When the Daily Telegraph asked its readers to come up with a new and improved British flag, the response was surprising. Aside from the usual batch of contributions, a large number of anime fans…
I’m glad that I watched these five episodes before jumping to conclusions on Utawarerumono because there’s a lot surrounding the show’s premise and origins that doesn’t…
The presenters of Anime Network UK (Emma Vieceli and Stuart Claw) have, according to forum post by Vieceli, mutually parted ways with the channel for undisclosed reasons. As of today, ADV have…
This was a title that acquired considerable notoriety among fans for allegedly passing itself off as a cash-in based on the success of the Ninja Scroll feature film. It actually has little or no…
ADVFilms.co.uk have recently released a new “media” section of their website; it contains images and videos (including cosplay) captured at the various events and conventions…
This past weekend saw the London MCM Expo roll into town, unleashing hordes of cosplayers and anime fans on England’s capital city. Though (compared with previous events) there were slim…
‘France will change. It must change!’
The opening words of Volume 2 are full of foreboding: it’s Holy Week and D’Eon and his friends are on the trail of the Russian fur merchant Vorontsov whom they…
In the year 2100, an experimental project on the moon is conducting an investigation into a new source of energy. Kurau, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of the researchers, becomes a victim…
Here’s a blast from the past: anyone remember the old game UN Squadron? It was a side-scrolling shooter on the SNES in the style of Gradius and R-Type, but had real planes instead of fancy spaceships,…
Back in August, we reported news that ADV Films had signed a US distribution deal with Geneon; meaning that while Geneon would still license and produce anime is the US, all of their future sales,…
Compared with even 6 months ago, there are now many anime series televised every week on UK TV. Today, Anime Network and the inbound Anime Central are at the forefront for anime on UK TV; note that…
‘Media packs’ for Kurau Phantom Memory, 009-1 and Innocent Venus can be downloaded at ADV Films’ (US) Bittorent (a peer-to-peer file sharing method) website. Previous…
“What more could you ask for than a bevy of beauties forced to put their lives on the line to answer the call of duty? Divergence Eve is a bold and imaginative voyage leading directly into the heart…
It was another busy weekend for the UK anime industry as AmeCon went down with a number of exciting new announcements, much of which involve anime finally making progress on UK TV.
UK anime TV news…
Although this weekend’s “Japan Expo” carried some big news for the UK industry, it was also an exciting time for US fans too, as one of their biggest conventions – Otakon…
A few months ago, digital TV (sky number 368) channel “Rockworld.TV” started airing Cromartie High School and Gilgamesh. Somewhat surprisingly (no official press releases circulated),…
This weekend is arguably the most exciting of the year for US anime fans; the Anime Expo (the biggest US anime event that attracts over 40,000 anime fans every day for four days) is currently under…
Anime On DVD are reporting that ADV Films have acquired retro sci-fi series ‘Project Blue Earth SOS‘; a mini collection of OVAS comprised of six episodes, each forty-five minutes…
According to ICv2, ADV Films have licensed “5cm Per Second: A Chain of Short Stories About Their Distance”, the latest cinematic anime movie from auteur Makoto Shinkai, who has …
In an exclusive announcment on IGN.com, ADV Films has confirmed it’s license of Toei Animation’s 12-episode adaptation of Xenosaga, the best selling NAMCA Bandai role-playing…
