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December 12, 2019 · 3 comments

By Jonathan Clements. Patrick W. Galbraith’s Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan begins with an advert that depicts a man who is, in the words of Lawrence Eng, a “reluctant insider”, a slave of the rat-race who has an ace up his sleeve. Back in his bachelor pad, he has a virtual girlfriend […]

December 10, 2019 · 1 comment

By Andrew Osmond To shed light on Plastic Memories, it’s worth remembering a comment by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, who directed the android anime Time of Eve (and the gravity-defying Patema Inverted). “In the UK and US, robots are robots and they are completely different from human beings. There’s also a kind of Frankenstein complex where they […]

December 9, 2019 · 1 comment

It’s been a very long time since we first revealed that we would be bringing the series Plastic Memories to Blu-ray here in the United Kingdom, but with festive cheer being in the air we’re delighted to say it’ll finally be arriving early next year, starting on 10th February 2020! As part of our 12 Days of Christmas […]

December 6, 2019 · 0 comments

It’s been a while since we last mentioned the film Penguin Highway, but for good reason! As we’ve been cooking up something special for our release of the film which we’re delighted to announce will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD on 24th February 2020! There will be a Collector’s Edition set, as well as regular […]

December 6, 2019 · 0 comments

Ever since its premiere at Scotland Loves Anime back in October of 2016, it’s fair to say that the UK has fallen in love with A Silent Voice, and with good reason – it’s hard to think of a more pitch-perfect or beautiful teenage drama, and its story of redemption is one that we can all […]