Anime UK News

21/05/2012: New Manga Releases This Week

Mon, 21 May 2012 20:53 GMT

New manga releases coming out this week:

Genshiken Omnibus 1 (1-2-3)

(600 pgs) (Kodansha)

RRP: £14.99

NonNonBa

(432 pgs) (Drawn and Quarterly)

RRP: £17.99

Wallflower 28

(192 pgs) (Kodansha)

RRP: £7.99

NEO will be running a photo competition at London Expo

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:17 GMT

NEO Magazine will be holding a competition each day of the London MCM Expo Comic Con where a talented individual will win K-On! Complete and Naruto Shippuden Season 2 boxsets, courtesy of Manga Entertainment.
To be in with a chance of winning, Expo goers must employ their treasure hunting skills to locate and collect all four NEO badge designs and then submit an inventive picture incorporating them - the entry which the NEO team finds most creative each day wins!
The badges, printed by Genki Gear, will be distributed at secret locations around the MCM Expo show floor free of charge.
Entrants must submit their fun and imaginative photos to the NEO Magazine Twitter account (@NEO_Magazine) with the hashtag #NEOPhotoComp before 8pm on each day of the event. Winners will then be announced shortly after.
Gemma Cox, editor of NEO Magzine comments, "We're really excited to see what NEO fans can come up with - we know you guys are really creative, so show us what you're made of with your photo entries!"
The London MCM Expo Comic Con takes place between 25-27 May at ExCel Centre in Victoria Docks, London.
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From Press Release

Nerawareta Gakuen Film Announced

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:15 GMT

Taku Maymura’s 1973 sci-fi novel Nerawareta Gakuen (School in the Crosshairs) will get an anime movie adaptation.

Synopsis

Abeno 6th Middle School is one of the best in the country but high expectations have lead to a stressful atmosphere which has lead to a deterioration of discipline among the pupils. In steps a mysterious and beautiful girl named Michiru Takamizawa who becomes chairperson of the student council. At first she seems normal but it soon becomes evident that she controls the school by force. Concerned students Kōji Seki and Kazumi Kusumoto decide to stop her but it is soon revealed that an even more powerful person is shaping events.

Like any popular story the book has been adapted into different formats multiple times with two live-action films made in 1981 and 1997 and four live-action television dramas. This is the first anime movie adaptation and it is being produced by Sunrise. The director has been named as Ryosuke Nakamura who directed the rather excellent Mōryō no Hako and Occult Academy. It is expected to see a release this autumn.

Staff: Ryosuke Nakamura (Director), Taku Mayumura (Original Creator),

Voice Actors: N/A

Studio: Sunrise

Bunkasai Meet-Up and Totoro Screening

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:06 GMT

The Bunkasai Club (culture festival) which is a social club aimed at people interested in Japan is to start screening anime and Japanese films at its events. The first screening is My Neighbour Totoro and it is on the Wednesday the 23rd of May.

The club was set up to support orphans of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 2011 and it has been running since August 2011. Meetings run from 7.30 p.m. until 11 p.m. Entry is £5 for men, £3 for women, and £1 for students. The venue is Zia Teresa Italian restaurant at 6 Hans Road, SW3 1RX, which is next to Harrods.

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New Anime Releases 21/05/2012

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:28 GMT

New Anime Releases for Monday:

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society

(Blu-Ray and DVD Double Play) (Manga Entertainment)

(RRP: £24.99)

Fairy Tail: Part 2 (Manga Entertainment)

(RRP: £29.99)

Girls und Panzer Trailer

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:29 GMT

The official website for the TV anime Girls und Panzer is streaming a trailer ahead of its Autumn debut.

Synopsis

The story follows high school girls who drive real life tanks in teams during competitions set up by their military school.

The voice actresses involved include Mai Fuchigami (Mai in Miracle Train), Ai Kayano (Mogana in Medaka Box), and Yuka Iguchi (Tsukiji Araragi in Bakemonogatari).

Tsutomu Mizushima (Another, Squid Girl) is directing this anime while Reiko Yoshida (K-ON!) is writing scripts and Isao Sugimoto (Ben-To) is animation director. Character designs being handled by Humikane Shimada (Sky Girls, and Takeshi Nogami (Strike Witches).

Ryouichi Saitaniya is making a tie-in manga series that will be serialised in Comic Flapper magazine in June.

