Release Date: November 13th 2015 (EU), November 10th 2015 (US)Platform(s): Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, WiiGenre: Flying ActionPlayer(s): 1Rating: PEGI/ESRB: 7/EPublisher: NIS AmericaDeveloper: Kadokawa Games, Prope Rodea The Sky Soldier is, as of today, available on Wii U, 3DS, and Wii (!) in the UK thanks to NIS America. A flying action game, it was …
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Review: Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Part 2
Format: DVD / Blu-rayRelease Date: 19th October 2015Publisher: MVM EntertainmentCertificate: 15Language: English / JapaneseSubtitles: EnglishDiscs: 2Run Time: 288 Minutes Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse is a 2012 anime from studios ixtl and Satelight, based on the Muv-Luv visual novel franchise. The director is Masaomi Ando, who was also the director of School-Live!, which …
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MCM London Comic Con Oct 2015: Shigeto Koyama Interview
At MCM London Comic Con last month, I had the opportunity to sit down with the anime guest of honour, Shigeto Koyama, and conduct a short interview. During this interview, I asked five questions; these are below, alongside his responses. 1. You’ve worked on Mechanical Designs for some very iconic series such as Eureka Seven, Gurren …
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MCM London Comic Con Oct 2015: Manga UK / Animatsu / KAZÉ
Jerome and Andrew took to the stage on Friday to announce a range of titles to be released through Manga UK, Animatsu, and KAZÉ, alongside re-iterating plans for some already known titles, and discussing some recent success. Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F, which was released in cinemas at the end of last month, managed to …
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MCM London Comic Con Oct 2015: Anime Limited
Anime Limited hosted their first panel on Friday, with several great announcements, but before that, their booth confirmed Turn A Gundam is coming soon to the UK. Based on Andrew Partridge’s comments in the Anime UK News forum though, Gundam titles that are DVD-only in the US are likely to be the same in the …
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MCM London Comic Con Oct 2015: MVM
Rather than make their announcements through a panel, as Anime Limited and Manga UK opted to do, MVM are here solely as a booth; that said, they pushed some announcements to their twitter feed yesterday that are sure to excite. Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in …
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Review: Nisekoi Part 2 DVD
Format: DVD / Blu-rayRelease Date: 19th October 2015Publisher: Kaze / Manga EntertainmentCertificate: 12Language: JapaneseSubtitles: English / FrenchDiscs: 2Run Time: 250 Minutes Just thirteen weeks after part 1, the release of The Kana Hanazawa Show Nisekoi Part 2 is upon us. This release seems to have managed no major delays, which …
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Review: Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden (Nintendo 3DS)
Release Date: October 16th 2015 (EU), October 20th 2015 (US)Platform(s): Nintendo 3DSGenre: FightingPlayer(s): 1 – 2Rating: PEGI/ESRB: 12/TPublisher: Bandai Namco GamesDeveloper: Arc System Works Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden is the first Dragon Ball game to be released on the Nintendo 3DS in the western world, despite two earlier 3DS games being made available …
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Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Season 3 DVD
Format: DVDRelease Date: 5th October 2015Publisher: Manga EntertainmentCertificate: 12Language: EnglishSubtitles: EnglishDiscs: 7Run Time: 1034 Minutes The Battle City Finals rages to its ultimate climax! As Yugi’s pals succumb one-by-one to the dreaded magic of the Shadow Realm, Yugi and his remaining friends must travel to the ultimate dueling arena for the …
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Review: Tokyo Ghoul
Format: Blu-ray Collector’s Edition / DVDRelease Date: 5th October 2015 (Blu-ray CE) / 26th October 2015 (DVD)Publisher: All The AnimeCertificate: 15Language: English / JapaneseSubtitles: EnglishDiscs: 2Run Time: 300 Minutes Tokyo Ghoul is the 2014 anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Ishida, Sui. The series was animated …
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