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Welcome to our News archive for November 2006 - to see this month's news
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Spirited Away to premiere on BBC2 over Christmas period
UK Anime have spotted that Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece
Spirited Away is to premiere on BBC2 over the Christmas period!
No news on time and date yet but as the equally successful French
cartoon Belleville Rendezvous was shown on Christmas Day a
couple of years ago, there is every chance that Spirited Away
could be shown on the big day itself. Source: UK
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ADV Press Releases! Following yesterday's license announcements we have now put up the press releases for all of ADV Films' quarter 1 releases! Please click on the links below to see them: January 15th
Area 88 vol 3 - Tightrope
at the Speed of Sound February 19th
Gad Guard Complete
Collection - ADV Classics March 19th
Area 88 vol 4 - Wings
of the Wind Source: ADV
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New ADV Licenses Announced! We have received a press release today announcing a host of release dates and new licenses, and it's impressive to say the least! As well as confirming when previously announced releases like Jinki: Extend, Ninja Resurrection and This Ugly Yet Beautiful World will hit the shelves, ADV also announce the acquisition of Coyote Ragtime, Paniponi Dash, Guyver and the excellent Sgt. Frog! Listing as follows:
Dai-Guard Complete Collection (ADV Classics) - 15th January Date TBC:
Coyote Ragtime vol 1 (of 4) - April Press Releases will be posted shortly... Source: ADV
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Gollancz Price Hike Anyone picking up the latest volumes of ongoing Gollancz manga series will have a bit of a shock - the prices have gone up by 20%. Previously Gollancz manga was always £4.99 per volume, undercutting the standard prices of both Tokyopop (£6.99) and Tanoshimi (£5.99). However, the price of the latest volumes of popular series like Dragon Ball, Rurouni Kenshin and Maison Ikkoku has gone up to £5.99, and this looks like it will be the standard price for all future Gollancz releases too. With import prices for the US releases of these titles usually around the £5.50 mark it seems to be a bit of an own goal from Gollancz to do this, an it may cost them a few customers in an increasingly competitive market. Source: Waterstones |
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1st Revelation Films Releases Announced According to the website of their distributor, the first fruits of FUNimation's new union with Revelation Films is due right at the start of the year. Fullmetal Alchemist vol 9 is due to hit the shelves on 22nd January along with a boxset of the popular former MVM release Fruits Basket. No further releases are listed at the moment, but keep an eye on our Release Schedule which will be updated as and when we hear more. Source: Pinnacle
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MVM Lose FUNimation Anime Anime UK News and UK Anime Net have reported that MVM will cease to distribute FUNimation anime titles from January 2007. FUNimation's parent company Navarre use Revelation Films as a distributor for many of their other labels and in a move to streamline their UK operations they are switching FUNimation titles to them. This change will no doubt come as a big blow to MVM, who will lose the popular Full Metal Alchemist as well as several other titles including Yu Yu Hakusho. Revelation Films' track record with anime has been mixed to say the least, with a previous distributor under them - Kiseki Films - sinking without trace after a series of low quality DVD releases of old VHS titles. Hopefully they'll do better with FUNimation, but we are disappointed that a dedicated anime company has lost such a rich source of titles. Source: Anime
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Otogi Zoshi Gift Pack It's already in our release schedule, but we have received some more info about the forthcoming Otogi Zoshi Gift Pack, which is due to hit the shelves on 4th December. The set will include volume 1 of the intriguing Otogi Zoshi anime series alongside volume 1 of the forthcoming Otogi Zoshi manga series, all housed in a nice slipcase box! The set is exclusive to Play.Com and considering the Tokyopop manga book included isn't out separately until mid-January 2007, it's well worth checking out. Have a look at the following link for more info: Otogi Zoshi Gift Set @ Play.Com, and check out our review of vol 1 of the anime series here. Source: Manga
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Ninja Scroll TV Clips This week saw the release of another cut-price boxset from MVM, this time of the three volume Ninja Scroll TV series. The series was a spin-off from the popular action film of the same name and once again brought the enigmatic swordsman Jubei face to face with a host of demonic enemies. The series boasts some great animation and music, check out the following clips to see for yourself and keep your eyes open for a Ninja Scroll competition which will be launched this weekend here on Animetion! Source: MVM |
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More Anime on Film4 Film4 continues its support for anime with more screenings next week, this time of Isao Takahata's eco-drama Pom Poko. It's a very good film so check it out either on Sunday 12th (3pm) or Friday 17th (3pm). For the insomniacs amongst you it is also worth noting that Akira Kurosawa's epic Kagemusha is showing on Tuesday night (well, technically Wednesday morning) at 12.30am. It's not anime but it is a good film from a great director and the full version with 20mins of extra scenes is being shown of UK television for the first time. Source: TV
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Le Chevalier D'Eon coming to UK Announced in a press release sent to us today,
ADV Films have acquired the rights to the historical epic Le
Chevalier D'Eon from Production I.G and directed by
Kazuhiro Furuhashi of Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) and
Getbackers fame. Source: ADV
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News from Expo Well it has been a long weekend for us attending
both days of the Expo, but we are back now to report on it.
