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ADV UK DVD Releases for October 2006
Date: Friday 25th August 2006 [12:39] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
September isn't here yet, and already those nice people from ADV have sent us their October DVD line-up.
They'll be releasing:
- The Place Promised In Our Early Days
- Cromartie High School volume 4
- Get Backers volume 9
The Place Promised in Our Early Days, is a full length feature from up and coming director Makoto Shinkai, Voices of a Distant Star, which caused a stir for being an anime title directed and produced completely on his Mac. We recommend it to see how Mr Shinkai is progressing and some fans may have already seen this feature at the NFT earlier this month. We've been enjoying Cromartie High School as well. Get Backers is always worth watching too.
Rare Games Collection Stolen
Date: Sunday 20th August 2006 [15:36] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Fandom
We've been passed a press release from DDR:uk, a group of hardcore Dance Dance Revolution fanatics, on the 18th of August their equipment was stolen (with the exception of their custom build DDR machine, as it too big to easily move), their £25,000 collection includes a wide variety of rare and sought after games, most of which are no longer in production, along with specialist hardware and games controllers.
Since the items in question are rather unique, we would like to ask community minded otaku to be aware of the items stolen and keep a look out for them on places like popular auction sites, specialist games dealers and other places second hand goods are traded. The DDR:uk crew are offering a reward for any information.
The DDR:uk crew also help run events at anime conventions such as the games room, which was a huge success at AmeCon 2006, with the DDR machine being a huge attraction, along with the more unusual classic games. DDR:uk also put a plea out for hardware and games donation to help replace what was stolen.
On a side note the AmeCon manga library (which is made up of generous donations from Tokyopop and Tanoshimi and is stored with the DDR:uk hardware), was also vanadilised by the same criminals, with boxes of manga thrown out onto the street into the rain, and is now spoiled as a result.
We've deliberatly posted this to all editions of Otaku News, as although the items in question were stolen in the UK, many of the items stolen are rare they're desirable internationally, so all our readers should be made aware.
Bandai UK and Eire Online Shop: Now Testing
Date: Tuesday 25th July 2006 [11:24] | Posted By: Voxie
Category: > Websites
Looks like Bandai have acknowledged the online fanscene and are having a go at running an online shop.
The shop features your usual host of DVDs, manga and toys under the Bandai/Beez licence. The popular titles include My-Hime, classic Gundam, SCRYed, Witch Hunter Robin, Wolf's Rain and Cowboy Bebop. There's pretty much a category for everything under the Bandai licence, including Tamagotchi and of course, the immortal Power Rangers brand.
Our source says the website is on trial for now, and if it goes well, Bandai will surely be adding more. Check out the trial website and tell your friends!
Tokyopop Music
Date: Friday 14th July 2006 [10:42] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Tokyopop announces their own music line to release tunes based on hit anime.
An Otaku in Paradise
Date: Tuesday 11th July 2006 [22:56] | Posted By: Queen Of Swords
Category: > Fandom
For this middle American otaku finding good anime to rent was like finding an ounce of fat on Paris Hilton. Then along came the brilliant Netflix commercials to lead her to the Horn O' Pleanty.
ADV UK DVD Releases for August 2006
Date: Monday 12th June 2006 [14:42] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
No sooner than we had recived details for July's DVD releases, our chums at ADV Films UK had sent us the details for their August DVD line up:
- Saiyuki: Requiem
- Cromartie High School Volume 3
- Elfen Lied Volume 4 (Final)
- DNAngel Volume 7 (Final)
- Get Backers 8
There's something for everyone this month! So check out the DVD Review Section for more details about Cromartie High School, Elfen Lied, DNAngel and Get Backers.
New Books From VIZ
Date: Saturday 3rd June 2006 [10:39] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Manga
VIZ Media announces their new releases for the rest of 2006 at BookExpo.
ADV Films at the London Expo this Bank Holiday Weekend
Date: Friday 26th May 2006 [2:00] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Events
Those nice people from ADV Films UK have sent us some details about the London Expo, which runs on the 27th and 28th of May. ADV highlights include discounted DVDs at £15 each, along with the Anime Cosplay Competition that they are sponsoring. They'll also be having a free prize draw each day. So why not go along and say hello to the nice folks over at ADV Films UK?! ^_^
Manga News at Anime Central
Date: Tuesday 16th May 2006 [11:29] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Manga Entertainment announces a bunch of new titles for release at Anime Central.
