REVIEW FOR BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE

Blue Exorcist The Movie
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 26/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

In the series, Rin Okamura vowed to avenge the death of his adoptive father after his real father, Satan had killed him, hoping he would join him in Hell. In order to properly avenge him, Rin joined the True Cross Academy to become an exorcist, but being a demon and son of Satan, the ruler of all demons, he doesn't have it easy.

REVIEW FOR HIGH SCHOOL DXD COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTION

High School DXD Complete Series Collection
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English: DD 5.1 & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 26/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Issei is a second year high school student and along with his two friends he's never had a girlfriend. It is their mission to get with a "hot chick" and make out with her before they graduate, but as they aren't handsome or gifted like Kiba, a bishonen third year, they know their chances are slim to none. The only action they get is peeking through a hole in the wall of a changing room at some of the sexiest girls in school, and one in particular who has very big "jugs." Issei fears he will never get a girl and might well be a virgin forever, but when a random busty girl asks him out, he can't believe his luck. As for his friends, they think he has hit the jackpot while they still haven't got a girl.

REVIEW FOR MAGI - THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC SEASON 1 PART 2

Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic Season 1 Part 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 12/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

The first episode of this new series is certainly Alibaba's way of shining when he confronts the ruler of Balbadd. After seeing first hand how slaves were treated by those who owned them, he wants to stop King Ahbmad from turning Balbadd into a nation that exports slaves. He would rather see the kingdoms united under a banner of freedom and contentment, but as their ruler is both cowardly and cruel, will he give in to Alibaba's pleas?

ARTICLE ON SEISHIN INK - NEW MANGA FROM THE LAND OF THE EUROPEAN RISING SUN

 
Seishin Ink - Yaoi Manga to Look Out For.

Seishin Ink are a new European Yaoi manga publisher who seem to have sprung up from out of nowhere to impress us with their talent of artists and writers. They are all about Male/Male romance novels written in the English language as so many are written purely in Japanese and based in Japan. Seishin Ink publish text based novels and also publish text based novels which feature illustrations. Their aim is to produce high quality yaoi work that separates itself from other yaoi publishers. Having original and meaningful themes and unpredictable endings, they hope to attract the kind of original minded types who are interested in buying the novels or reading them chapter by chapter.

PRESS RELEASE: KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE COMPLETE SERIES COLLECTION

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple Complete Series Collection

Kenichi's a total wimp. He's always getting picked on and doesn't have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu's the perfect motivation. She's hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters.

PRESS RELEASE: MAGI - THE LABYRINTH OF MAGIC SERIES 1 PART 2

Magi - The Labyrinth of Magic Series 1 Part 2 

Aladdin has yet to regain consciousness from the battle with the fallen magi Judar. Meanwhile, as the third prince of Balbadd, Alibaba tries to stop his older brother King Ahbmad from turning Balbadd into a slave-exporting nation.

PRESS RELEASE: K - THE COMPLETE TV SERIES

K- The Complete TV Series

Shiro is an easygoing teenager content with just being a student - until his seemingly perfect life is halted when a bloodthirsty clan, glowing red with fire, attempts to kill him in the streets. Unbeknownst to Shiro, he is suspected of murdering a member of their clan and will need a miracle to escape their vengeance. Miraculously, a young man named Kuroh Yatogami swings in and aids Shiro in his getaway, only to reveal he's also after Shiro's life.

PRESS RELEASE: POWER RANGERS SUPER SAMURAI: RISE OF THE BULLZOOKA VOLUME 2

Power Rangers Super Samurai: Rise of the Bullzooka volume 2

It's time for more Nighlok kicking action in this latest edition in the Power Rangers Super Samurai series. Experience full Bullzooka power in this action packed series - perfect for fans of old and new!

PRESS RELEASE: FAIRY TAIL BLU-RAY COLLECTION 2

Fairy Tail Blu-Ray Collection 2

On Blu-Ray from Monday 2nd June 2014

For the first time! Episodes 25-48 of the epic action-adventure series packaged in one Blu-ray box set for your enjoyment. Across the Fiore kingdom, wizards join guilds and make their pay by filling magical needs - but one guild has a reputation as the roughest, rowdiest, most dangerous of all: Fairy Tail! In the midst of a mission to break the curse over Galuna Island.

