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7 Reasons Why Yoko Kanno is the Queen of Anime Music
According to Tom Smith From bringing the funk to Cowboy Bebop and helping to make it one of the coolest anime, ever; to creating the haunting, cyber-punk soundscape of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex; Yoko Kanno has not only cemented her place into Japanese animation history, the famed composer is also one of […]
The Making of Giovanni’s Island
By Andrew Osmond Giovanni’s Island is a story of cultures meeting, a meeting caused by war, accompanied by hardship, and yet also a source of new friendships, communities and love. It starts in 1945, as the inhabitants of a small Japanese island hear a radio broadcast of Emperor Hirohito, announcing their nation’s surrender. Soon Soviet […]
Sales Charts: February 2015
In a change from what we were planning to post today, we’ve just had details of the sales charts for February 2015 come through so we thought it was a perfect time to give you the most up-to-date information!
Durarara!! Blu-ray Collector’s Edition – Disc Replacement Programme details
UPDATE – 16TH DECEMBER 2015: The replacement scheme will be ending on Thursday 31st March 2016. After that date no more applications will be accepted. Today we are happy to announce a disc replacement programme for our Durarara!! Blu-ray Collector’s Edition set. Please take time to read all of the details below.
Durarara!! Music: OKAMOTO’S
By Anthony Thomas Durarara!! series one followed the crazy misadventures that can be found in the back streets of Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district (from kidnapping gangs to headless bikers!). Series two, entitled Durarara!! x 2 Shou, takes place six months after all that madness, and sees things return to relative normality. But things can only remain […]