ADV UK DVD Releases for June 2006
Date: Monday 15th May 2006 [17:57] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
Those nice people at ADV Films UK have sent us the details of their June releases which include the following:
- Cromartie High School Volume 2
- Elfen Lied Volume 3
- DNAngel Volume 6
- Get Backers Volume 7
Normally we'd recomend a single title, but ADV have got something for everyone this month. If you like ultra violence (that is sugary cute and gratuitous), go for Elfen Lied. If Comedy is more your thing, go for Cromartie High School.
Tokyopop to Launch New Pop Fiction Line
Date: Tuesday 9th May 2006 [10:28] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Retail
Tokyopop planning to add new line of novels geared towards young adults.
Paranoia Agent Volume 3 Cut in UK
Date: Sunday 9th April 2006 [16:14] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
As many anime fans may have heard, the BBFC have made a cut from the UK DVD edition of Paranoia Agent Volume 3, the scene in question involves a girl attempting to hang herself, which goes against the BBFC policy, as a result compulsory cut of 1 minute and 20 seconds was made. An interview with Sue Clark from the BBFC can be found on aNIme, which goes into more details about the cut.
Lucky Eureka SeveN
Date: Friday 7th April 2006 [15:15] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Bandai Entertainment announces major plans for TV and online release of Eureka SeveN in America.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children DVD Details
Date: Thursday 6th April 2006 [16:49] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
Otaku rejoice! The popular RPG game series Final Fantasy has stolen many hours of our lives, especially Final Fantasy VII, which is why a CGI movie was made. It's set two years after the events of the game, and features everyone favourite Cloud and Sephiroth. It's due for UK release on DVD and UMD on April 24th and April 25th in the USA, it looks like it's going to be good.
Update: We now have a review of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
Italian Police Raid Firm Selling Pirate Anime
Date: Monday 3rd April 2006 [15:00] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
According the Mainichi Daily News, Italian police have raided firms in the first European case of pirated anime DVDs. As the author of the Pirate Anime FAQ, I've been aware of pirated anime DVDs ever since the format was released, however, it seems that the Italian authorities have started to clamp down on them, seizing around 400 titles, which included Naruto, New Getter Robo, Hinotori and Mazinger. The company raided originally sold leg anime, but started to sell Hong Kong bootlegs in 2002. Around 20,000 to 30,000 copies were sold each month for 25 euros each. The article states that the company and other companies being investigated are accountable for 90% of all pirated copies on the Italian market, as well as 60% of the legitimate market! It also shows that these companies make huge profits, (900,000 euros a year apparently), and that the companies in question are also being investigated for tax evasion.
This article is interesting since I've always had trouble getting solid figures for pirate anime merchandise, as a result it's been hard to gauge how much it's been hurting the anime industry. These figures present an insight to how much anime fans are being ripped off by pirate DVD companies and the retailers that sell them. Apparently this is the first time authorities have exposed a case of pirated Japanese anime Europe, I have a list of many other retailers and will be happy to pass them on the authorities if requested.
Maybe this is the first of many such raids, a sign of things to come to those other bad anime retailers out there, but I also hope that the authorities do not mistake legitimate import DVDs from other countries (often called grey imports) as pirate DVDs.
VIZ Made Master Licensor for Bleach
Date: Wednesday 22nd March 2006 [10:04] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
VIZ Media becomes the official Master Licensor for anime and manga series Bleach.
Totoro Out in the UK from 27th March
Date: Monday 20th March 2006 [17:30] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
Next week is a date to for UK Anime fans to mark in their calendars, it's when My Neighbour Totoro gets it's UK DVD release. It's the first time the film has been released in the UK, it's had the odd cinema screening, but until now it has not been available to buy officially. We've already reviewed the UK edition for you, and suggest you get it when it hits the shelves on the 27th of March.
Amazon UK 40% Off Manga
Date: Monday 20th March 2006 [7:11] | Posted By: Azure
Category: > Retail
Here at Otakunews we're always keen to point fans in the way of a bargain. Amazon UK currently has 40% off a range of manga and graphic novels, titles include: .Hack, Dragon Ball, Yu Gi Oh and Akira.
Otaku News Launch T-Shirt Shop
Date: Sunday 19th March 2006 [15:12] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
When we go to conventions and other anime relelated events, we always tend to wear Otaku News T-shirts, they've generated a lot of interest with people asking where can they buy them, we always felt bad telling people that they can't. So after a lot of hunting around we've found a good on-line t-shirt seller to team up with to sell t-shirts for both guys and gals, along with other items.
We've set up two seperate shops, one for our US Readers, and another for our readers in the UK and Europe, so if you're interested select and shop and have a good, look. We've also produced some t-shirts with witty slogans on, which are ideal for anime conventions!
