News - by Ian - February 27, 2011 - 13:05 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
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Beez Entertainment have confirmed the release dates of the second volumes of Durarara!! and Gundam 00, Season 2. In only a few short weeks these volumes will be made available in DVD format only. There is currently no Blu-Ray DVD release penned for these releases.
Durarara!! Volume 2 – 28th March 2011
Gundam 00, Season 2: Part 2 – 28th March 2011
Both will be available in the usual retail outlets hmv, Amazon, Play.com.
Anime News, News - by Ian - February 22, 2011 - 14:00 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
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MVM Entertainment are now known for releasing box sets of their older and new material and they have recently confirmed that they are going to be releasing the following shows in a box set:
- Tower of Druaga – which was previously going to be a two disc collection of the first season – it’s now going to be a complete box set release.
- Chobits – it seems a return the UK in a complete box set
- Desert Punk – released last year will see a re-release as a box set
- Shana – again released last year will see a box set collection
- Gungrave – again a recent release but will now be released again.
This is great news for bargain hunters as a box set is always more cost effective than purchasing the single releases. Not forgetting that they are a good collection of decent anime, Desert Punk especially is one worth picking up if you’ve not already got it.
News - by Ian - May 28, 2010 - 18:43 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Yesterday E1 Entertainment were kind enough to let us all see a preview of their up and coming DVD release of Astro Boy, for those of you who didn’t see it in the cinema, it’s certainly worth the buy and for those three very lucky winners of the Astro Boy Competition, you’ll be getting your copies shortly. If anyone is in any doubt about Astro Boy, you can read the News-Anime.com review here.
News - by Ian - May 11, 2010 - 23:20 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
To celebrate the release of Astro Boy on DVD, E1 Entertainment have been kind enough to offer the readers of News-Anime.com a chance to win one of three Astro Boy DVDs and goodie-bags.
All you need to do is answer the following question:
Astro Boy the movie was released in Japan in what year?
A) 2008
B) 2009
C) 2010
If you think you know, then head on over to our competition page by clicking here to enter.
The competition winners will be selected on the 24th May and all entries must be submitted on or before the 23rd May.
Good luck!
News - by Ian - May 9, 2010 - 10:55 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
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It has recently been confirmed by E1 Entertainment, that the CGI version of Astro Boy, which was on general release in the UK earlier on in the year, will have a DVD release date of the 31st May 2010. Astro Boy will have a standard definition and a Blu-Ray version release of the same day and it’s perfect timing for the half-term holidays in the UK.
Astro Boy features the voices of Nicholas Cage, Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell and Charlize Theron and the story centres around a young boy who’s father is one of the best scientific minds of the day. Unfortunately, his son is in love with science as well and sneaks into one of his experiments that goes horribly wrong and leaves his father grief stricken. In an attempt to pacify his greif he brings his son back to life as a robot only to discover that it’s not the same person and turns his back on him. Astro Boy is then left feeling dejected and turns his back on the world he knows to only find out that he really loves it in the end.
Astro Boy is a great film and is a perfect for all of the family.
News - by Ian - May 9, 2010 - 10:47 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
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Code Geass is an eagerly anticipated anime which is going to be released by Beez Entertainment and has recently been delayed slightly due to the BBFC. What was not confirmed at the time was why this delay was occurring, it has now come to light thanks to the eagle eyed work of Sheentaku and UK Anime News Network that the BBFC have demanded a 1 second cut to Episode 10 of the UK edition of Code Geass.
The justification of this removal from the BBFC is as follows:
Company [Beez Entertainment] was required to remove a shot likely to encourage an interest in underage sexual activity (in this case a young girl in the background of a shot suggesting sexual activity). Cut made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines, policy and the Video Recordings Act 1984.
Beez Entertainment have made this cut and have agreed to the terms of what the BBFC have advised. However, it has since come to light that this cut is far less than one second and is likely only to be a single frame. The offending frame has been confirmed by Andrew Partridge, the UK representative of Beez Entertainment as:
…what was cut was one second and was a static image on Anya’s phone in a scene. It’s not integral to the plot and we’re as annoyed as you are as it delays the release a little!
On the Anime UK News forums.
Thanks to the joys of the internet, the offending image has now surfaced and can be found here. This cut is causing a bit of a stir on the many UK based anime forums in relation to censorship.
The BBFC’s website has full information regarding the cut here.
Source: UK Anime News Network and Anime UK News
News - by Ian - April 3, 2010 - 14:43 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
It was recently confirmed that Manga Entertainment have gained the license to release two new movies in the UK, the confirmed release dates for one movie has not been confirmed yet; the other is due shortly. Those two films are:
Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai Movie
Based around the real life Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, author of The Book of Five Rings this Oshii/Production IG film’s plot is still to be 100% confirmed to English audiences.
Release: Unknown
Eureka Seven – good night, sleep tight, young lovers Eureka Seven – good night, sleep tight, young lovers Movie
Renton and Eureka are both children who are somewhat of an oddity. Remton raised by scientists and Eureka who can’t live under the sun are very attached to one another and this attachment is put to the test when Eureka is taken from Renton – who is powerless to stop it. He vows to get Eureka back one way or another.
Release: 19th July 2010
Format: Standard Definition and Blu-Ray
Manga Entertainment have recently been picking up a lot of anime films and this just shows their continued commitment to the UK scene.
