January 29, 2020 · 0 comments

Many moons ago you’ll recall that we were the first English speaking territory to embark on bring the film trilogy celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the one of most popular franchises in anime, Code Geass: LeLouch of the Rebellion, to Blu-ray with the release of the first film “Initiation”. Admittedly it was quite a wait before […]

January 29, 2020 · 0 comments

**IMPORTANT UPDATE** – 26/02/2020 Regarding the UK Premiere of Violet Evergarden at Glasgow Film Festival.We regret to inform everyone that due to current global health & travel concerns, Yui Ishikawa is no longer attending the UK Violet Evergarden premiere this Sunday (1st March) at Glasgow Film Festival. The two premiere screenings themselves will still be […]

January 27, 2020 · 0 comments

It might be a new year, it might be a new decade, but unboxings are here to stay! Admittedly it’s been a while since our last unboxing, but today is the first of a series of posts in the coming weeks bringing you a full unboxing of a recent / new release of ours! Today […]

January 27, 2020 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. Writing in NEO magazine, I described Kakegurui as a larkish, capering fight show, except that its bug-eyed duels are fought at tables with cards, gambling chips, raging egos and molten obsessions. Think Vegas on campus, with a cast of gambling-obsessed maniacs and a new girl, Yumeko, who looks like a lamb to […]

January 24, 2020 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. This blog has previously highlighted Japan’s love for mystery stories, and particularly for what the author P. D. James called the “amateur sleuth” tale, where the puzzle is tackled by a savant outside the police. Think of Holmes, Poirot, Marple or their descendants like Japan’s L or Sweden’s Lisbeth Salander. Haruchika is at […]

January 21, 2020 · 0 comments

Jo Shishido, who died yesterday in Tokyo, will be remembered as the charismatic moon-faced star of many a Nikkatsu Action film from the 1960s. He is best-known in the West for his iconic turn as the cold-hearted contract killer of Seijun Suzuki’s cult classic Branded to Kill (1967). Jan 21, 2020Jonathan Clements