November 7, 2017 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. This June an eye-catching TV advert debuted in Japan, promoting the humble cup noodle. The advert reinterpreted, of all things, Kiki’s Delivery Service. Technically, that’s not the same as a reworking of Studio Ghibli’s Kiki. Kiki was a book before it was Miyazaki’ed, and it’s had non-Ghibli incarnations as a live-action film […]

November 6, 2017 · 1 comment

The month of November is now well and truly upon us, meaning that we’ve been graced with fireworks over the weekend, have some very different Fireworks to look forward to next week, and in-between all of that we have easily the year’s most explosive anime release to look forward to. Yes, that’s right, today is […]

November 4, 2017 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. In the afterword to his Your Name novel, now available in English from Yen On in hardcover and on Kindle, Makoto Shinkai says the book isn’t just an adaptation of his film. Rather, it was part of the film’s production process. The novel was written while Your Name was being animated, with […]

November 2, 2017 · 1 comment

We’re just a few days away from the release of Your Name on Blu-ray and DVD! Today we’re bringing you an unboxing of our gorgeous Ltd Collector’s Edition Blu-ray + DVD + CD Soundtrack Steelbook release! WHERE CAN I BUY THIS RELEASE You can order your copy from the following retailers now – And don’t forget […]

November 1, 2017 · 2 comments

By Andrew Osmond. SPOILERS! This article discusses the end of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name. If you’ve not seen it yet, do not read on unless you’re really okay with knowing how a film ends in advance. And we honestly think that with Your Name, that would take away a lot of the viewing experience. So […]

October 31, 2017 · 3 comments

MCM London Comic Con October 2017 is in the books and what an event it was! It was an absolute pleasure to meet so many of you, be it at our stand or at one of our panels across the weekend. We know that chances are you might have read up on things we announced […]