GLASGOW, UK - September 1st, 2010 - Scotland Loves Animation is proud to announce several pieces of information regarding our first event - Scotland Loves Anime.

TICKET SALES:

Ticket sales in Glasgow, at the Glasgow Film Theatre have now gone live as of today for Scotland Loves Anime.  They are available via the GFT's ticket sales site here:

http://tickets.glasgowfilmtickets.org.uk/

Then click on "Scotland Loves Anime" in the left sidebar of events to get the full events listing so far.

Ticket sales in Edinburgh at the Filmhouse will be announced via our website, Twitter and Facebook as soon as they go live.  Scotland Loves Anime in Edinburgh no later than end of next week.

GUEST LIST ANNOUNCEMENT

To celebrate this - we are pleased to announce the first three guests in the lineup for Scotland Loves Anime.

JONATHAN CLEMENTS
Appearing for both weekends of Scotland Loves Anime.

Jonathan Clements is the author of Schoolgirl Milky Crisis: Adventures in the Anime and Manga Trade, and co-author of the Anime Encyclopedia. He is currently writing his PhD thesis on An Industrial History of Japanese Animation.

SATOSHI NISHIMURA
Appearing during the Glasgow weekend (8/10/10-10/10/10) of Scotland Loves Anime ONLY.

Mr. Satoshi Nishimura has worked for years as an animator on numerous anime titles providing key animation and story board work. He has worked on numerous series including MASHIN EIYUUDEN WATARU, FUTURE GPX CYBER FORMULA,CARD CAPTOR SAKURA, DRAGON BALL , PARADISE KISS and more. Later, Mr. Nishimura became a Director with several equally notable titles to his credit, including Trigun, and Hajime no Ippo. Mr. Nishimura’s latest title is Trigun Badlands Rumble.

SHIGERU KITAYAMA
Appearing during the Glasgow weekend (8/10/10-10/10/10) of Scotland Loves Anime ONLY.

Mr. Shigeru Kitayama joined Victor Japan in 1984 and became an animation producer in 1993 after an assistant producer position in the anime titled NINJA SCROLL. He is also the current chief producer of Flying Dog Inc. Mr. Kitayama enjoys war and “spaghetti-western” movies with hobbies consisting mainly of plastic models and toy guns. He also plays guitar for an amateur band. Mr. Kitayama has worked on such titles such as TRIGUN, EXCEL SAGA, NOIR, GUNGRAVE and MADLAX.

ABOUT SCOTLAND LOVES ANIME:
Scotland Loves Anime features an eclectic selection of Japanese animation at venues in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. The season’s line-up includes the UK premieres of Badlands Rumble and One Piece Strong World, as well as the Scottish premieres of Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva and Summer Wars. Scotland Loves Anime also includes some special guest appearances and other supporting events.

Scotland Loves Anime is supported by: Manga Entertainment, the Japan Foundation, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Arts and Business Scotland, Ozarin.co.uk, Kadokawa Pictures and Flying Dog.

For more information please visit http://www.lovesanimation.com

Covers of Upcoming DVD Releases  

Here are a few DVD covers of upcoming UK anime releases:

To see more & dicuss the latest DVD covers founded by our forum members click on the comments. 

J-pop Band Electric Eel Shock 18 Date UK 7 Ireland Tour

Japanese eccentric rockers Electric Eel Shock will be returning to the UK and Ireland this September with an extensive and electrifying 18-date tour. Expect extreme energy, pure rock devotion and more than anyone's fair share of nudity as they play a number of small venues across the country. Don't forget to grab a copy of NEO#66 for our exclusive and explicit interview with the band for a taster of the kind of metal-themed shenanigans you can expect. Their 2010 tour dates include:

30 August: Town Mill, Mansfield
02 September: (King's Heath) Hare & Hound, Birmingham
06 September: Cavern, Exeter
07 September: DITC, Portsmouth
08 September: The Night Owl, Cheltenham
09 September: Sound Control, Manchester
10 September: Drummonds, Aberdeen
11 September: King Tuts, Glasgow
12 September: The Well, Leeds
14 September: Roisin Dubh, Galway
15 September: An Brog, Cork
16 September: Spiritstore, Dundalk
17 September: Ballroom of Romance, Dublin
18 September: Clonakilty Guitar Festival
20 September: Mello Mello, Liverpool
21 September: 100 Club, London
22 September: Louisiana, Bristol
23 September: Royal Oak, Bordon

Source:Neo Mag

Anime Director Satoshi Kon has Passed Away

Saroshi Kon the director of Perfect Blue (1998), Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Paranoia Agent (2004), Paprika (2006) and the upcoming The Dream Machine (2011) has passed away.

Kyōko Kon, the widow of director Satoshi Kon, wrote a message about his passing on his official website on Wednesday:

    Satoshi Kon passed away due to pancreatic cancer on August 24 at 6:20 a.m. He was 46.

    His funeral service will be held for family members only.

    We are respectfully and deeply grateful for your kindness during his lifetime.

Kon'stone
 Representative Director Kyōko Kon

Source: ANN

If you want to see why Satoshi Kon is such as loss to anime the industry you can check out Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika DVD releases for between £2.99-3.99 at HMV.