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August 8, 2016 · 1 comment
Sherlock, the Manga
By Andrew Osmond. “You may marry him, murder him, or do what you like with him.” So declared Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, when actor William Gillette asked if it would be acceptable to have the Great Detective fall in love in a stage play. Doyle’s comment probably reflected his weariness […]
August 5, 2016 · 0 comments
Music: Bump of Chicken
By Tom Smith. When two worlds collide, it’s down to the badass crime fighting squad Libra to restore order. They’re faced with taking down all host of supernatural nasties, fiends and pesky terrorists that have suddenly started to pop up following the emergence of an interdimensional portal above New York. It doesn’t always have to […]
August 3, 2016 · 0 comments
Newswire #83 – 3rd August 2016
It was a big weekend for Anime Limited this past weekend as we had some big news to share at the MCM Manchester Comic Con and Amecon events. If you weren’t at either it’s time to bring you up to speed on what we announced over the weekend, and bring you the latest on Funimation […]
August 2, 2016 · 0 comments
Anime’s Sci-Fi Adaptations
By Chris Perkins. Anime has had a long love affair with western literature. Since the early days of television, anime studios have adapted beloved stories from Europe and the Americas. Many of them were part of the long-running World Masterpiece Theatre strand which included such classics as Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Little Women and […]
July 30, 2016 · 1 comment
Escaflowne Ultimate Edition Details
Since we first announced we would be bringing the classic series The Vision of Escaflowne to Blu-ray for the first-time in the UK it’s been a very long wait because of some very interesting details that emerged. These are details we’ve referenced in past blogs posts and podcasts of ours including the fact there are Director’s Cut versions […]
July 30, 2016 · 0 comments
Aya Suzuki: In Her Own Words
By Andrew Osmond. The guests at this year’s London Anime and Gaming Con included animator Aya Suzuki, who has worked on a remarkable list of productions. Following a four year stint on Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist, she worked on Satoshi Kon’s unfinished last film The Dream Machine, Mamoru Hosoda’s Wolf Children, Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind […]