Tag: anime

April 16, 2019 · 4 comments

When it comes to titles that we know you’re excited about, our plans for the second half of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- must surely top the list amongst the series we most often receive requests for information about. We know it’s been a long wait, but we’re sure it’ll be a worthwhile one […]

April 16, 2019 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Now streaming on Netflix, Illang: The Wolf Brigade is the new cinema live-action remake of the 1999 anime Jin-roh: The Wolf Brigade. The original will be released shortly by Anime Limited, and there’s a certain neatness to a remake appearing now. The anime Jin-roh was a successor to Ghost in the Shell, […]

April 15, 2019 · 0 comments

Easter is almost upon us – a point you should bear in mind for later today incidentally – but before we come to that we have other important matters to discuss… the matter of another new release Monday! This week sees the theatrical instalment of the K franchise, Missing Kings, come to Standard Edition Blu-ray, with its […]

April 13, 2019 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Jaqueline Berndt, Kazumi Nagaike and Fusami Ogi’s new edited collection, Shojo Across Media: Exploring ‘Girl’ Practices in Contemporary Japan is another welcome addition to the expanding shelf of books specifically about Japanese popular culture aimed at female consumers. Among the high points, Akiko Sugawa-Shimada looks at girls in anime, specifically magical girls, […]

April 10, 2019 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Shock news at full moon! Warren Ellis, the comics titan who scripted the acclaimed animated version of Castlevania, has never played a Castlevania game. But before you grab your stakes and pitchforks, here’s some more news: the adult cartoon’s producer and showrunner, Adi Shankar, is a massive fan of the games. Shankar […]