Recent content by Matthew

Re: Saturn Apartments Indeed I am. They have a few copies in Nostalgia & Comics if you want to go have a preview. They also do 3 for 2 on Manga, so you can get volumes 1-3 for less than £20 if you're lucky.

Saturn Apartments Yes, I am reading Satrun Apartments and enjoying it. All humans live in a glass ring above the Earth, and its the story of a boy growing up as a window cleaner who meets lots of people whose windows he cleans. When I say cleans, I mean he puts on a space suit and goes...

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<img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-05-24GGIT_boxart.jpg"> <b>Review of Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino by Matthew</b> My first experience with Gunslinger Girl was when someone at work imported the Japanese PS2 game developed by Marvelous Entertainment and played it over a few...

<b>Review of Tonoharu: Part One #1 by Matthew</b> Tonoharu&nbsp;is a graphical novel covering the story of Daniel Wells, the one and only American in the small town of&nbsp;Tonoharu. He is an Assistant Language Teacher working at the local rural Japanese school, surrounded by students and...

<img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-03-13SW_cover.jpg"> <b>Review of Summer Wars by Matthew</b> The release of Summer Wars at the end of March can't come soon enough for some anime fans. It is, after all, the latest work from director Mamoru Hosoda who directed The Girl Who...

If you are just starting out I suggest not going anywhere near a programming language like C++. Focus first on the creative side and understanding the process, which means using a tool that does a lot of the grunt work for you. My recommendation is to try Game Maker...

Qualifications needed for a game designer? This varies a lot. The most useful game designers have both a technical and creative background. It's a benefit if you can: - Write both story and dialogue - Know how to program in a language e.g. Python, Lua, anything really as long as you under...

Hi everyone, Matthew here, reviewer for Anime UK News by night and game designer by day. I've worked in the games industry for nearly a decade now, but a couple of years ago decided to go freelance which has really opened up the opportunities for different styles of games to work on. Where as...

<img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-01-22SB_anime_cover.jpg"> <b>Review of Sengoku Basara - Samurai Kings by Matthew</b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant...

<img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2010-08-13ponyo_dvd.jpg"> <b>Review of Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea - Ponyo by Matthew</b> Ponyo is the eighth film that Hayao Miyazaki has directed for Studio Ghibli. For a lot of anime fans the reading of this review can end there. It's...

I have yet to read it, but it's 3 pages half of which are images. A quick scan reveals references to WWII, paranoia, racism, and cooking. Angel Cop is referenced under racism, Gasaraki in an inner conflict discussion. There's also Code Geass mentioned. It sums up by saying Japan is split...

It's a 3-page piece written by Jonathan Collis looking at a few titles highlighting the culture wars between Japan and the West

I think we are just going through a major transition period at the moment. It used to be magazines that ruled. They were cheap to make, there was a big audience as the Internet didn't exist, and therefore even a niche publication picked up quite a healthy readership. Now paper and printing...

I still think NEO is a pretty good mag to pick up and the subscription is still pretty cheap. You get the occasional sampler disc with an issue too.