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Another day, another great license from Funi, officially the company with the deepest pockets in all animedom. ;) BECK's a fantastic series, the production values may not be quite up to snuff, but for that pure 'feel good' factor nothing else even comes close.

3x3 Eyes Collection, DNA2 Collection, Generator Gawl Vol.3 and GunXsword w/artbox all arrived in this morning's post.

Ouch, this is the worst news I've heard all week, CPM have some classic titles in their back catalogue: Record of Lodoss War, the Black Jack OVA series and, not least of all, the aforementioned Cyber City Oedo. Hopefully another licensor will step in and take these properties off their hands as...

Yesasia is probably your best bet, while their listings aren't nearly as comprehensive as Amazon's they stock plenty in the way of manga, anime and collectibles, plus they offer free shipping, which is always a bonus.

My latest avatar is Ryoma, the heavily eyebrowed protagonist from Go Nagai's gruesome giant robot series, Getter Robo.

It's actually being directed by HK martial arts movie veteran, Ronny Yu (The Bride With White Hair, Patrol of Horses and of course, Freddy Vs Jason). James Wan has only directed two films to date, those being Stygian and Saw. Admittedly, Freddy vs Jason was a bit of a crock, but I wouldn't...

My current manga reading obsession is Bokurano, it's quite a subversive spin on the giant robot formula that takes some surprisingly original, not to mention sinister, turns. The next chapter can't come soon enough.

Quite a few goodies arrived for me in the post this morning: Saiyuki #8-9 (manga), Berserk #7 (manga), Martian Successor Nadesico #2-3, Generator Gawl #1-2 and the Rurouni Kenshin Season One Boxset.

Basically, I got fed up of this series and have no intention of finishing it, so now I'm looking to shift the first two vols. These are the region 1 releases from ADV, each DVD is in perfect condition and include all the original inserts - £8 each or £14 for the two. If you have any...

I caught the film version of Silent Hill earlier today so here's my two penneth. ;) Basically, if you're a fan of the games you'll adore it, aside from the odd tweak here and there it's an amazingly faithful adaptation, right down to the ash falling from the skies to the plethora of flesh...

Anime doesn’t even factor in my top ten -- Patlabor and Metropolis come close, but I still wouldn’t place them above any of the movies I’ve outlined below. Dawn of the Dead (1978) (American live action) The Station Agent (American live action) Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (South Korean...

The BBFC take a dim view of hangings in animation it seems, there was a similar backlash after Ren and Stimpy, of all things, was edited for much the same reason. The BBFC's reasoning is: "Children "might" see the material in question regardless of classification. The cuts were Compulsory.Cut...

This morning, well, afternoon - I swear, the post is getting slower and slower - my copies of Chrono Crusade #7 and Battle Athletes #2 flopped through the letter box. My Mai Hime DVD, and Tsubasa manga was shipped out earlier today as well, so fingers crossed that little lot'll arrive tomorrow too.

Over the past couple of days I've read the first two (and a bit) volumes of Tsubasa RESERVoir Chronicle. Let's face it, the plot isn't the most original ever committed to paper, but the whole thing's been executed with so much (inimitable CLAMP) style and attention to detail it's hard not to get...

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I'm really looking forward to US indy, Brick. It's a film noir that takes place in a high school that's been garnering a lot of buzz stateside and is already being touted as the next 'Donnie Darko'. Then there's Guillermo Del Toro's latest, Pan's Labyrinth, which looks absolutely amazing and...

Today I ordered the following goodies: Licensed By Royalty #1-4 w/artbox, Saikano Complete Collection, Boogiepop Phantom Evolution Box Set, Gankutsuou #3, Texhnolyze #6, Chrono Crusade #7, R.O.D TV #6 and My-Hime #1. And on the manga front: Hyper Police #3-4, Tsubasa #1-2, Fruits Basket #7...

Sounds promising. I know both of these titles are readily available via import, but this is an encouraging sign, not to mention a great boon, to the burgeoning UK manga market . I, for one, will certainly be grabbing myself a copy of XXXholic when it hits these shores.

I think it looks great -- almost makes me want to dig Ninja Scroll out of the DVD pile for a timely rewatch. I wonder which film/series will get the 'graffiti' treatment next? I certainly wouldn't mind seeing a New Dominion Tank Police mural. *hint, hint* ;)

Earlier today I decided to indulge in a little spend; bought the third volume of GITS: SAC 2nd Gig "goodie filled edition" ;) , Battle Athletes Victory #2-3 and not wanting the manga pile to go neglected, volume #6 of Fruits Basket.