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Review: Blood – The Last Vampire

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…

• 7th March 2005
Anime Review

Blood – The Last Vampire

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.…

• 7th March 2005
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Steamboy UK DVD release date

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…

• 4th March 2005
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Review: Adventures of Mini-Goddess #1

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…
• 4th March 2005
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Review: RahXephon – The Motion Picture

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…
• 3rd March 2005
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Review: Last Exile #2

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…

• 3rd March 2005
Anime Review

RahXephon: The Motion Picture

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 …

• 3rd March 2005
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 2

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.…

• 1st March 2005
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28th February DVD releases

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 …

• 28th February 2005
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Review: Mahoromatic #3

Rounding up the short but sweet Mahoromatic first season, Martin Butler has taken a look at the third volume (out now from ADV) of this fan service friendly, science fiction drama from Gainax.…

• 28th February 2005
Anime Review

Mahoromatic Volume 3

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…

• 28th February 2005
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3DCG Gonzo project announced

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…

• 27th February 2005