Based on the manga by Kitsune Tennouji, Upotte! is an anime in which assault rifles have taken on the from of girls. Characters have names like FNC and M16A4. The anime tells the story by following a new teacher at the school where all this is happening. The director is Takao Kato who cooperated with […]
Eureka Seven Ao trailer
Eureka Seven Ao is the latest in the Eureka Seven line. It’s described as a “proper sequel” set sometime after the original series – thus avoiding the “alternative universe” sequel that some fans dislike. The anime follows two main characters; Ao Fukai is a child being raised by an old doctor called Toshio because both […]
NEO dives into the Oricon charts
The next issue of UK anime and manga magazine NEO is due out on the 23rd of Februry and it will feature an in-depth look at the Oricon charts. The Oricon charts are the J-pop equivalent of Mnet (K-Pop) and KKBox (C-Pop) and were founded in 1999. The charts look at what’s popular in CDs […]
Strike Witches movie trailer
Kadokawa have started to run a trailer for the Strike Witches movie. It’s due out on the 17th of March. It’s possible to use Google beta stage automatic captions in this trailer to try and translate the Japanese to English. At the time of posting the experience is pretty awful – Google appears to be […]
Pretty Cure New Stage movie trailer
There’s no shortage of Pretty Cure movies. Wikipedia counts 9 TV to movie creations and 4 All Star movies. Not bad for the Toei Animation which first aired in 2004.
The cosplay highlights of 2011
Photographer Omaru is also a videographer. In other words; he does photos and videos at the same time. That’s given him the chance to together a video montage of some of his favourite cosplays from 2011.
Redline (anime) review
I’m not going to be able to review without mentioning Whacky Races. Let’s also be clear from the start, there is a movie called Redline and it doesn’t seem to be popular. This anime is a different beast. Brought to us by Madhouse and Manga, the Redline anime is a loud film – and at […]
Berserk Golden Age trailer: Egg of the Supreme Ruler
I liked Berserk. Let me put that in context – I watched it on YouTube back in the day you could easily find anime on the video site. I was single. I had a tiny flat, in an ancient building at the foot of a extinct volcano in the Scottish capital. It was freezing. An […]
Legend of the Millennium Dragon to screen at The Barbican
We’ve just had Scotland Loves Anime up here Edinburgh, this blogger’s home town. You don’t often get the chance to watch anime on the big screen. That’s why it’s worth paying attention when the famous Barbican in London does a Premiere Japan event. Sure enough, Legend of the Millennium Dragon, will be one of the […]
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files movie review
Armored Trooper VOTOMS is an anime series with a long history; 52 TV episodes that started in 1983, plenty of movies and games. VOTOMS is a mecha fighting series – but unlike Gundam the mecha are not giant space robots, they’re suits about 4 metres tall, they’re about as “man size” as powered fighting suits […]