Source: Manga Entertainment’s Twitter via AUK News
News - by Ian - March 2, 2010 - 11:23 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Beez Entertainment in conjunction with the Bandai Channel Co. Ltd has announced that their newest work Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) based on the incredibly successful Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is now available for online streaming previews.
Currently penned to be released worldwide on the 12th March 2010 on Blu-Ray you are now able to watch a 7 minute preview of this prestigious show. You can see this preview on Beez’s blog available here.
News - by Ian - January 6, 2010 - 17:59 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Manga Entertainment today announced that they will be releasing of the most anticipated films of the year to the UK in September 2010. One of the most highly rated anime films of 2009, Summer Wars is the latest film from Mamoru Hosoda, the director of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
Summer Wars
Kenji Koiso is a child prodigy and this mathematically minded genius spends a large portion of his time immersed in a massive computer simulated viral world, OZ. At the beginning of his summer vacation, our socially inept genius is asked to help in celebrating his crush, Natsuki Shinohara’s great grandmother’s 90th birthday.
Before he knows it, he’s the lead of a news story about the destruction of his favourite computer game OZ and has to learn how to deal with this as well as enlist the help of Natsuki’s family to clear his name.
Release: September 2010
Format: Theatrical Release
Release: October/November 2010
Format: Standard Definition DVD and Blu-Ray DVD
Yes, Manga Entertainment also confirmed today that Summer Wars will be released in both standard definition DVD and Blu-Ray DVD in September.
Update:
Manga Entertainment today confirmed that they are planning for a theatrical release of Summer Wars in September and then a DVD release in both Blu-Ray and Standard Definition in October or November time.
Source: Twitter
News - by Ian - November 25, 2009 - 17:11 Europe/London - 1 Comment
Manga Entertainment are becoming known for securing the rights to some older anime and selling it in the UK, this has been especially noted with the old Miyazaki classic: Panda Go Panda!. Today it has been announced that they have secured the rights to another pre-Ghibli Miyazaki work – Sherlock Hound.
Sherlock Hound
“Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle) during his time at Japan’s largest animation studio, TMS. Before he went on to create Totoro and Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki captured a whole generation of childrens’ imaginations with his retelling of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries using a loveable cast of canines. For the first time ever in the UK, all 26 episodes of the cult toon classic are collected into one deluxe box set.
“Sherlock Hound”, released as either Famous Detective Holmes or Detective Holmes in Japan, is an anime based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series where all the characters are depicted as anthropomorphic animals, the majority dogs, though Holmes is a fox and his enemy Professor Moriarty is a wolf. The show featured regular appearances of Jules Verne-steampunk style technology, adding a 19th-century science-fiction atmosphere to the series. It consists of 26 episodes aired between 1984 and 1985.” – hmv
Available:
1st February 2010 – 5 Disc Complete Set
This classic Miyazaki series retells the famous Sherlock Holmes story as friendly dogs and is an easily accessable and adorable series. You can pre-order this now from hmv here.
Source: Manga Entertainment’s Twitter Feed
News - by Ian - November 16, 2009 - 09:00 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Like almost every Monday the UK anime market releases their DVDs to the Great British public. Some weeks we are given dozens of new hours of anime and some weeks it’s only just a couple. This week, we are falling into the latter category. With only one new DVD from MVM Entertainment being released. This release is:
Aquarion can be bought from all major retailers and MVM Entertainment’s own store – Anime On Line.
News - by Ian - October 20, 2009 - 19:13 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Further to the recent announcement from Beez Entertainment, they have decided to open up their poll to everyone, regardless of whether you are attending the London Expo or not. If you live in the UK, France or Germany, you can enter and potentially win some great prizes.
You can vote here.
You’ve got a month from today to vote.
News - by Ian - October 19, 2009 - 16:18 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
The lovely Andrew over at Beez Entertainment today updated their official blog with some new screenshots of one of their latest titles – Sword of the Stranger. They start off by showing the digitally 3D boxart, which looks like:
Unfortunately there are no photos of the packaging as it’s all be saved for the Expo at the weekend. But the inside will look something like:
Andrew goes on to explain that for the First Edition DVDs that there’s a ton of bonuses, such as the Making Of, an Original Short Film, a few trailers and a few other things to boot.
If you’re at the Expo this week, make sure you pick a copy up.
Source: Beez Blog
News - by Ian - October 17, 2009 - 12:03 Europe/London - Be first to Comment!
Beez Entertainment will be working alongside the Bandai Channel during the London Expo and a little afterwards online to ask some basic questions around a secret and upcoming project from the company. As a way of saying thank you, Beez will enter all people who answer their survey in a question where you may win:
1 x Signed Gurren Lagann artbook and pencilboard by the Japanese voice actress of Yoko from Gurren Lagann
2 x Sword of the Stranger movie
Prize winners will be selected at random and will be emailed after the survey’s processing is complete (we’ll also post when we’ve drawn the winners too)!
To take part all you have to do is come to the Beez stand, we’ll have it set up there, ask one of the staff otherwise for details about it and they’ll direct you to where it is!
News - by Ian - October 17, 2009 - 11:56 Europe/London - 1 Comment
On Monday, MVM Entertainment’s latest series, X is out to buy on DVD. X The Series Volume 1 is a brilliantly animated series, that according to all of the press releases has a very strong stance of characterisation. To keep on everyone on tenterhooks, here are a few clips to enjoy:
