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=1887 Cosplayers heading to Hyper Japan 2012 in London will be pleased to hear the latest news they've sent us. The event is only a few weeks away it starts on Friday... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:39:21 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1887 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1886 London fans of video games will be very interested in two events hosted by the Japan Foundation titled Video Games in Japan: Past, Present and Future. Event... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:58:47 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1886 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1885 Facts and figures for the the manga industry always make an interesting read. CNN's Geekout Blog has a good article about the European Manga Industry. Did yo... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:36:20 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1885 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1884 Readers in London wondering thinking - Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught reading this website should head over to The Pipeline in Liverpool S... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:47:24 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1884 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1883 UK based gamers will want to head over to the MCM Midlands Comic Con in Telford on Saturday 18th February 2012 to see World famous videogame developer, director... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:15:53 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1883 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1882 We got a chance to chat to well known voice actor Vic Mignogna at the last MCM London Expo. We discuss a range of topics from getting into voice acting, dubbing... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:59 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1882 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1880 Audio interview with Manga UK representative Jerome Mazandarani where we talk about Manga UK's upcoming releases, their plans for blu-ray anime releases, stream... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:58:36 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1880 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1879 S'more Entertainment, an speciality video label in the US, licences the TV series Galaxy Express 999 for release in 2012 along with Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo TV series.... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:10:25 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1879 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1878 Every otaku loves Japanese snacks and confectionery, what makes it more interesting is finding out how much some people like it. The owners of Candy Japan have... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:58:50 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1878 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1877 The good folks from GEN Manga have sent us details of their latest Issue GEN 8. It features a new story Let's Eat Ramen by Nagumo, the author of the seriesRa... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:41:12 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1877 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1876 Funimation sues ADV, Sentai and others for alleged debt arising from ARM/Sojitz deal.... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:01:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1876 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1875 Manga UK representative gives new titles announcement, including Clannad and Angel Beats, in interivew.... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:44:51 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1875 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1874 Audio interview with Kaz?K representative Andrew Partridge where we talk about Kaz?K's origins, their plans for blu ray anime releases, Anime On Demand and more... Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:57:34 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1874 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1873 Anime on Demand to simulcast new XEBEC series in January.... Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:36:56 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1873 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1872 American streaming service launches in the UK and Ireland with selection of anime films and series available for streaming.... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:45:51 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1872 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1871 Kaz?K representative confirms via Twitter that the UK based division of Kaz?ill release Black Lagoon on Blu ray in May of 2012.... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:08:09 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1871 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1870 The US anime releasing division of Bandai has announced that from February they will cease publication of both new anime titles and manga titles. The company's... Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:34:52 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1870 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1869 UK anime and manga fans will want to make a trip over to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia. From Saturday 4th February 2012... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:19:51 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1869 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1868 The good folks at Soda Pictures have sent us details of their latest UK cinema release. Tatsumi is an animated feature inspired by the life and work of manga ar... Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:35:22 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1868 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1867 London based fans of Maid Cafes and Anime/gaming/vocaloid/Japanese music and clubbing will want to keep Sunday 22nd January 2012 free when WOTA London returns.... Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:49:46 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1867 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1866 Cosplayers looking for some fun and games this Christmas will want to enter London's Hyper Japan's Christmas Cosplay Competition. To enter all you have to do is... Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:08:03 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1866 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1865 Fans of seinen manga will be pleased to hear that GEN Manga have just released GEN 7. The on-line manga publisher distribute their monthly collection of dou... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:56:10 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1865 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1864 Christmas is coming, but already many UK anime companies are looking ahead to January. There are two key releases UK anime fans should be waiting for. First... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:20:12 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1864 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1863 We've covered Bento Boxes and the fun designs you can make with the food called kyaraben before on Otaku News. BBC News have a video on bento boxes in Japan. It... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:58:28 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1863 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1862 UK readers are in for a treat this Christmas 2011 as Film 4 have a special Studio Ghibli Season. They'll be showing 13 Ghibli movies over the holidays. The s... Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:35:06 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1862