The Road to London Expo: Shopping in the (comic) Village
Ever looked at a price tag with the words ‘SALE’, ‘WAS (insert ludicrous £price)’ and ‘NOW (insert reasonable £price) emblazoned across it in bright red and thought, ‘No, there’s no way it could have...
View ArticleStalls at London Expo: Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment are a common sight at the London MCM Expo and have two separate stalls this May. One can be found selling a lot of classics on DVD at bargain prices, such as Appleseed for £2 and...
View ArticleOuran Goes Live-Action
Arguably one of Japan’s greatest Shojo Mangas and Animes has been confirmed to have a live-action adaptation in production. Romantic comedy Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori is one of the...
View ArticleNoir Live-Action Green Lit
It would appear that making anime into live action dramas is becoming a serious business. After the news of Ouran High School Host Club being adapted into a drama (see our news post here); MCM Buzz...
View ArticleAkira Film Production Slows
The American live-action re-make of the classic anime Akira, keeps facing setbacks. From staff being let go; to one the biggest names for a role, as well as their director, leaving the project. Keanu...
View ArticleBlu-ray review: Akira
CAST your mind back to the late 80s – an animated film was released that would define the Manga genre and lead the way in Anime. Akira was universally acclaimed as it set the standard for everything...
View ArticleChildren Who Chase Lost Voices Licensed by Viz Media Europe
Viz Media Europe today announced that they have acquired the licence for Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature film Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below and plan to release it on DVD and Blu-Ray in...
View ArticleNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan coming to UK DVD in 2013
Streaming site Anime on Demand dropped the news on Twitter today that Kaze UK have picked up Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan for DVD release sometime in 2013. Both seasons of the supernatural shounen...
View ArticleOn Sale at MCM London Comic Con: One Piece: Collection 1 Review
First released in Japan in October 1999 and still running even now after over 500 episodes, numerous OVA’s and 12 films, One Piece is one of the few anime series’ that even after all this time manages...
View ArticleKing of Thorn Review
King of Thorn is a hugely ambitious film with some great ideas and a huge twist I didn’t see coming, but it’s ruined by being much too long for its own good. It drags out its nearly two hour running...
View ArticleCat Planet Cuties Review
Cat Planet Cuties started life as a 14 volume Japanese light novel series originally titled Asobi ni Iku yo! (Let’s go Play) by Okina Kamino. A manga adaptation was also released in serialised form...
View ArticleSteins Gate Season One Review
Steins Gate follows Rintarō Okabe, the founder of the Future Gadget Laboratory and his friends and fellow lab members. Okabe is a self-confessed mad scientist and complete eccentric, but still remains...
View ArticleBleach Season 11 DVD Review
One of the longest running anime series in the world is back again with another complete series release courtesy of Manga Entertainment; Bleach Season 11 is upon us. The set features episodes 213-229...
View ArticleCrowds Flock to MCM Scotland Comic Con
Saturday 7 September saw MCM Scotland Comic Con become the largest comic convention the country has ever seen, with almost 20,000 visitors coming through the doors of Glasgow’s SECC. “We knew the show...
View ArticleAppleseed XIII Complete Series Collection Review
Appleseed XIII is a fairly unusual anime series. It’s directed by Takayuki Hamana and written by Junichi Fujisaku but the actual production of each individual episode went to a completely different...
View ArticlePrince of (Table) Tennis Darius Knight Comes to MCM London Comic Con
Manga Entertainment have announced that ace table tennis player and anime enthusiast Darius Knight will be coming to the MCM London Comic Con. Currently seeded third in the UK National Table Tennis...
View ArticleRecord-Breaking: 88,000 Attend MCM London Comic Con October 2013
It’s been revealed that an incredible 88,000 people attended last weekend’s MCM London Comic Con, smashing the previous record of 76,000 set at the May event earlier this year. For the first time ever,...
View ArticleSword Art Online Part 1 DVD Review
Have you ever spent so long on a game that you actually thought it was real? The latest anime release from Manga Entertainment, Sword Art Online, turns this concept into reality. The story begins with...
View ArticleBleach Series 12 Parts 1 & 2 DVD review
The following review is for the complete Bleach Series 12 Parts 1 & 2, which is out now in two parts courtesy of Manga Entertainment. Bleach has become well known over the course of its sixteen...
View ArticleSword Art Online Volume 2 DVD Review
Following the release of the first seven episodes last month, Manga Entertainment have released the final part of the first arc in this set on DVD and Blu-Ray a lot quicker than most would have...
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