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Gang and sci-fi anime Mutafukaz renamed to MFKZ before cinematic release

August 31, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Manga Entertainment will bring MFKZ to the UK and Ireland for a cinematic release. The animation, already popular in France, was first released as Mutafukaz and is a collaboration between Ankama and Studio 4°C.…

Hot Lunch manga aims to improve reading

May 31, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

London’s own manga publisher mayamada is back on Kickstarter and with a new project. Hot Lunch is a manga graphic novel for all ages and is about a tiger in a suit (a nice suit) on a heist.…

Competition: Win Shin Godzilla

May 7, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood 22 Comments

Shin Godzilla is both old and new at the same time. It’s a new movie, first in cinemas a few years ago and the most recent disc releases out just for last Christmas, but it is filmed in the old style.…

Starz, owner of Manga, bought by Lionsgate for $4.4bn

July 1, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Analysts have destroyed both Starz and Lionsgate as being involved in geek. Starz has American Gods coming, Ash vs Dead and Outlander while Lionsgate brought us Hunger Games. Now Lionsgate has gobbled up Starz for a cool $4.4bn in cash, stock and debt.…

Naruto Manga to finish in just five weeks

October 6, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This year’s 50th issue of Shonen Jump on November 10th will contain the last ever Naruto. The series follows a boy who contains the spirit of the dangerous nine-tailed fox as he becomes a ninja, goes to war and tries to win his friends back.…

Competition: The Monster Book of Manga Girls

July 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 13 Comments

Are you an artist? Perhaps you’ve some innate skill that you could unlock with a helpful mentor of book? The Monster Book of Manga is a respected series of tutorial books that help you master the art of drawing.…

Manga promise news for Scotland Comic Con

August 3, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Back in November 2012 MCM announced Scotland Comic Con. We’ve had little in the way of updates since then although I can confirm that Geek Native will be ticket holders. In this video Jerome Mazandarani, Head of Marketing and Acquisitions at Manga UK, announces Sword Art Online will be imported to the UK on DVD and Blu-ray and tells us there’s more news due for Scotland Comic Con.…

Anime Limited reveal the anime charts for the UK

March 7, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

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.…

Ninja Scroll Steelbook (limited edition) trailer

September 5, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Ninja Scroll is coming to Blu-ray. Hoo-ray! It’s a digitally transfered edition and looks far more crisp than I’ve ever seen it before. The Steelbook is a combination Blu-ray/DVD set, with a 20 page booklet and exclusive commentary by Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri.…

Scotland Loves Anime confirm 2012 Winter schedule

August 27, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The art festival Scotland Loves Animation is back for both an Edinburgh and Glasgow run in October. The standalone festival is backed by Creative Scotland, The Japan Fundation, has a media partner in The Skinny and sponsored by Manga Entertainment and Kaze / Viz Europe.…

Gang and sci-fi anime Mutafukaz renamed to MFKZ before cinematic release

Hot Lunch manga aims to improve reading

Competition: Win Shin Godzilla

Starz, owner of Manga, bought by Lionsgate for $4.4bn

Naruto Manga to finish in just five weeks

Competition: The Monster Book of Manga Girls

Manga promise news for Scotland Comic Con

Anime Limited reveal the anime charts for the UK

Ninja Scroll Steelbook (limited edition) trailer

Scotland Loves Anime confirm 2012 Winter schedule

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