27 Jun, 2012

To celebrate 2nd July UK DVD release of Dragon Ball Z-Complete Season One (Manga Entertainment) and 2nd July UK DVD and Blu-Ray release of Welcome to the Space Show (Manga Entertainment) we are offering one lucky person the chance to win a copy of Dragon Ball Z- Complete Season One on DVD and Welcome to the Space Show on Blu-Ray. Welcome to the Space Show is a...

26 Jun, 2012

Atlus’ role-playing franchise Shin Megami Tensei: Persona has always been beloved among the gaming community, but the past year has seen its profile rise considerably, mostly through the anime adaptation and subsequent spinoff games of Persona 4, the latest in the series. The toy we’ll be looking at today however comes from the previous title,...

25 Jun, 2012

Welcome To The Space Show is a finely crafted film, beginning its tale on Earth before spinning out into the depths of the universe. At its heart this is the adventures of five children on their ‘school trip’ seeing some of the wonders of the universe from their alien friend. After a cold opening with a group of aliens fighting without explanation,...

24 Jun, 2012

In a Japanese newspaper, the Asaha Shimbun, it was confirmed yesterday that the creator of the Naruto franchise is heading the manga series to its conclusion. Masashi Kishimoto stated in the paper that the ”series is rising towards its climax” and that ”how the story will end has already been set in my mind, so the story is just...

24 Jun, 2012

It’s another good week for anime Blu-ray releases with three of the four releases coming out on the format, surely a sign that it is becoming increasingly popular? This week we have two releases from Manga Entertainment the first of which is the highly anticipated UK release of Angel Beats! With clean and sleek animation and an original and unique...

23 Jun, 2012

It’s always difficult reviewing an classic. Dragon Ball Z is almost review-proof at this point – to many it’s an untouchable part of their childhood and the greatest fighting anime ever made, to others it’s a cheap, bloated symbol of everything which went wrong with shonen anime. As the show is unleashed on DVD for the first time ever in...

22 Jun, 2012

We have got a truly unique competition for you. The nice people over at Anime Imports are giving you the opportunity to own a high quality print of your choice from their website. Anime Imports is an art site retailing Anime, Manga and Comic art from artists all over the world! They can also print your art work for you at very affordable prices. To be in for...

21 Jun, 2012

Over the last twenty or so years anime has become increasingly mainstream in the Western world, but there are still very few shows that really break out and become massive pop cultural icons, on a par with any cartoon produced in Britain or America. Dragon Ball Z is one of those select few, becoming an instant classic not only in its native Japan but all over...

19 Jun, 2012

Kaze have announced via twitter that the UK release for Tiger & Bunny that was originally planned for an October release has now been pushed back to an unspecified 2013 date. The delays are due to problems with the dubbing schedule for the US release. So far these delays should not be affecting the premier of the movie that is due to be released this...

18 Jun, 2012

The previous volumes of Bleach presented all that was bad about the series. With the start of Series 9 it’s safe to say that it is a fresh start for the show, not only do we have a new story arc as well as the usual change of opening and closing animations but the series is also presented in widescreen format for the first time. Also this is the first...