Fear the spoilers – if you’re not up to 8:1 then don’t read this unless you want spoilers. If you’re beyond 8:1 then don’t give anything away in the comments. I’m a creature of habit. I picked up my Naruto DVD because it was cheap. Now I’ve started to watch the series on DVD that’s […]
Confirmed: 4th Bleach movie
The Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is supporting rumours that the fourth Bleach film has been given the go-ahead. It’s expected to open in the last quarter of 2010. The third Bleach movie, Fade to Black – imi no Na o Yobu (I Call Your Name), aired in Japan in December 2008 and featured an amnesia […]
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha movie trailer
Following on from the successful TV anime series of Nanoha we’re actually be getting a movie. By “we” I mean “Japan”. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie will be out in Jan 2010. If you’re blessed with the ability to read anime’s native tongue then there’s a dedicated site here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdB5KaUKouA
Anime version of Dante’s Inferno
EA have teamed up with Starz Media’s Film Roman to do an anime version of Dante Alighieri‘s famous poem “Dante’s Inferno”. I’d hope to enjoy this. Despite EA’s presence you’d think that this has all the ingredients you need for a good thing; games plus anime plus hell. I’m just now that wowed by the […]
Section23 announces The Skull Man licence
Section23, the company pulled together from the remains of ADV, have announced The SKull Man, Maria Holic and the second series of To Love Ru. These are Section23’s first anime releases since the company was formed. The Skull Man in an anime series which dates back to 1970. Created by Shotaro Ishinomori, The Skull Man […]
Witchblade at the AFA ’09 Regional Cosplay Championship
The fantastic Banzai Effect has provided some first class coverage of the AFA ’09 Regional Cosplay Championship. There’s a great collection of photographs of some pretty impressive costumes. To illustrate what I mean here are two Philippines ladies; Alodia and Ashley in Witchblade inspired costumes.
Mini-Skirt Space Pirates
What’s there not to like about that name, huh? Back in March Animenation Blog had the news that Sasamoto Yuuichi’s Mini-skirt Space Pirates would be adapted from novel into anime. Today Saiani (via Anime News Network) help us date it – 2011 and a television run. Unless there’s some trustworthy fan subs it may be […]
Funimation posts odd NekoCon video
Worried you were missing out by missing NekoCon? Fear not. Funimation – the people responsible for so much of the anime I watch (don’t forget the UK guys, don’t forget) have shared a video they made of NekoCon. It looks like every other con I’ve been too. A little bit chaos, empty vending machines, interesting […]
Laugh with Princess Robot Bubblegum
I’m clearly an anime fan and yet I found the Princess Robot Bubblegum spoof funny. It’s here to promote the must-be-a-hit-or-rockstar-dies game Grand Theft Auto but its heavily woven up with Microsoft – sorry everyone else. I’d also note that Princess Robot Bubblegum spoof the genre so well that it could only have been put […]
Win a signed copy of Mecha & Manga
Here’s a good competition – a chance to win a signed copy of Mecha & Manga. Mecha & Manga is a new Mutants & Masterminds sourcebook from Green Ronin. It’s been authored by Alejandro Melchor. Melchor is an accomplished artist himself and I think this means a lot for any manga book. Alejandro also writes […]