Otaku News US Shop
Otaku News UK / Europe Shop
Naruto Makes Top 30
Date: Tuesday 14th March 2006 [12:23] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Manga
Latest volume of Naruto cracks the Top 30 of USA Today's best seller list.
Howl's Moving Castle Out This Week
Date: Sunday 12th March 2006 [18:37] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
While our US readers where treated to the DVD release of Howl's Moving Castle last week, our UK and Australian readers might want to take a look at our review of Howl's Moving Castle. Optimum and Madman really have put a nice lot of extras on this release, and it's good to see that along with a sub and a dub version they've also supplied subtitles for the English Language track.
The gap between the Japanese and US/UK release of this title was less than 5 months instead of 2 years compared to the UK DVD release of Spirited Away, it really shows you how much more mainstream anime has now become! It's also impressive to note that the US/UK/AU DVD releases are in the same two weeks, a first for a Ghibli English language DVD release! UK fans might want to hunt around for cut price bargains online and also consider that Amazon UK have an exclusive cover.
ADV UK DVD Releases for April 2006
Date: Monday 27th February 2006 [17:48] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
The good folks at ADV Films UK have sent us the details of their April 2006 DVD releases. The following titles are due to hit the highstreets:
- Cromartie High School: Cromartian Rhapsody (1 of 4)
- Elfen Lied - Vector Two (2 of 4)
- DNAngel: The Darkside Of Love (5 of 7)
- Parasite Dolls
We recommend Cromartie High School, for a taste for something totally different. If you like something a very bloody, then go for Elfen Lied.
New Manga Collector's Club + Manga Events with Ottaker's
Date: Sunday 26th February 2006 [8:28] | Posted By: Voxie
Category: > Manga
After getting a heads up from Anime Artists UK on bookshop Ottaker's new Manga Collector's Club, I searched around and found that Ottaker's Coventry branch will also be holding a small manga evening on April 6th in association with Tokyo Pop.
Howl and Totoro Get a UK DVD Release This March
Date: Tuesday 21st February 2006 [15:06] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
March marks an important month for UK Ghibli fans. Howl's Moving Castle, Hayao Miyazaki's latest film gets a very swift UK DVD release, we're really impressed at how quickly it took for Optimum to bring this title to market, especially since it was only released on DVD in Japan in November 2005, previously there has been a great gap between Ghibli DVD releases outside of Japan. Optimum will be releasing a two disc set packed with extras.
Many more anime fans will be excited to hear that My Neighbour Totoro finally gets an official UK DVD release, after many years of waiting. The film was a great success in Japan and as a result became Studio Ghibli's mascot and was incorporated into their logo. It's an excellent film and one of my all time favourite anime titles. It's a charming feature of children and adult alike, one of those real rare gems of a movie and a must have for any anime fan.
Studio Ghibli Opens Clothing Store
Date: Thursday 16th February 2006 [10:18] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Retail
Following on from our earlier story Anime News Network has reported that Studio Ghibli, the popular animation studio which have released a number of films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, has opened its flagship store of Shitateya Studio Ghibli.
The store opened on February 11, at Omotesando Hills, the new shopping complex designed by architect Ando Tadao, in Jingumae, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. The shop is located on the 2nd floor of the main building.
Shitateya Studio Ghibli is the studio's men's clothing business that is began in 2004. It was started in collaboration with fashion designer Masaki Matsushima and clothing companies Primegate Enterprise Ltd and Hayashida Co., Ltd. A few Shitateya Studio Ghibli shops have been opened so far, and no word has been given so far as to plans for future shops.
Sweatdrop Shop
Date: Sunday 12th February 2006 [14:45] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Fandom
Those artistic people from Sweatdrop Studios have dropped us a line to tell us about their new on-line shopping system. They take Paypal too, which is useful for those who don't have or want credit cards. We recommend you grab a copy of Sugardrops if you haven't already, since it contains artwork from a selection of the Sweatdrop Crew. The press release they sent us also has a discount coupon. ^_-
The New Anime Encyclopedia
Date: Thursday 9th February 2006 [10:42] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Want to know more about your favorite anime series, or about ones you haven’t heard of yet? Anime News Network has announced that Stone Bridge Press will be releasing The Anime Encyclopedia 2 later this year. The new volume will contain new entries as well as updated information and added reviews to the already massive book. And given all the anime that has been released in the last five years, from Miyazaki’s latest film Howl’s Moving Castle to TV series such as Blood+ and Negima, it’s sure to be a lot.
Written by Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy and released in 2001, the first Anime Encyclopedia is a 545 page tome featuring information on every anime film, television series and OAV series ever released, including titles that have never been licensed and released in America. The information for each entry included the release date, original Japanese title, production studios and crew, story plot and a short review. Its been considered a must-have for any American otaku who has ever wanted to learn more about their favorite titles and about ones they’ve never heard of before. And with the new volume and its updated information on the way, they’ll be able to find out even more.