Staff: Tsutou Mizushima (Director), Reiko Yoshida (Screen Writer), Humikane Shimada, Takeshi Nogami (Character Design)m Isao Sugimoto (Chief Animation Director)

Voice Actors: Mai Fuchigami (Miho), Ai Kayano (Saori), Mami Ozaki (Hana), Ikumi Nakagami (Yukari), Yuka Iguchi (Mako),

Studio: ACTAS, Graphinica

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Toonami Returns to the US

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:01 GMT

US cable and satellite network Adult Swim revealed that it will bring the Toonami programmng block out of retirement on the 26th of May.

Toonami was a programming block that ran on Cartoon Network channels in the UK from 2003 to 2007. Its best days saw it broadcast a range of Asian films and anime from Dragon Ball to Blue Submarine No. 6, and Tenchi Muyo!.

Cartoon Network briefly brought back Toonami on April Fools Day earlier this year. Adult Swim followed the broadcast by asking its Twitter followers if they would like Toonami to return. It seems to positivity has worked because now we have confirmation that the network is back and developing "new original anime programming". There is no news as to whether the UK will see Toonami return or if British viewers will be left with little more than fond memories of weekday afternoons packed with Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, and Tenchi in Tokyo.

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K Anime Trailers

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:58 GMT

The official website for the forthcoming TV anime ‘K’ has started streaming a number of promotional videos which showcase the anime’s background art and characters.

The list of voice actors involved is pretty impressive with Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenjiro Tsuda, Daisuke Ono, Mamoru Miyano, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yui Horie, Takahiro Sakurai, Jun Fukuyama announced.

Names of the staff involved are light on the ground at the minute but we do know that a producer named Gou Nakanishi, who has worked on the anime Asura Cryin’, Heroic Age, Negima!? and Fafner, is involved and theme songs for the anime will be performed by the group Angela (Asura Cryin’, Jinki: Extend, and Shikabane Hime:Kuro).

Staff: Gou Nakanishi (Producer), Angela (Theme Song Performance)

Voice Actors: Daisuke Namikawa, Tomokazu Sugita, Mikako Komatsu, Kenjiro Tsuda, Daisuke Ono, Mamoru Miyano, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yui Horie, Takahiro Sakurai, Jun Fukuyama, Yūichi Nakamura

Studio: GoRA/GoHands

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Tari Tari Teaser Trailer

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:08 GMT

The homepage for the Tari Tari TV anime series is streaming a teaser trailer which introduces the characters ahead of its July premiere.

Synopsis

The story centres around five high school girls who are too young to be called adults, but no longer think of themselves as children.

Wakana Sakai was once a musician until the death of her mother. Konatsu Miyamoto is a positive character who is a member of the after school vocal music club. Daichi Tanaka is part of the badminton team who lives with his college student sister. Wiin is a transfer student who spent the first 12 years abroad in Australia. Sawa Okita is a spirited member of the archery club. Music will bring these characters together during their last summer in high school.

Voicing Konatsu is Asami Seto (Chihaya in Chihayafuru), while Saori Hayami (Miho in Bakuman) voices Sawa and Ayahi Takagaki (Erika in Durarara!!) voices Wakana.

The anime is being created by P.A. Works (Hanasaku Iroha, Another) with Masakazu Hashimoto (Hanasaki Iroha, Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva) directing and orchestrating series composition while Kazuki Higashiji (Angel Beats!, Hanasaku Oriha) serving as art director. Music comes from Shiroh Hamaguchi (One Piece, Hanasaku Iroha).

Staff: Masakazu Hashimoto (Director/Series Composition), Masayuki Kawaguchi (Original Novelist), Kei Kunī (Script), Shiroh Hamaguchi (Music), tanu (Original Character Design), Kanami Sekiguchi (Chief Animation Director), Kazuki Higashiji (Art Director)

Voice Actors: Asami Seto (Konatsu), Saori Hayami (Sawa), Natsuki Hanae (Wiin), Ayahi Takagaki (Wakana), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Daichi)

Studio: P.A. Works

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14/05/2012: New Manga Releases This Week

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:53 GMT

New manga releases coming out this week:

Blood Blockade Battlefront 2

(208 pgs) (Dark Horse)

RRP: £8.50

Fallen Words

(264 pgs) (Drawn & Quarterly)

RRP: £13.99

FLCL: The Complete Series

(392 pgs) (Dark Horse)

RRP: £14.99

Saturn Apartments 5

(192 pgs) (Viz Media)

RRP: £7.99