Beginning what is a spate of Steamboy related news; the LA Times have recently posted an article about the film and have included an interview with its acclaimed director, Katsuhiro Otomo. This…
Anime News Service have revealed some information concerning the English dub for (Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film) Howl’s Moving Castle, confirming that both Christian Bale (Batman…
Ending our short lull of anime reviews, I’ve posted up my thoughts on Trigun #2, out today from MVM.
“Trigun #2 sees this show settling into the familiar, ever so predictable formula…With the first volume’s collision of zany humour and gun-slinging antics proving popular with this reviewer, Trigun #2 received a typically warm reception on its arrival. Yet upon viewing,…
After the recent confirmation of Columbia Tristar’s plans to release Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Steamboy in the UK (on DVD) on the 6th of June, it has emerged (thanks to Eye on Anime) that…
Having a few days ago posted news outlining the problems being faced by many US-based anime publishers and their rumoured over-saturation of the US anime industry, it has been revealed that ADV…
The DVD cover-art for MVM’s April DVDs has been published and we’ve posted the images for both GunGrave #1 and Haibane Renmei #1.…
After the knee-jerk debate caused by the news that UK libraries were being offered recommended (and screened) Japanese manga graphic novels to encourage reading amongst adolescents and teenagers,…
One day later than planned, this is our weekly UK anime chart based off of Play.com’s best selling UK anime DVDs.
1. Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Vol.2 (Manga Ent.) 2. Trigun…With the Easter Holidays fast approaching, Play.com have organised a respectable anime DVD sale. Featuring mostly ADV and Manga Ent. titles from around £10 upwards, we suggest you take…
Courtesy of Anime-On-Line, we have posted a small image of the Yu Yu Hakusho art-box. This limited edition release also includes a Yu Yu Hakusho t-shirt and of course, the first DVD volume of this…
Today I’ve taken a look at MVM’s penultimate (seventh) volume of Kiddy Grade, which was released the UK the Monday before last.
“Despite there being an intangibly inspirational…With MinamiCon now winding down, news that was revealed at the convention is starting to filter through and it’s MVM again (“more acquisitions than months in the year”) who…
Despite there being an intangibly inspirational quality to the look and feel of Kiddy Grade, I still find myself struggling to be seriously interested by this show. And while the slew of gratuitous…
In a recent interview posted on Mecha Anime HQ, Bandai’s Jerry Chu announced his companies (US) acquisition of Gundam SEED: Destiny.
The interview also touches on the precarious state…
After recently posting the DVD cover-art for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex #3, we have now uploaded the different ‘slip-cover’ artwork too.
Also, the usually reliable…
A recent news report on the Anime News Service surprisingly suggests that eccentric Hollywood actor Robin Williams is an anime fan. Speaking in an interview posted by ‘The Argus Leader…
I have tonight posted my review of MVM’s Love Hina #6 (out now in the UK); the concluding volume of this “surreal romantic-comedy”, loved by some, hated by others.
“And…UK anime conventions are back on our minds this weekend as Southampton is invaded by British cosplayers’ for the annual Minami-Con.
While we’re not sure if ADV and MVM (or any other…
With my levels of expectation at an all time high for this show, I approached this concluding (sixth) volume of Love Hina full of enthusiasm. I was looking for closure; a satisfying end to the on/off…
