http://www.otakunews.com/ Otaku News the news site that covers anime, manga and other things of interest to fans of Japan. Copyright: (C) Otaku News http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2065 It's almost that time again! The MCM London Comic Con weekend is set to run from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May 2013. As you'd expect the great folks from Manga... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2065 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2064 A while ago, we posted an article about the crazy world of Neon Genesis Evangelion Merchandise. It proved to be very popular with our readers. Checking now, we... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:51:46 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2064 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2063 With convention season kicking off it's time to remind everyone to keep an eye out for pirate goods. Do you know if the event you are going to has a pirate good... Sun, 12 May 2013 14:40:55 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2063 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2062 We've covered the Comica MangAsia details earlier. The event is set to run in London at Asia House on Saturday 18th May 2013. We've been sent more details of th... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:58:02 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2062 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2061 We love giant robots. What could be better than flying around in space and blowing stuff up in a giant robot? We love them so much that we've teamed up with the... Mon, 06 May 2013 14:05:35 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2061 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2060 The good folks from GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest publication. They've just released their seinen title Alive into a single Tankobon - Alive -... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:12:06 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2060 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2059 The good folks from the Comica Festival have sent us details of their latest event aimed at anime and manga fans in London. The Comica MangAsia is set to run on... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:37:46 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2059 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2058 The good folks from Letraset have sent us details of their Manga Alley Art Competition which is set to run at the MCM London Comic Con in May 2013. The theme fo... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:24:09 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2058 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2057 As May gets closer, so does the build up for the MCM London Comic Con, which is set to run from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May 2013. As is tradition for the eve... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:17:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2057 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2056 London based fans of Japanese Metal music are in for a treat on Saturday 27th April 2013. Japan Underground returns for a Night of Mind Melting Japanese Metal.... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:09:05 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2056 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2055 Anime fans who can get to the MCM London Comic Con on Friday 24th to Sunday 26th May will be in for a real treat. Anime director Shinichiro Watanabe will be at... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:33:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2055 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2054 On Saturday 6th of April, AnimeDublin held it's second one-day con in Dublin City and one of our reporters was on hand to see things and take some pictures!... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:45:19 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2054 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2053 Aniplex USA announces blu ray and DVD re-release of 2007 GAINAX show, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:08:21 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2053 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2052 Episode 8 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! Our intrepid podcasters return with some news on new licenses and online manga closures. We review Persona 4 Th... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:54:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2052 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2051 DAISUKI, a Japanese video streaming service for anime fans outside Japan, announces in multiple emails that their service will be available in the UK and Irelan... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:13:20 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2051 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2050 Everything awesome happens in Tokyo. This weekend was no different, with the Tokyo International Anime Fair getting well under way (21st to 24th March 2013) - .... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 20:59:40 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2050 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2049 UK anime fans will want to head over to the BFI Southbank in London on Thursday 4th April 2013 for a very special screening of 009 Re:Cyborg. The director Kenji... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:25:16 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2049 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2048 UK anime fans will be pleased to hear that Film4 will be showing a season of wonderful Studio Ghibli Films. The season is timed for the Easter break and include... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:45:40 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2048 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2047 On-line and legitimate manga streaming service JManga will be shutting down it's retail and viewing services on May 30th 2013. In other words it's shutting down... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:57:38 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2047 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2046 Readers will be sad to hear that manga industry pioneer Toren Smith passed away on Tuesday March 5th 2013. We could write an obituary about the man who broug... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:00:32 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2046 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2045 UK Studio Ghibli Fans will be pleased to hear that Studio Canal will be releasing the classic Miyazaki movie Kiki's Delivery Service on Blu-ray on Monday 27th M... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:22:54 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2045 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2044 Fans of everything kawaii will want to tune into NHK World this weekend to catch the latest broadcast of Kawaii International. Episode #09 Kawaii Summit wil... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:59:03 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2044 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2043 The good folks Gen Manga have sent us details of their latest publication. The publisher bringing us Indie Manga from the Tokyo Underground has branched out to... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:44:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2043 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2042 Episode 7 of the Otaku News Podcast is now live! The Otaku News Podcast gang is back to look at some recent news, cast their eyes over some new anime from the W... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:35:51 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2042 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2041 Anime fans in the UK will be pleased to hear that MVM Entertainment will be releasing Kids On The Slope Complete Collection on DVD and blu-ray on 24th June 2013... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 15:19:08 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=2041