As both Mahoro’s showdown with long-standing rival Ryuga and the end of the season 1 draw near, this enjoyable little series becomes even more of a bittersweet romance and less of the fan…
A news post on the Anime News Service is stating that the popular ninja anime Naruto could be heading for UK TV sooner than anyone expected; “… Besides the USA, the animation’s…
Gonzo (Last Exile, Hellsing) have announced their intentions to adapt popular Japanese sci-fi novel ‘Murdock Scramble’. Planned to be an OVA with a Japanese release slated for…
With the last week’s news that ADV UK plan to start releasing the New Fist of the North Star OVA series in April, it’s an interesting co-incidence that the Japan based North Star Pictures…
The reviews are coming in thick and fast these days and Ross Taylor has recently set his critical eyes on the Tokyo Godfathers gift set, an expensive limited edition version (out now from Columbia…
US newspaper the LA Times has posted a detailed article comparing (and in Oshii’s case, interviewing) Mamoru Oshii and Hayao Miyazaki, two of the most highly regarded directors of Japanese…
Yukito Kishiro, creator of the Battle Angel manga that is set for a live action adaptation by James Cameron, has been interviewed by Manga News Service.
“As a movie fan, I hope that the film…According to an article in the latest issue of the Radio Times magazine, both Spirited Away and Akira have made the top 20 in Channel 4’s “100 greatest cartoons” program, set…
I’ve just posted my review of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum #1, the much lauded renewal of the landmark mecha series, out now from ADV UK.
“If you already hate Evangelion, this…Martin Butler has reviewed Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi #2, another instalment of this madcap comedy from the tripped out minds at Gainax, out now from ADV UK.
“The second instalment…Tokyo Godfathers is a heart-warming tale, very much in the tradition of Western Christmas movies.
Set in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on Christmas Eve, we follow the story of three homeless …
Despite defeating the goblin in the last episode and supposedly earning the chance to return home, childhood friends Arumi and Sasshi appear to have been transported to another bizarre parallel…
Neon Genesis Evangelion, like all the greatest franchises, is subject to a constant stream of updates and special editions. But unlike many other (purely money making) releases, Gainax deserve…
ADV UK have updated their website and revealed their April DVD releases; including the expected debut of New Fist of the North Star but also lamenting the concluding volumes of Kino’s Journey…
MVM have pushed back their releases of Trigun #2 and Chobits #1 to the 21st of March. Their other 7th March releases (Kiddy Grade #7, Love Hina #6 and Yu Yu Hakusho #1) remain unchanged.…
Earlier in February, Beez published their (tentative) UK anime release plans for 2005. Now, according to their UK distributor Pinacle Vision, the following UK release dates have been set:25th…
A few months ago, we suggested you vote in Channel 4’s “100 greatest cartoons” countdown and give the nominated likes of Akira, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and (rather…
Yahoo! Movies have posted 4 small clips of Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Steamboy on their website, there by providing possibly the first public sound bytes of the English dubbed version (the dub…
Manga UK have published a press release for their planned Neon Genesis Evangelion movies box set (set for UK release 21st March) and included the official DVD cover art and box set layout (to view…
Bringing us up to date with the series, Martin Butler has penned his thoughts on Gainax’s beloved Mahoromatic #2, out now from ADV UK.
“I have to admit that I’m enjoying Mahoromatic…