Anime Network at Top of Podcast Charts
Date: Monday 30th January 2006 [10:36] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Anime Network show "Digital Dojo" cracks the Top 20 on the podcast charts in North America.
ADV Announces Valkyrie From Space
Date: Monday 16th January 2006 [10:07] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
ADV Films announces release date information on sci-fi comedy UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie.
Record Handheld Sales for Nintendo
Date: Friday 6th January 2006 [15:47] | Posted By: Azure
Category: > Gaming
Sales of the Nintendo Ds have reached 13 million worldwide, with Nintendo hailing it as the fastest selling games console ever in Japan. This has meant that stocks are low in Japan, much like the struggle to get the Pink variety pre Christmas in the UK.
Gamasutra.com is also reporting that eight out of ten games in the Japanese mutl-format charts is for the DS.
New Anime Book Out in May
Date: Wednesday 4th January 2006 [10:44] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Anime News Network has announced that a new book containing essays on anime will be due this May from publisher Palgrave Macmillan. Titled Cinema Anime, the book will contain nine essays with an overall theme of dismantling the distinction between high and low culture and offering compelling arguments for the value and importance of the study of anime and popular culture as a key link in the translation from the local to the global, according to Palgrave's website.
The nine essays featured in the new book will have such titles as "The Americanization of Anime and Manga: Negotiating Popular Culture"; "Excuse Me, Who Are You? Reality and Fantasy in the Anime of Kon Satoshi" (anime director Kon is the mastermind behind such films as Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and the television series Paranoia Agent); and "The Robots from Takkun’s Head: Cyborg Adolescece in FLCL". A hardcover version of the book will be published at £25.00. No details for a softcover version have been announced.
2005: Words From the UK Anime Industry
Date: Tuesday 3rd January 2006 [15:08] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime
Paul over at Anime UK News.net has sent us the low down on a very interesting article they've just put on-line. Getting the views from the major players in the UK anime industry, the article recaps 2005 and gets various companies views on 2006. It's interesting to see all their separate takes on the achievements of the last 12 months.
The Otaku News Crew consider 2005 a very important year for the UK anime industry since it's the year that anime really went in the public eye, with more stores willing to stock it, more news papers writing positive and factually correct articles. Even Howl's Moving Castle got good fair write coverage too, while manga continues to be more easy to obtain in the UK. Taking into account where the UK anime scene was 3 or 4 years ago things have really progressed.
MVC Calls in Administrators
Date: Wednesday 28th December 2005 [7:40] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
Troubled UK CD / Video Shop MVC have gone into administration, meaning that many stores will be closing down. This is a bad day for UK anime fans as they had a very good stock of anime titles compared to other highstreet retailers and as a result MVC gift vouchers were always a welcome addition to any otaku's Christmas stocking, espically from relatives who thought that anime was only pokemon. At least MVC will be having a closing sale, with huge discounts on their existing stock. We advise our readers to get down to their local MVC while stocks last to get some anime titles and spend their gift vouchers while they still can!
Source: MVC
Play.com Anime Sale
Date: Monday 26th December 2005 [17:36] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
Our British based readers who have been given some money to spend for the holiday season might want to take a look at the Play.com Anime DVD sale. They've got plenty of anime titles to choose from!
Including Spirited Away or Grave Of The Fireflies for for £8.99 and the Cowboy Bebop Movie or Memories for £5.99. There are many good deals to be found, so go take a look!
ADV UK DVD Give Away!
Date: Saturday 17th December 2005 [7:54] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
Otaku News have teamed up with the generous folks from ADV Films UK who are giving our readers the chance to win the complete series of Last Exile or the complete series of Divergence Eve on DVD.
Del Rey to Publish Gundam SEED Destiny
Date: Friday 16th December 2005 [11:27] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Manga
Del Rey Manga will publish the manga adaptation of Gundam SEED Destiny starting in 2006.
Outlanders Coming to DVD
Date: Monday 12th December 2005 [10:27] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Central Park Media announces DVD release of sci-fi comedy Outlanders.
DVDs of Honneamise
Date: Thursday 8th December 2005 [11:13] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
Bandai announces new DVD label Honneamise, to distribute anime in North America.
ADV UK DVD Releases for January 2006
Date: Friday 2nd December 2005 [16:28] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
The good people from ADV Films UK have sent out the details for their January DVD releases. They really do want to start the new year with a bang quite literally by releasing the latest incarnation of Full Metal Panic!, entitled Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU, this 12 episode spin off series focuses more on Sousuke's and Kaname's adventures at high school and is based around the FMP "light novels".
In January 2006 ADV Films UK will be releasing the following:
- Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU: Full Metal Pandemonium! (1 of 4)
- Peacemaker: Gunning For Trouble (3 of 7)
- Chrono Crusade: Devil's Advocate (6 of 7)
VIZ and TokyoPop Team Up For German Manga Launch
Date: Thursday 1st December 2005 [11:05] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Manga
VIZ Media B.V. announces team-up with TokyoPop Germany to publish hit manga for the German market.
ADV UK DVD Releases for December 2005
Date: Tuesday 22nd November 2005 [16:57] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Anime > DVD
Those nice folk from ADV Films UK have sent us the details of the December DVD releases.
They'll be releasing the following:
- Divergence Eve Volume 3 (Final)
- DNAngel Volume 3
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - Platinum Edition 0:6
- Last Exile Volume 7 (Final)
Mattel To Produce "Zatch Bell!" Toys
Date: Monday 14th November 2005 [9:57] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
VIZ Media, LLC announced that they have made a deal with toymaker Mattel to produce toys based on hit anime series "Zatch Bell!".
Tokyo Motor Show 2005
Date: Thursday 3rd November 2005 [19:13] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Technology
UK TV Station Channel 4 have just posted some excellent coverage of the Tokyo Motor Show. The Weird and Wonderful section is worth looking at for futuristic concept cars, the Mitsuoka Orochi Nude just sounds interesting because of it's name! Amusment can also be found with the Mini coverage, with it's slogan "Go British", we're not exactly sure what it means! Sadly there seems to be no sign of cars that change into robots.
Atari Europe's Bandai Christmas Line Up
Date: Sunday 30th October 2005 [15:02] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Gaming > Consoles
Fans of anime games should be pleased to hear about Atari and Bandai's Christmas game line up. They've got the following for PS2:
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
- One Piece: Grand Battle
- Digimon World 4
Along with Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2 for Nintendo DS and Ghost in the Shell®: Stand Alone Complex for PSP.
November is Bootleg Calendar Month
Date: Saturday 29th October 2005 [11:55] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
For many anime fans November is that month before Christmas where you get your giftlist ready and figure out what you're going to give to your fellow otaku. As the author of the Pirate Anime FAQ, I'd like to remind our readers that November is bootleg anime calendar month. What's this? A new national holiday! No, not really, but it's a good way of spotting the swarm of bootleg calendars that come out each year - In order to compete with legitimate calendars they start with dates two months before each year. In other words, it'll be November 2005 - December 2006. They are often advertised as this too. It's a sneaky way of beating out competition from official calendars too, since people are more likely to buy calendars with two extra months on, making the need for calendars that start in 2006, more redundant.
So if you see an anime calendar that starts in November instead of January on eBay, or from some certain retailers, then be careful, it's more likely to be bootleg one.
VIZ Launches Shonen Jump Video Line
Date: Thursday 20th October 2005 [22:58] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Anime
VIZ announces plan to launch new video line featuring Shonen Jump titles.
PSP Ghost In the Shell:SAC Game Details
Date: Thursday 20th October 2005 [15:40] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Gaming > Consoles
UK fans of the Ghost In The Shell Standalone Complex Series should be pleased to hear that a game based on the anime will be released on PSP this Friday. Atari have sent us the details. The game sounds really good, not only do you get to play as the main cast members, each with different abilities, but you also get to command Tachikoma, that is surely worth the price of the game alone! You even get to train and customize them (*hums Tachikoma themetune* ^_-).
Anime Novels Big Sellers in Japan
Date: Monday 19th September 2005 [20:25] | Posted By: Jeremy
Category: > Retail
Anime-related novels turn out to be big sellers in American bookstore market.
Antarctic Press Release How To Break Into Comics Guide
Date: Sunday 4th September 2005 [18:03] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Manga
The folks over at Antarctic Press have sent us the details for their new guide to becoming a professional comic book creator. It covers all aspects from writing, drawing and submitting comic book work. We think it's worth a look into since it's only $2.99, and concise at 22 pages long.
iTunes Japan Music Cards For Japanese Music
Date: Friday 2nd September 2005 [20:23] | Posted By: Joe
Category: > Retail
The good folks at JList.com dropped us a line to tell us that they're selling iTunes Japan Music Cards, these are vouchers that you can use to redeem music on Apple's iTunes system. Using these vouchers you can buy plenty of music that is only available on the Japanese version of iTunes, which is very handy if you like certain songs, but don't want to import a whole album.
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