New trailer for FFVII: Advent Children
AnimeOne have posted a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Weighing in at 50MB (you will need Bit Torrent to download), this 4 minute trailer features Advent Children’s…
Animazing UK releases from ILC Prime
UK based DVD distributors ILC Prime have announced the name of their new anime label – ‘Animazing’ and the first anime DVD release lined up for this new label is The Humanoid…
Fansubs affecting the Japanese market?
After yesterday’s news that Media Factory Inc. requested a halt to all distribution of their fan-subbed anime, it has been widely assumed this move was in reaction to a fan-subbed version…
A big blow for the fansub community
Today has seen some important news emerge from perhaps the largest anime fansub portal, AnimeSuki. Japan-based producer Media Factory Inc. have requested that AnimeSuki remove links to several…
Advanced Review: Last Exile #1
Today, we’ve posted an advanced review of ADV’s Last Exile #1, a much awaited and frankly quite stunning new fantasy anime series from the animation wizards at Gonzo. This is set …
The Reading Agency speak about manga
Otaku News have posted an interview with Ruth Harrison, a project manager working for The Reading Agency.
The Reading Agency and their recently announced plans to get manga graphic novels into…
Appleseed TV series on it’s way?
According to news on IGN, who have sourced the industry insider magazine Variety- there are two more Appleseed projects lined up.
Micott & Bazara, the creators of the Appleseed franchise,…
Last Exile Volume 1
By combining the lush aesthetics of a Victorian-influenced future with a hard fought, epic war- GONZO’s Last Exile has emerged in the UK with the best of reputations. Beautifully animated…
Interesting review of The Places Promised
Makoto Shinkai’s (director of Voices of a Distant Star) much anticipated new anime ‘The Place Promised in Our Early Days’ has recently being wowing audiences in packed (if…
BBC Radio 4 praises Wrong about Japan
Last week, we reported that UK newspaper The Guardian had published extracts of Peter Carey’s new book ‘Wrong about Japan’- a book written after Peter was inspired by his …
Advanced Review: Kino’s Journey #2
I’ve taken a rather early look at ADV’s Kino’s Journey #2, simply because I enjoyed the first volume so much so that I could hardly wait to check this next installment! If you…
Kino’s Journey Volume 2
As far as philosophical anime go, you would be hard pushed to find a more thoughtful and symbolic series than Kino’s Journey. And depending on which side of the fence you stand, you will find…
ADV UK release dates for Feb & March ’05
Play.com have updated their anime release dates, revealing several tentative ADV UK DVD releases that reach as far as March 2005.
Amongst others (and no doubt, of interest to many) is the debut…
Tsubasa set for anime adaptation
The CLAMP authored ‘Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles’ is going to be adapted into an anime TV series and will start airing on Japanese TV in April 2005. The animation will be handled …
Ghost in the Shell 2 takes $1 million!
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence has finally taken over $1 million at the US box office, thereby making it the 9th highest grossing theatrical anime in the US as well as giving it a tremendous record…
FFVII: Advent Children delayed until 2005
The CG animated Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children OVA has been delayed until 2005. Previously, this much anticipated anime had been expected to be released in December.Source: Anime News Network…
New Review: Tenchi Forever
Today’s review is putting Tenchi Forever under the microscope. Released by MVM, this is yet another spin-off from the Tenchi Muyo! franchise that is nothing less than enthralling.
Tenchi…Tenchi Muyo! Forever
I approached Tenchi Forever with a renewed sense of enthusiasm after the resounding enjoyment I had with the first Tenchi Muyo! movie, Tenchi in Love.Typically, feature length movies that have…
Terratag’s Laughing Man speaks out
In lieu of the news that UK designer Paul Nicholson (of Terratag) was the creative force behind the infamous ‘Laughing Man’ logo seen throughout the ‘Ghost in the Shell: Stand…