at the US Anime Expo convention. The OVA is a follow up to the romantic tragedy TV series SaiKano.
Source: AnimeOnDvD…
Yesterday BBC Radio 4 broadcasted a 24 minute feature on anime.
Francine Stock discusses the growing reverence for Anime, the cinematic form of the Japanese comic book style manga. The Cambridge…News posted on the official Rapture TV website has confirmed their intentions to relaunch their digital UK TV channel (set for a return to Sky Digital during the autumn season) with Japanese anime…
Picking up the heavy burden of starting at square one with the famous Gundam franchise, I’ve reviewed Beez’s DVD release of the vintage Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I (the first movie…
Bandai have recently announced at Anime Expo that they have acquired the rights to the popular action series Mai Hime. They also reaffirmed their ownership of the latest in their famous mecha …
Geneon recently announced three new licenses at the anime convention Anime Expo stateside. These include Fake/Stay Night (which is set in the “Type Moon” universe that Tsukihime…
At the American anime convention Anime Expo, ADV films today announced that they had acquired the license for the original Macross TV series. The licence for the series recently expired from …
A trailer for the upcoming Guyver remake has been made available to view by Japanese satellite TV network WOWOW. The new TV series is said to re-cover the story of the Original OVA, as well as the …
At their panel at the American anime convention Anime Expo, TRSI announced their acquisition of comedy ninja anime 2X2=Shinobuden.
While not many of TRSI’s releases have reached the …
It’s impossible to exist in modern anime fandom without bumping into a few (usually enthusiastic!) Gundam fans along the way. It is the definitive mecha franchise, having survived long…
This coming weekend one of the largest US anime conventions will take place. Tens of thousands of fans flock to the “Anime Expo” every year and influential companies like ADV, Geneon…
