Yesterday Microsoft gave us some news about the “a new era in television”. The Xbox will be getting another dashboard revamp and we’ll be getting an on demand TV service. Don Mattrick, president of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft, said in a press release; Combining the world’s leading TV and entertainment providers with the power […]
Big anime sale as Zavvi celebrate Manga’s 20th anniversary
This blogger has just bought a huge amount of anime from Manga in the Zavvi sale. Okay; I’ve spent a load but I’ve saved a fortune too. To illustrate just how into this sale Zavvi are – they’ve even put together a special landing page. In fact, I’ll admit that I’m a little concerned that […]
Blade – the daywalker’s anime trailer
Madhouse, Marvel and Animax have teamed up to put together an anime version of Blade. Is it about time? Did you know Blade first made a comic book appearance back in 1973 when he appeared in The Tomb of Dracula #10? Wikipedia could be tricking me for all I know; he feels a far younger […]
Uniqlo swag bag with Edinburgh We Love Anime festival
Here in sunny Edinburgh the Filmhouse will be hosting another We Love Anime festival. There’s a few good names involved; Scotland Loves Animation, Manga Entertainment, Kaze, Optimum Releasing and Beez. There are four films in the anime weekend. There’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky, King of Thorn, Summer Wars and Sword of the Stranger. Tempted? […]
Huh-uh! Dragon Ball 2 – Dragon Ball reboot
What did you make of Hollywood’s Dragon Ball movie? If you are a fan of the Dragon Ball anime series did you like it? If you weren’t a fan of the Dragon Ball anime series did you like the movie? I’m going to go out on a limb here and suggest the answer is – […]
InuYasha: Curtain of Time concludes the manga
Rumiko Takahashi‘s highly acclaimed InuYasha ran from 1996 to 2008 in Japan. VIZ Media has announced that the final issue of the English manga will conclude on the 11th of January this year with issue 56: Curtain of Time. InuYasha, a half-demon, encounters Kagome a modern-day high school girl after she’s pulled into Japan’s ancient […]
What happened to Bleach7.com? It’s down, dead and gone!
Scanlation is not popular with the anime and manga license holders. They see it as an enhanced form of piracy. They may or may not be right. The debates remind me, very much, of the debates going on in the music industry. Fan site Bleach7.com has been caught up in the drama. It was once […]
Manga for sale – all of it – the whole company
Variety are reporting that Starz wants out of movies. This means that Starz Media is for sale. Starz owns Overture, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Film Roman and Starz Animation. They also own Manga. Starz also has stakes in companies like POW! ENtertainment (That’s Stan Lee’s company) and Archie Comics as well as been part of funding […]
A dancing robot, maNga and Eurovision
Eurovision has just finished here in Europe. If you’re unaware of the event, then let’s just say it’s a cross between the World Cup and some music talent show. What’s this got to do with Geek Native? Well…. to my surprise, the entry from Turkey is from a band called Manga. The band is called […]
Manga and Funimation stream Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in the UK
Until we catch up with the Japanese show the heroes of Funimation andd Manga are streaming episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood each week. It’s going to be a bit of challenge to keep up if you’re a busy person. Here’s the deal; each week you get 5 episodes you can watch via the website stream. […]
