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January 9, 2020 · 0 comments
Chaos Dragon
By Paul Browne. If there’s one holiday destination to avoid this year, it’s the island state of Nil Kamui. Having lost its independence during the conflict between neighbouring countries Donatia and Kouran, the people of Nil Kamui find themselves beneath the heel of the occupying forces. Just to keep things interesting, Red Dragon – the […]
January 8, 2020 · 1 comment
Newswire – 8/1/2020
Happy new year everyone! We hope you’ve had a great festive break and enjoyed your celebrations welcoming the new decade too! This update blog post is a mixed bag; as it’ll contain a list of forthcoming release dates so you can see what we have incoming over the next few months but at the same […]
January 6, 2020 · 0 comments
Shinkai on Weathering
By Andrew Osmond. It’s been three years since Makoto Shinkai was last in London. “I don’t remember it being this dark or this cold,” he says. A moment later, he confirms that his new film, Weathering with You, is chiefly inspired by the climate crisis. “I don’t know how things are here in London, but […]
January 2, 2020 · 0 comments
Anime Streaming Guide 2020
by Chris Perkins. We return for our annual round-up of places to legally access anime online, with yet another major player getting in the ring. As if the average anime fan didn’t already have an embarrassment of riches to choose from in 2020, the arrival of Channel Four’s online portal All4, with over a hundred […]
January 1, 2020 · 0 comments
Interview: Shinichiro Watanabe
By Andrew Osmond. “It’s the same as British weather, really,” Shinichiro Watanabe observes about the trials of life to a London audience at MCM Comic Con. Outside it’s winter and the island’s weather is at its dreariest. “We don’t have good weather here… but just by having that bad weather, one sunny day makes it […]
December 30, 2019 · 0 comments
Books: Netflix Nations
By Jonathan Clements. In a publicity coup to rival no other in January 2016 at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that while he had been talking, Netflix had rolled out (at least in theory) in 130 countries, including Azerbaijan, Vietnam, India, Nigeria, and Poland. It’s a suitably grandstanding opening […]