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October 5, 2020 · 0 comments
Lupin III the First
By Jonathan Clements. Master-criminal Lupin III is in for a surprise at a Paris heist, when his attempt to steal a priceless diary is thwarted by another thief. But Laetitia Lambert is no career burglar like Lupin and his crew – she’s a would-be archaeologist, tasked with stealing the book by her grandfather. Inevitably, Lupin […]
October 2, 2020 · 0 comments
Violet Evergarden
By Andrew Osmond. Violet Evergarden is set in an alternative world, told across a cluster of countries which often look European. These countries have been in a terrible war with each other, but a ceasefire has been signed. Now a new peacetime industry is springing up, an organised postal service, which is as important in […]
October 1, 2020 · 0 comments
NEWSWIRE – November 2020 Releases Preview
It’s the start of a new month and that means we’re looking ahead to give you a first glimpse at what upcoming products you can expect from us in the month of November. Additionally, we’re also very excited to tell you about a few major titles that will be part of our December, as pre-orders for each […]
September 29, 2020 · 0 comments
SAO: Alicization
By Andrew Osmond. Sword Art Online: Alicization is much more than a new SAO adventure. It’s an epic new phase of the franchise, an audacious statement that the saga is only getting bigger. In print form, the Alicization story stretched over nine books by series creator Reki Kawahara. Meanwhile, the studio A-1 Pictures announced Alicization […]
September 26, 2020 · 0 comments
Turn A Gundam
By Andrew Osmond. The shortest way to describe Turn A Gundam is as the steampunk Gundam. It doesn’t start in a space war, nor on a futuristic Earth. Rather, the setting seems to be Earth of a bygone age, around the start of the twentieth century, with airships, period costumes, and vintage planes and cars. […]
September 23, 2020 · 0 comments
Books: Spirited Away
By Jonathan Clements. The BFI Film Classics list has had a number of ups and downs in its lifespan. I remember the original releases in 1992, which attracted real heavy-hitters like Salman Rushdie writing about The Wizard of Oz, and then a series of seemingly random and often contradictory directives, as it bounced from the […]