The trailer is awesome but there is no movie. The Akira Project is a crowd-sourced, non-profit attempt to crate a trailer for a live action version of Akira. A live action version of the film is a nut that Hollywood is yet to crack but in July 2012 there was an Indiegogo campaign to draw […]
Worldwide exlusive Ghost in the Shell steelbook comes to Zavvi
Manga UK has been on a roll with impressive steelbook releases of some of the classic anime. They’ve put together AKIRA and Ninja Scroll steelbook releases and the next one on the hit list is Ghost in the Shell. The Steelbook release comes with a 24-paged booklet that features an interview with Mamoru Oshii and […]
Two minute Gotham trailer
Smallville was the TV series prequel to Superman. Gotham is the TV series prequel to Batman. I think the similarities pretty much stop there. This trailer for Gotham looks good. We follow a young Jim Gordon as a detective, watch him promise Bruce Wayne that he’ll catch the killer of his parents. There’s even a […]
Disney marks Star Wars Day with Star Wars Rebels full trailer
In time for Star Wars Day Disney has released the first full trailer for the new Star Wars Rebels show. We’ve a band of heroes; Sabine, Kanan, Hera, Ezra, Zeb and Chopper and they’re up against the Empire. The big question is; does this look as good as the Clone Wars? What do you think?
Turning the anime market upside down – Patema Inverted rocks Kickstarter
We’re lucky here in the UK that there are companies determined to import the very best anime. All the Anime, based down the road in Glasgow, is one such. At last year’s Scotland Loves Anime festival I watched Patema Inverted and enjoyed it – despite it messing, at level 10, with my vertigo. Now All […]
Robots vs aliens: A review of Eureka Seven AO
I was in at the deep end for Eureka Seven AO as it’s the sequel to Eureka Seven, which I haven’t seen. The good news is that I followed Eureka Seven AO without any bother. If there’s clever overlaps, foreshadowing or flashbacks to the original then they’re sailing right on by without disrupting my AO […]
Friendly psychos: Nobunagun review
There’s a few anime with “Nobunaga” in the title. This is a review of “Nobunagun” and what they’ve done there is added a “gun” to the end of the word. To be honest, Nobunagun had me from the very first episode. They very quickly and successfully had the lead character Shio Ogura portrayed as a […]
The Simpsons special: Brick Like Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYGSpOfIr9Y That’s right; The Simpson are doing a LEGO special and it’ll be filmed in brick. The LEGO-themed episode will air in the States, on Fox, on Sunday May 4.
Momo Kyun Sword trailer
Momo Kyun Sword won’t win any prizes for sensible female armour design. Despite the impression the trailer might give, which also acts to introduce the theme song “Momorio Fantasy” by Haruka Chisuga, Momo Kyun Sword is actually based on a famous Japanese folklore. The story Momotaro (which translates as Peach Boy) follows a boy born […]
Mind over matter: A review of Guilty Crown Part 2
Part two of Manga’s Guilty Crown means episodes 12 to 21 and it also counts as one of those second halves to a hard hitting anime where the audience has every right to say; “Oh? There’s a part two?” For a review of part one pop over to The Power of Kings review published back […]