News

Play.com stocks manga

Play.com recently opened a “Books” section on their website and has started to sell some manga under the sub-heading of ‘Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Graphic Novels’, while…

• 27th October 2004
Anime Review

Mahoromatic Volume 1

It would be harsh to label Mahoromatic as simply an excuse to parade around a selection of young ladies tightly clad in skimpy swimming gear, but then I would be pulling the wool over your eyes. …

• 26th October 2004
Anime Review

Full Metal Panic Volume 7

Full Metal Panic! #7 is the concluding volume of what has been another underwhelming piece of eye candy from the popular GONZO animation studio. There has been no real sense of suspense or drama…

• 20th October 2004
Anime Review

Azumanga Daioh Volume 2

Azumanga Daioh #2 continues to sublimely balance the fluffy mixture of zany high-school comedy and pure unadulterated ‘cuteness’ that made the first volume such a fun and amusing…

• 14th October 2004
Anime Review

Dead Leaves

Cool…, Dead Leaves just looks cool, and that’s exactly what this 50 minute OVA delivers. It’s a glimpse into the uber-creative minds at Production I.G – vivid character…

• 7th October 2004
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 2

Sometimes it’s nice settling down into an anime production knowing exactly what to expect; and Love Hina is a perfect example of a predictable but still fun series. Comedy, loads of fan-service…

• 5th October 2004
Anime Review

Kino’s Journey Volume 1

I write this review after being utterly consumed by the beautiful, yet incredibly bitter world illustrated for us by Kino’s Journey; a story which follows a poetic drifter (or traveller)…

• 3rd October 2004
News

One Piece on UK TV!

According to UK Anime, 4Kids are in the final stages of negotiating a UK TV deal with Turner Broadcasting (the big company behind Cartoon Network and Toonami) to air the popular anime One Piece.…

• 2nd October 2004
News

Asia Carrera not in Live Action DBZ?

According to a news entry on adult film star Asia Carrera’s homepage, she has rejected a part in the planned live-action Dragon Ball Z film: “I hate having to turn down cool mainstream…

• 1st October 2004
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 3

Kiddy Grade #3 finally gives this faltering series a much needed kick up the back side, crucially giving the story injections of both interesting plot development and conspiracy intrigue that…

• 1st October 2004
Anime Review

Rune Soldier Volume 2

By the end of Rune Soldier #1, the series formulaic comedy was starting to grate on the senses whilst all the time becoming increasingly predictable. Unfortunately, Rune Soldier #2 simply continues…

• 24th September 2004
Features

Interview with MAMEzine editor

With the general lack of a real anime and manga publication in the UK; it’s often left up to dedicated fans to fill this editorial void – and so what we then get is a ‘FanZine’; a good example …

• 20th September 2004
News

8 minutes of Innocence

The first 8 minutes of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence has been put online over at IFILM.com and it is amazing! It can be streamed for free in Windows Media, Real and QuickTime formats.

But if you don’t…

• 16th September 2004
News

ILC Prime increase UK activity

UKAnime.com has reported that ILC Prime are stepping up their interest in releasing anime (and hentai) in the UK, having recently acquired some new titles for a release in 2005 as well as actively…

• 15th September 2004