PRESS RELEASE: AESTHETICA OF A ROGUE HERO COMPLETE SERIES

Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero Complete Series

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 16th June 2014

After saving a fairy-tale kingdom, Akatsuki returns to the real world with his prize: Miu, the busty daughter of the defeated Demon King.

PRESS RELEASE: MARDOCK SCRAMBLE: THE THIRD EXHAUST

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 16th June 2014

Rune Balot's struggle to bring the man who killed her to justice continues amid the world of high-stakes gambling and glamour at the Eggnog Blue Casino.

PRESS RELEASE: GAGARIN FIRST IN SPACE

Gagarin: First in Space

Synopsis:

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?
In 1961 Yuri Gagarin blasted off from Vostok, Russia to become the first man in space. It was a mission fraught with danger as he rocketed into unknown territory and an uncertain fate.

PRESS RELEASE: ONE PIECE MOVIE: STRONG WORLD

One Piece Movie: Strong World

On DVD & Blu-Ray from Monday 30th June 2014

Fast sell:

Join the crew of the Straw Hat Pirates on the high seas for an adventure like no other in this award-winning feature length movie from the world-wide anime phenomenon, One Piece.

PRESS RELEASE: STRANGE HILL HIGH

Strange Hill High

An innovative combination of traditional and cutting edge animation techniques makes “Strange Hill High” a cool, visual delight that on their own merits make it worth watching.

PRESS RELEASE: BLEACH SERIES 13 PART 2

Bleach Series 13 Part 2

On DVD from Monday 9th June 2014

The Soul Reapers form an uneasy alliance with the Visoreds, and the battle against the Espadas resumes.

REVIEW FOR ONE PIECE COLLECTION 6

One Piece Collection 6
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 19/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

After months at sea, and a lot of boredom, Luffy and the crew reach land. Its a nice little island in the middle of nowhere and Luffy being in perfect form getting fruit in to replace lost stocks and other supplies while the rest of them stock up on fruit  and throw in a competition for good measure - who can get the most fruit? It's a good job Chopper is left on board to look after the ship or is it?

INTERVIEW WITH BIG-EYE ARTIST JASMINE BECKET - GRIFFITH

Interview with Big-Eye artist Jasmine Becket - Griffith. 
Interview conducted by Sandra Scholes

It's only fitting that Allura, one of my favourite paintings of Jasmine Becket - Griffith's should right up there. Her work has become the stuff of legends are fairies often are, and it it great that the artist has given a lot of her time to this interview, so let's take no more time before getting to the interview itself and learning more about the woman and her famous art.

PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK REVIEW THE ANONYMOUS NUDE

Title: The Anonymous Nude: Volume 1
Author: Andrew Wright
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN 978 -1-45 -797799-2
RRP: £45: 00 GBP

REVIEWED BY: Sandra Scholes

SYNOPSIS:
The basic premise of The Anonymous Nude: Volume 1 is even women who have no self confidence in their own bodies can look good naked with the right lighting, poses and man behind the camera. They can have anonymity from the reader as they are not showing their faces. In order to achieve this the models strike several interesting and ingenious poses that show their body's beauty and subtle perfection. In the introduction, Andrew mentions that during his photography career the women he met in several different jobs were at first reluctant to pose for him until he put them at ease.

REVIEW FOR THE GANGSTER AND THE SAMURAI (YAOI REVIEW)

The Gangster and the Samurai

Released By: Seishin Ink

Writer and Artist: Katsura and Yuramei

Cover Art: Katsura and Yuramei

Release Date: Out now

Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Blurb:
Fate is a fickle thing, fortune a double edged sword.

"Being born into wealth and privilege may be the dream of most, but a fat, friendless child with no company but his books will find that money brings no real comfort. I was such a child and came quickly to the conclusion that to endure the mundane is not compulsory when one can retreat to one's thoughts and live the life of a samurai. I chose my own path. An existence of honour and adventure which I shared with my beloved fellow warrior, Hyung. Even I, at times, thought him to be a figment of my imagination, so when he appeared as a flesh and blood man in the offices of the Yakuza organisation, the Tatakai-gumi, my world was turned upside down."

Kanno Sakamoto is a renaissance man. Homosexual, archer, swordsman, gardener, chef, pianist, gangster and fantasist — here he tells his own story. A dark, often humorous and sometimes challenging tale of love, lust and murder which is not for the faint of heart.