Most of the news regarding releases was to be found at the industry
panel, where rumours were rife of Bleach coming to the UK.
All companies expressed interest, but Manga Entertainment
were certainly the most enthusiastic. Bleach was sadly
not discussed past this point. Source: MCM London Expo |
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Animetion Cosplay Competition & Giveaways As you may have guessed we'll be decamping to the MCM London Expo this weekend and as we did last time we will be running our random cosplay competition! We'll be wandering around keeping our eyes open for any random costumes that grab our attention, the stranger the better! The ones we deem the best will be given a prize pack containing figures fresh from Japan and plenty of other anime related goodies, to have a look at the kind of things we spotted last year, look at our Expo Cosplay Feature and MCM London Expo feature! If you see us come over and have a chat, we'll be in the mood to talk anime! Source: n/a |
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MCM London Expo Preview This weekend sees London's ExCel Centre play host to the latest MCM London Expo, a huge event which has rapidly become the place to be as far as anime fandom is concerned. Anime and manga has swamped the expo in recent times and all of the big companies will be in attendance. Speculation is rife over possible license announcements and surprises from the likes of Manga Entertainment, ADV Films, MVM and Beez are a strong possibility. Our money is on the excellent Gunbuster being announced by Beez and Blood+ (the TV anime spin-off from Blood the Last Vampire) gracing Manga Entertainment's roster. However, we wouldn't be surprised to see Gun X Sword and Hellsing Ultimate announced for the UK either, and we're sure that there will be something big and unexpected in store too. If you are able to get to London this weekend the Expo is something you must go to. Special offers, free anime screenings and the chance to speak face to face with the likes of ADV Films and Tokyopop makes it a must for anime and manga fans. The expo gives you a chance to meet fellow fans in a casual atmosphere regardless of your level of knowledge, and it's the only event of its kind anime-wise that allows you to turn up and pay on the door. No pre-booking if you don't want to, and with the good transport links offered by the London Underground and Docklands Light Railway, it is not too hard to get to. Check out the website and our feature on May's event to see what's on offer! Source: n/a |
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Manga and Tokyopop Team Up! Top anime distributor Manga Entertainment have teamed with leading manga distributor Tokyopop to release a special edition gift set of the feudal action series Otogi Zoshi. The Gift Set will contain Otogi Zoshi vol 1 - Legend of the Magatama on DVD and the manga book Otogi Zoshi vol 1 in a nice slipcase box! The set is being released as a Play.Com exclusive and retails for the great price of just £11.99, snap it up! Source: Manga Entertainment |
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Japanese shows removed from YouTube The BBC and Mainichi Interactive have reported that a group of Japanese broadcasters have succeeded in an attempt to get a huge number of files removed from video sharing website YouTube. The group, which consists of 29 different TV stations and organisations including the public broadcaster NHK, requested the removal of no less than 29,549 clips that have been posted without permission and infringe their copyright. It is unclear whether these clips include any anime shows but it is another sign of the increasingly tough stance Japanese companies are taking on copyright infringement. In the past Japanese distributors have paid little attention to the illegal sharing of their media abroad, but as the US and European markets have grown such activity is seen as more damaging. In December 2004 Japanese anime producer Media Factory threatened a number of 'fansub' (see glossary) groups and distribution sites with prosecution unless they stopped distributing their anime titles. So far (as far as we're aware) they're the only company to do it, but this latest clampdown is another sign that things are getting tighter for those who distribute unlicensed Japanese media. Source: BBC/Mainichi |
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Back in Business! You may have noticed it being a bit quiet round here of late, that's because we've been on holiday in Japan! We're back now with a small mountain of merchandise, books and cds to review so now the jetlag is subsiding we will be resuming normal service. Check back soon for updates! Source: n/a |
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