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Gainax’ Panty and Stocking – Trailer

Gainax’ latest anime series, following Gurren Lagann. With a provocative title and raunchy preview video, will they really reach the right audience?

Scotland Loves Anime: Glasgow Tickets On Sale Now!

From today, you can pick up tickets to any of the Glasgow Film Theatre screenings in the Scotland Loves Anime film festival. Their guest lineup has also been confirmed!

Scotland Loves Anime – Line-up Announced!

Scotland Loves Anime brings the latest and greatest anime movies to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee this October. Their lineup has just been released and there are some great premieres!

Supernatural: The Animation teaser trailer online!

After teasing us with potential character designs a couple of months back, Madhouse finally deliver the goods with a full-blown teaser trailer for their upcoming adaptation, Supernatural: The Animation.

Black★Rock Shooter – Preview

Appearing on DVD later this month is the long awaited Black★Rock Shooter. We take a look at some of the latest screens and a new trailer.

New OP/ED for K-On!!

Now that the second season of K-On has reached episode 14, the show has treated us to new opening and ending tracks.

Project Diva 2nd – Full OP

Sega have released the full opening video for Project Diva 2nd! Featuring gorgeous pre-rendered animation, it can be appreaciated even if you aren’t a fan of the game.

When Worlds Collide: Part Seven

The final part of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation.

When Worlds Collide: Part Six

Part Six of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation, he takes a look Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Ghibli’s Ni no Kuni Preview

After years of creating amazing animation, Studio Ghibli has teamed up with Studio-5 to bring us what could be an RPG masterpiece. We look at the Playstation 3 and Nintendo DS trailers to see if the game will deliver the goods.

Supernatural: The Animation – Potential Character Sheets?

Potentially leaked character sheets from the upcoming Supernatural anime adaptation appear on Livejournal. But are they the real deal?

When Worlds Collide: Part Five

Part five of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation, he takes a look at the Emmy Award-winning series Samurai Jack.

Supernatural: The Animation

With the fifth (and penultimate) season of Warner Bros. smash hit TV show Supernatural having recently concluded, attention now turns to Japan, where an unlikely adaptation is in the works.

When Worlds Collide: Part Four

Part four of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation, he takes a look at the first examples of Western studios adopting the anime style, and what went wrong.

The Legend of Koizumi

Japan is without a leader! They need someone strong and noble. They need someone who can play mahjong?!

Café Allongé

Maxime Paccalet’s new film out of studio Kawanimation, Café Allongé, is released on Vimeo. Ch-ch-check it out!

When Worlds Collide: Part Three

Part three of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation. Going back to year zero, he takes a look at the origins of the Japanese animation industry, and the development of the anime style.

More UK Anime Releases

With London Expo now over, Beez, MVM and Manga Entertainment have all announced their new licenses for the coming year. What to look forward to and more.

When Worlds Collide: Part Two

Part two of Steve’s series on the integration of the Japanese animation style into Western animation. This week, he’ll be taking a look at the rise in popularity of Japanese animation in the US and UK.