Anime

While simulcasting each of the new One Piece episodes every Saturday - most recently the 628th episode, Funimation acquire the home video rights separately. The North American publisher have today announced their acquisition of the home video rights for...

Highly acclaimed anime director Makoto Shinkai has released a number of fantastic animated films over the years (Most recently, The Garden of Words) and been most notable for his environment designs which to myself at least are nothing short...

Australian anime publisher Siren Visual have today confirmed that Mawaru Penguindrum, one of their big-name releases of 2013 will be available as part of a DVD / Blu-ray complete series box set from the 23rd April 2014. Priced at $59.95...

Zi from Australian anime publisher Hanabee Entertainment has this afternoon released their 23rd update video, highlighting the weekly updates and notices from the company. This week she discussed their appearance at Wai-Con 2013 held in Early March, their new...

Reside in Queensland, Australia and haven't yet pre-purchased your tickets for the (currently) only session of Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion yet? Unfortunately Madman Entertainment just confirmed that the screening has been fully booked up. Fortunately (For those...

This is just a quick update for those in Australia and New Zealand who are following Madman Entertainment's stream of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Ren as it airs within Japan this season. In the wee hours of this...

North American anime publisher Nippon Ichi Software America (NIS America) have confirmed their acquisition of anime series Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (這いよれ! ニャル子さん), which they will be publishing as part of a Premium Edition set under the title Nyaruko: Crawling With Love! Season...

With Hayao Miyazaki having announced his retirement, his films have gained quite a lot of attention as of late, including a special clip dedicated to his work on last Sunday's episode of "The Simpsons" in North America. Over here in...

Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment have today confirmed the release of their January 2014 line-up of titles, for purchase through both their online store and through selected retail outlets across the country. The selection this month is pretty mixed...

In my review of Sword Art Online Volume 1 last month which featured the first half of the Aincrad arc, the series walked away with an A- grade which wasn't too shabby. I was left eager to see how they would conclude this arc, but while they evidently had some interesting concepts they managed to get across in the second half it was done by sacrificing the overarching plotline regarding the 10,000 players trapped in Sword Art Online.