UKAnime.com have posted the DVD cover-art for the upcoming UK release of (Salaryman) Kintaro (courtesy of Artsmagic UK). The first volume is due on the 2nd of May.
In other UK release news, Play.com…
A recent press release from Sweatdrop Studios (Sweatdrop are a “group of seventeen UK-based artists working to create manga-styled comics.”) has announced their inclusion in…
Today sees the first wave of MVM’s March anime releases crash their way into the UK with both the seventh (and penultimate) volume of Kiddy Grade and the final (sixth) volume of Love Hina …
It’s Monday and by now you should know that means another fascinating look into the cut-throat world of Play.com’s best selling UK anime DVDs.
1. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex…Today’s review comes from Martin Butler in the form of Production I.G’s vampire showcase; Blood – The Last Vampire. This is a notoriously short film, but one that packs more…
Set on a Japanese military air base at the beginning of the Vietnam War, a dangerous new type of monster is discovered: shapeshifting creatures known as teropterids, which feed on human blood.…
According to news reported by UK Anime, Columbia Tristar have set Steamboy with a UK DVD release date of 6th June (we assume there are no plans for a limited UK theatrical release). The DVD extras…
With February now but a distant memory, March promises to be a busy (and expensive!) month for UK anime fans. There are 3 new shows launching over the next 4 weeks in Chobits, Chrono Crusade and Yu…
Rounding up our coverage of MVM’s February releases, Martin Butler has cast his critical eyes over family-friendly comedy the Adventures of Mini-Goddess #1.
“A light-hearted…EyeonAnime have posted MVM’s revised May, June, July and August release schedules; confirming MVM’s plans to increase their number of DVD releases to 6 different titles per month.…
The latest issue of Neo magazine (fourth edition) is out today and this month’s magazine is their biggest yet (“Now 100 pages of pop culture action”).
The cover image features…
Hot on the heels of my Last Exile #2 review, I’ve taken a look at RahXephon: The Movie (out in February from ADV)- a 2 hour retelling of the popular mecha series.
“I left this film feeling…I recently posted my review of Last Exile #2, another outstanding release from ADV UK in February. If loved the epic, swash-buckling adventures as seen in the likes of Star Wars, Last Exile is the…
A light-hearted spin-off series to the Oh! My Goddess series and feature-length film, Adventures of Mini Goddess tells the story of what happens to goddesses Belldandy, Urd and Skuld while Keichi…
Having been a massive fan of the RahXephon series for a long time now, this movie flew into my DVD player faster than you can say “Mu”.
The Story
High school kids Ayato and Haruka are …
There’s not much out there like Last Exile. Almost everything about this show- from the carefully modelled character designs to the innovative, lush setting- is original and interesting.…
The latest issue of Neo magazine (out this Thursday, 3rd March) reveals that MVM have acquired the UK licenses for Paranoia Agent and Samurai Champloo. In fact, according to the magazine, Paranoia…
On Sunday night, Channel 4 broadcasted their much revered “greatest 100 cartoons” rankings, as voted for by the British public. For anime fans, this proved to be an interesting …
As expected, many of last week’s top ranking new releases have fallen out of the Play.com “best selling anime” top 40 and so this week we’re only able to compile a top …
Finally, out today is the first volume of Trigun, MVM’s gun-slinging sci-fi Western that looks set to become one of their most popular releases of 2005. Also out today (from Tartan) is a …
