Origin: Manchester!

Manga Entertainment seem to like Manchester recently!  Following last month's screening of the Death Note movie at Zavvi in the Manchester Arndale Centre, Manga have announced that they will be showing their forthcoming film Origin: Spirits of the Past.  The film, which is out on DVD on 25th August, seems to be heavily inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's epic Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.  The story is based in a post-apocalyptic time where humanity lives in tenuous co-existence with the encroaching forest, a co-existence is threatened when a young boy called Agito awakens a girl from the past.

The screening is free and takes place on Monday 26th May at 7pm.  However, it is a wristband-only event and wristbands must be picked up in person from the store.  Wristbands are available on a first-come, first-served basis from 9am from 24th May and are limited to one per person.

Go Speed Racer!!

The live-action adaptation of classic anime MachGoGoGo - known in the west as Speed Racer - is out in cinemas tomorrow!  The film is written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers, who were responsible for the heavily anime-inspired Matrix Trilogy. 

As with all Hollywood films there is a lot of merchandise available now.  Best of all is Speed Racer Lego!  which you can buy at your local Woolworths. 

New Stuff

A new month brings a couple of new bits and bobs, click on the following links to check them out...

Claymore vol 1 (Manga Review)
D.Gray-Man vol 2 (Manga Review)
Gainax Edition Stick Poster Collection (Merchandise Review)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Innocent Eleven (Anime Review)
Mushishi vol 3 (Anime Review)

We have also updated our Retailers Section to include Orbital Manga, whose website is up and running.

Cosmode English Edition to Be Released

As some may already know Cosmode is a magazine released in Japan that covers all elements of cosplay from conventions to 'how to' guides.  The good news is that you can now buy an online version of the magazine, which is translated into English.  At the moment there is a free sample of the magazine available at www.cosmodeonline.com, and at the end of the magazine there is even a token that offers a 10% discount on the full release on the 25th May.  Our first look at the magazine has certainly got us impressed and we'd recommend anyone interested in cosplay to take a look!