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Welcome to our News archive for April 2008 - to see this month's news
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Cosmode English Edition to Be Released As some may already know Cosmode is a magazine released in Japan that covers all elements of cosplay from conventions to 'how to' guides. The good news is that you can now buy an online version of the magazine, which is translated into English. At the moment there is a free sample of the magazine available at www.cosmodeonline.com, and at the end of the magazine there is even a token that offers a 10% discount on the full release on the 25th May. Our first look at the magazine has certainly got us impressed and we'd recommend anyone interested in cosplay to take a look! Source: Cosmode |
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New MVM Licenses We added these to our release schedule a little while ago, but thought we'd better mention them here too! MVM have announced release dates for Burst Angel Infinity and Starship Operators, which were not previously announced licences, as well as the release date for the second season of Black Lagoon. Burst Angel Infinity is a prequel to the Burst Angel Series, which chronicles what Jo and Meg did before they joined Bailin, whereas Starship Operators follows the crew of the Amaterasu as they battle against the forces who have conquered their home planet. Both look to be interesting licenses that continue to cement MVM's place as the UK's leading anime distributor. Source: MVM |
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Out Today! A surprisingly packed release day today, with everyone bar Revelation on the schedules. Beez finally finish off the releases of .hack://ROOTS and Eureka 7, MVM launch the delayed FLCL vol 1 and ADV issue a trio of titles, including the first volume of Ah! My Goddess Season 2. However, the big one is Manga's release of Death Note vol 1, probably the biggest release of the year so far. A special edition of the first volume is also available from high street shop Zavvi (formerly Virgin Megastore), which includes a mini statue of lead character Light Yagami.
.hack://ROOTS vol 6 (Beez) Source: Various |
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New Genki Gear Range Unveiled!
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Cosplay Masquerade Registration Now Open For London MCM Expo
Cosplay masquerade registration is now open for the forthcoming
London MCM Expo, which is held at the ExCeL Centre at Royal
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Death Note Clips Those good people at Manga Entertainment know how much we're all looking forward to the excellent Death Note, and to whet our appetite even more they've given us a host of clips for your viewing pleasure! Please click on the links below to watch them:
Death Note Trailer Source: Manga
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New Stuff! We've been beavering away at some new content recently, please click on the following links to check it out: Alice
19th vol 1 - Manga Review There's also a new Editorial online, and a new competition giving you the chance to win the Bleach Season 1 Boxset, courtesy of Manga Entertainment! Source: Us! |
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Death Note Film Screening Death Note fans in Manchester rejoice! An exclusive screening of the forthcoming live action Death Note film is being held on Monday 28th April at 7pm in Zavvi in Manchester's Arndale Centre! The screening is a wristband only event, and wristbands are available on a first come-first served basis in-store from 9am on Saturday 26th April. Wristbands are available only to personal callers aged 15 and over, and are limited to one per person. The screening is being hosted by 4Digital Media, NTV and Death Note Film Partners, please check in store for further details. Source: Zavvi |
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New Genki Gear is here That ever-popular producer of manga-inspired
t-shirts
Genki Gear have sent Animetion images of a new
limited range, only available at Forbidden Planet.
Click on the links below to view each product in this exclusive
range. Source: Genki
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Fooly Cooly View-y With the long awaited release of FLCL (Fooly Cooly) vol 1 due at the end of this month, MVM have provided a taster of the insanity you can expect from it! Gainax's six-episode video series is one of the most surreal ever created, to check it out please click on the clips below: Source: MVM |
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Gravitation Sensation? It looks like MVM have picked up the rights to the popular romantic comedy Gravitation! The first volume of the anime series has popped up on their July release schedule, so fangirls rejoice! Source: MVM |
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Dream Theater Look East Western eyes may increasingly be turning Eastwards nowadays, but we still love it when anime makes that crossover into Western media. Leading progressive metallers Dream Theater have recruited one of Japan's biggest anime studios to make the video for their latest song, Forsaken. The video was directed by Yasufumi Soejima, who has previously worked on leading Gonzo titles like Last Exile, Final Fantasy Unlimited and Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. Dream Theater based ‘Forsaken’ on Ivan Turgenev's "Phantoms" tale about an enigmatic woman who haunts a man as he travels the world. However, instead of the original 19th century setting, the band agreed with Soejima's decision to adapt this to a futuristic sci-fi setting. Soejima describes the video's male character as an innocent man abandoned and jailed by an "inhumane world." The female character - detailed in the original story as "an apparition, a restless soul, an evil spirit, a sylphide, a vampire" - is "an android that was made as the toy of [an] ancient regime." Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci said “I always knew that an animated adaptation would be the perfect avenue to colourfully illustrate this horror story. Working with the director and choosing Japanese style anime as the artistic medium was an incredible opportunity. From the modern interpretation to the character development, storyboards and finally the animation, it was a unique and exciting experience to be a part of. I’m really happy to see the song come to life and I think people will enjoy this entirely new and unique perspective that was created for ‘Forsaken’.” Watch the video online at: http://media.roadrunnerworld.com/DreamTheater/DreamTheater_Forsaken_450.wmv. For more info on Dream Theater visit: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/artist/Dream+Theater or www.myspace.com/dreamtheater. The digital EP ‘Forsaken’ is out now, and is available from iTunes and other digital retailers. Source: Roadrunner
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