Tempted by Studio Trigger’s Little Witch trailer? You might be after watching this free, 25 minute or so, Little Witch Academia. This is the original short film directed by Yoh Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka. Via Lauren Davis at Io9.
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London Anime Con gears up for another year
This year the London Anime Con will run from 20th to the 21st of July. The convention will be held at the Rocket Complex London Metropolitan University and the early signs are the con is nicely balanced. The convention lists some pretty impressive sponsors; Game.co.uk, Sfx, Yelp, Bandai Namco and plenty of others. At the […]
Hyperdimension Neptunia trailer
The anime for the Hyperdimension Neptunia RPG has a trailer. The official site says that Masahiro Mukai is directing and Hitomi Takechi the designs used in the RPG for anime. The RPG was developed by Idea Factory and shipped by SEGA. It was a PS3 exclusive in Europe and the game itself is take on […]
Ghost in the Shell Arise trailer reveals “Rojikoma” mech design
Ghost in the Shell Arise will air in four 50 minute episodes, starting in cinemas in Japan this June before moving on blu-ray for late July. The series features Mokoto Kusanagi as well as Batou however rather than Tachikoma it looks like we’ve a mech class of “Rojikoma” instead.
Absolute Defense Leviathan trailer
Made by the Japanese mobile game powerhouse GREE, Absolute Defense Leviathan is a role-playing game and soon to be moe fantasy anime. The story deals with the aftermath of a meteorite strike that unleashes evil creatures that are hostile to all living creatures in the planet. In response the fairy Syrup pulls together the “Aquafall […]
How to deal with zombies
One Piece is incredibly popular anime. It’s the story of pirates, with zany humour and strange powers. Monsters and creatures are common hazards but it looks like zombies aren’t a problem for Luffy.
Majestic Prince trailer is full of space battles
This two minute plus trailer for the anime Majestic Prince has the space mech action up front. It’s the year 2110 and humanity is expanding across space to find more resources to harvest. Genetically tailored, evolved children, are the pilots of the mecha who have to battle against the alien lifeform called Urugaru.
Mushibugyo trailer is packed full of monsters
Mushibugyo is a TV series set in an Edo-era Tokyo. The shogun createsa new magistrate unit, the Mushibugyo, to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each of the Mushibugyo warriors have their own unique fighting skill. The soundtrack with the trailer is Tomo yo by the punk band GaGaGaSP. Art for the […]
Little Witch trailer
I suspect this one draws on the same sources of inspiration that helped the Harry Potter stories along. Little Witch is a Studio Trigger production, directed by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Naoko Tsutsumi. They’ve both previously worked on the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt series. The anime movie opened in Japan at the start […]
Anime Limited reveal the anime charts for the UK
Anime Limited, the latest anime buyer and disbutor in the UK, has published the top ten best selling anime titles in the UK in January. In an earlier post they shared the top 10 for 2012 and gave very rough estimates of the number of units shipped. The post suggests demand for Anime DVDs and […]
