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    Review of One Piece Movie Collection 3 - [Films 7-9]

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2014-12-21MANG6033_DVD_One_Piece_Movies_7-9_2D.jpg"> <b>Review of One Piece Movie Collection 3 - [Films 7-9] by christor</b> The movie adaptation of long-running Shonen Jump shows tend to follow a strict formula. They usually feature a...
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    Review of Vinland Saga #1

    <b>Review of Vinland Saga #1 by christor</b> The historical manga is one genre that is traditionally not well represented in English translation. Sure, there's plenty of manga set in the past (or in fictional worlds that resemble it) but generally they will be spruced up with elements of the...
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    Review of Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2013-10-13MANG5391_DVD_Lupin_3rd_Fujiko_2D.jpg"> <b>Review of Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine by christor</b> Lupin the Third is one of the longest running franchises in anime and manga. With multiple TV series, a handful of...
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    Review of Hellsing Ultimate - 5-8

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2013-06-25MANB8088_BD_Hellsing_5-8_2D.jpg"> <b>topic_title by christor</b> Back in the early noughties, the original Hellsing was a big hit. The 2001 TV series was a lot of fun, and overcame the occasionally wonky animation (from the...
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    Review of Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2013-03-07MANB8102_3D.jpg"> <b>Review of Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror by christor</b> Ever since the original Toy Story came out, Computer Generated imagery has ruled the big-screen animation output in the west. Fantastic as...
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    Review of Castle of Cagliostro - (Blu-ray + DVD)

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-11-1081SOAMwPTYL._AA1500_.jpg"> <b>Review of Castle of Cagliostro - (Blu-ray + DVD) by christor</b> Long before Spirited Away, before Studio Ghibli, one of Hayao Miyazaki's first directorial gigs was the Lupin III TV series. One of the...
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    Review of Chaos;Head - Complete

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-10-28Chaos_Head_3D.jpg"> <b>topic_title by christor</b> Chaos;Head centres on 17 year-old Takeru, a massive anime otaku who lives in a storage container. So all-consuming is his obsession that he completely rejects \"three-dimensional...
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    Review of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-08-07MANG5254_3D.jpg"> <b>Review of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt by christor</b> [<em> Please Note: The initial batch of Panty & Stocking have been found to have a production fault that means some footage is missing. Please see Manga's...
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    Review of Spice and Wolf - complete season 1

    <img width="500" src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-06-17MANG5249_3D.jpg"> <b>Review of Spice and Wolf - complete season 1 by christor</b> In the 21st century a growing number of anime have been adapted from not manga, but what are known as Light Novels. As the name...
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    Review of Roujin Z

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-06-10RoujinBD_3D.jpg" width="600"> <b>Review of Roujin Z by christor</b> Way back in the dark and distant past (well 1994 to be exact) Roujin Z was an unusual release for (what was then) Manga Video. The smartly satirical sci-fi comedy...
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    Review of Tekken: Blood Vengeance

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-02-0525416128_500x500_1.jpg"> <b>Review of Tekken: Blood Vengeance by christor</b> I have fond memories from way back in the heyday of the original Playstation. I remember popping the black-bottomed discs into Sony's little grey box and...
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    Review of Welcome to the N.H.K. - complete series

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2012-01-16mvd7050-01.jpg"> <b>Review of Welcome to the N.H.K. - complete series by christor</b> In reality, NHK is Japan's equivalent of the BBC: their national licence-fee funded broadcaster. Much like our very own Beeb, they run several TV...
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    Christor's Metal Gear Solid animation

    When I'm not being Christor: AUKN writer, I am usually busy being Christor: animator/ cartoonist. I don't usually pimp it on here, because it's not anime stylee, but my latest work might appeal to more of you, seeing as many anime fans are also gamers. So you might like to check this one out...
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    Review of Gantz (Live-Action)

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-10-14image002.jpg"> <b>Review of Gantz (Live-Action) by christor</b> So far Hollywood's attempts to turn anime and manga into major live action movies have either resulted in commercial and critical flops (Speed Racer, Dragonball) or have...
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    Review of Birdy: The Mighty - Decode #2

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-09-2381wJpnKE1yL._AA1500_.jpg"> <b>Review of Birdy: The Mighty - Decode #2 by christor</b> The first season of Birdy the Mighty Decode was a wonderful surprise; a reboot of a largely forgotten original that actually worked. It arrived...
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    Review of Highschool of the Dead

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-08-2219511353_500x500_1.jpg"> <b>Review of Highschool of the Dead by christor</b> Supernatural creations are everywhere in anime and manga. Ghosts often feature, demons are dime a dozen. There are more vampires then you shake a...
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    Review of Birdy: The Mighty - Decode #1

    Review of Birdy: The Mighty - Decode #1 by christor This is actually the second Birdy The Mighty anime, but you'd be forgiven for never having heard of it. Based on a short-lived 80s manga, the original OAV never made it to the UK, and was released before the dawn of the DVD era. Fortunately...
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    Review of Sherlock Hound

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-05-3115173726_500x500_1.jpg"> <b>Review of Sherlock Hound by christor</b> Way back in the 1980s no one in the UK knew what anime was, except for maybe a handful of hardcore fans (and Helen McCarthy). Yet long before the days of simulcasts...
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    Review of The Art Of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga

    Review of The Art Of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga by christor If you know anything about the history of manga and anime, then you should know who Osamu Tezuka was. He may not have been the first Japanese person to draw comics, but no other individual has had such a massive influence on the...
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    Review of Blade Of The Immortal #3

    <img src="http://www.animeuknews.net/img/uploaded/2011-03-2017833262x.jpg"> <b>Review of Blade Of The Immortal #3 by christor</b> In the final volume of this series, Rin and Manji are getting ever closer to their goal of obtaining vengeance for the murder of Rin's parents. Having already...
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