Tag: Kyoto Animation
January 24, 2020 · 0 comments
Haruchika
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 […]
October 28, 2018 · 0 comments
Lucky Star: A Decade of Influence
by Andy Hanley. If you want to make a particular generation of anime fans feel old, remind them that the first season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime is ten years old in 2016. In fact, the show’s broadcast marks an important era in the recent history of the anime industry – the series […]
October 26, 2018 · 0 comments
MCM LONDON COMIC CON – Everything you need to know
It’s time, it’s time, it’s time! MCM London Comic Con begins today and in case you’ve missed it the past couple of days, there’s A LOT going on from us at the event this weekend! This post is very much to provide you with a hub for our activity along with links to read the full […]
October 24, 2018 · 0 comments
Official Kyoto Animation Merchandise at MCM London Comic Con
As you may have guessed from titles that are in our catalogue, we’re big fans of Kyoto Animation. From releasing the A Silent Voice in 2017, to bringing the first season of a Sound! Euphonium to Blu-ray this year, and next year we’ll be releasing their recent Netflix series Violet Evergarden on home video too. With this […]
December 2, 2017 · 1 comment
Hyouka
By Andrew Osmond. Following the release of the acclaimed A Silent Voice this year, new anime fans may be looking at the backlist of the studio which made it, Kyoto Animation. They may be surprised to find it had a very different reputation before Voice. Its early TV serials often played with “slice of life” […]