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=1332 We've received details regarding anime expert Helen McCarthy's new book 500 Essential Anime Movies. It's out now in the UK and will be released in the US in a f... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:01:48 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1332 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1331 8 years ago, I wrote an FAQ about piracy in anime, and how to avoid buying pirate goods. It started off as a simple guide as part of a site called Anime Digital... Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:31:42 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1331 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1330 We've got some details from an Otaku News reader about Manga and Anime Art Exhibition in London, which will run from August to November 2008. The exhibition wil... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:22:51 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1330 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1329 A demo of the new Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm PS3 game is now available to download... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:55:00 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1329 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1328 BBC News have an interesting article about this years Fuji Rock Festival, which has a British theme, to celebrate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:53:55 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1328 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1327 With Leicester based UK anime convention AmeCon less than a month a way, they've decided to launch a great competition where you can win two tickets to the conv... Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:54:17 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1327 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1326 We've received some exciting news from the London Barbican about a special Osamu Tezuka Season they'll be running from Thursday 18th to Wednesday 24th of Septem... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:37:30 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1326 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1325 The manga artists behind Tenjou Tenge, My-HiME, Keroro Gunsou and more have designed characters for the upcoming Soul Calibur 4 fighting game.... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:28:57 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1325 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1324 European arm of Namco Bandai announces two titles for release in November 2008 on Blu-Ray format... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:02:48 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1324 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1323 We've got some exciting news from Video Games Live, the popular Video Games themed concert with orchestras and choirs will be releasing an album soon. The digit... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:47:23 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1323 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1322 Wired are currently running an interesting story about celebrity Japanese bloggers. The article states 'They're good-looking, they're geeky and they love to blo... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:31:42 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1322 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1321 The Institute is nicely located, just around the corner from Trafalgar Square, London. Throughout July 2008, there will be a run of the following manga-inspired... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:31:28 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1321 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1320 Fans of Studio Ghibli will be interested to know that the BFI have just published a new book on Spirited Away, written by Andrew Osmond.... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:53:55 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1320 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1319 Otaku News went to a BFI screening of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second and was lucky enough to get an exclusive chance to have a private chat with Mr S... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:17:25 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1319 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1318 Following on from our article on the BFI Southbank London Anime Screenings for this weekend (20th to 22nd of July 2008), we're pleased to report that due to pop... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:20:17 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1318 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1317 PiQ's July issue to be its last.... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:31:22 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1317 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1316 Time to get drawing! The Japanese embassy in the UK has launched another manga contest. This time on the theme of '150'. Entrants must be over fourteen and live... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:28:31 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1316 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1315 Fans of killer stationary supplied by death gods should take a note that we've received the UK DVD release details for the first Death Note Live Action Movie. T... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:14:05 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1315 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1314 On an update on the fatal knife attack in Akihabara, The Times are reporting that the knifeman Tomohiro Kato had apparently been blogging the preparations to t... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:36:11 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1314 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1313 Seven people are dead and another eleven have been injured in Akihabara today as a Yakuza man said to be 'tired of life' has gone on a stabbing rampage in the d... Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:39:24 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1313 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1312 Cosplayers who can get to the Urbis in Manchester will want to visit on Saturday 28th of June for a cosplay competition with a unique prize, a manga portrait of... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:39:47 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1312 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1311 Bandai Namco Holdings has announced the liquidation of the American division of their Bandai Visual releasing arm effective July 1st 2008.... Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:44:29 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1311 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1310 Fans of the graphic novel version of Heroes who can get to London next week will want to head to Orbital Manga, just in-between Leicester Square and Covent Gard... Sat, 31 May 2008 22:33:59 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1310 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1309 Some anime and manga fans in the UK might have heard about the new proposals which would ban obscene images of children. The proposals mainly cover drawings and... Thu, 29 May 2008 23:12:41 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1309 http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1308 BBC News are running a delightful story about a stray cat who saved the day for a loss making Japanese railway. Tama was a stray cat and adopted as the mascot f... Wed, 28 May 2008 13:49:07 GMT http://www.otakunews.com/article.php?story=1308