REVIEW FOR DRAGON BALL SEASON 1 (THE SAGA OF GOKU)

Dragon Ball Season 1 (The Saga of Goku)
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 5/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

We've already had Dragonball Z and Dragonball GT as series which have become very popular with Japanese and later European audiences, and now we get to see Goku in his early youth before he later became the hero we have grown to love watching. 

REVIEW FOR FAIRY TAIL PART 7

Fairy Tail Part 7
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 250 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese: DD 2.0
Release Date: 28/5/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

So far Fairy Tail has had its fair share of strange happenings, battles and unusual quests for items no one previously knew about. This time the town is sent to a place called Edolas where magic has been practically unheard of, and the kingdom's real idea is to take it from Fairy Tail. Natsu and his friends have to search for their friends, but are shocked to find that this Fairy Tail has some strange inhabitants who look exactly the same as his friends - but the problem is they don't act at all like the ones he knew.

MORE PATEMA INVERTED NEWS!

Patema Inverted News!

Anime Ltd. have today announced an amazing opportunity for fans to help deliver a breathtaking definitive edition of the critically acclaimed anime “Patema Inverted”!

Arriving in select UK cinemas from Friday 2nd May, “Patema Inverted” is one of the freshest sci-­fi anime in years and has been celebrated as “a wonder of detail and ingenuity” 4* (Total Film).

Now fans will have the opportunity to help bring the desired definitive edition to the UK!

PATEMA INVERTED NEWS

New Patema Inverted Kickstarter Project Underway!

The beginning of the Kickstarter project for Patema Inverted is now underway. Details of what will feature on the edition and the various reward schemes available can be found at this link:

GHOST IN THE SHELL COMES TO LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY STEELBOOK!!

Ghost In The Shell comes to Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook on 29th September!

Anime classic Ghost in The Shell is soon to be released as a Limited Edition Blu-ray Steelbook. After the success of their AKIRA and Ninja Scroll Steelbook releases, fans will be eager to get their hands on this, one of the most remembered releases from Manga Entertainment UK. As this is also a Worldwide Exclusive Steelbook release fans will want it all the more.

KRISGOAT - AN ARTICLE OF HER WORK AND GOATLINGS!!!

 
Goatlings and Other Works - The Art of Krisgoat.

Christine Mohr Russell AKA Krisgoat learned to draw from an early age. Nicknamed Krisgoat at school, she has since used it to sign her artwork which can be described as an outlet where her interest in Japanese animations and graphic novels reflects in her artwork.

THE ESPADA - ARTICLE ON EACH CHARACTER

 
The Espada - Their Meanings Revealed.

In Bleach Series 13 Part 1 Barragan reveals that each Espada signifies an aspect of death. I found this to be rather interesting as it says more about the tenacity of the Espada as people rather than evil and destructive entities. The Soul Reaper Captains and Lieutenants want to destroy them utterly and get onto fighting Aizen and his two allies, but let's see what each Espada reveals:

INTERVIEW WITH BIG-EYE ARTIST MISHA

Interview: Misha of Misha Art

Misha decided to take some time out to chat to us at JapanReviewer to tell us about her work so far, her past work, present and future art and what kind of commissions she has had. This discussion is more or less of what she likes in the anime and art world and what makes her tick - and, well, there are a couple
of fun questions at the end too!

Sandra: I have to say I love your style as its woodcut meets manga and

tattoo art, but not all your work is manga. You use arcade game
characters in your art - do you like playing arcade games in general?

Misha: I do enjoy playing arcade games as well as home console video games. My father was a computer programmer back in the 70's and loved games. We had Pong when it came out and I've had video games in my home ever since. I'm not really good at them, and rarely finish a game, but I enjoy playing and I love to watch others play.

INTERVIEW WITH BUDDING MANGA ARTIST ZOE

Interview with budding artist Zoe Tomlinson 
Interviewed by Sandra Scholes
 
Zoe has several likes including art and design and manga is one of the things she likes doing almost all the time. She has aspirations about being a professional manga artist like many I've interviewed and I think she has a good chance of getting there. She likes dogs, Fairy Tail and Black Butler, but I'll let her tell you the rest!

Sandra: What was your first art project?

Zoe: My first art project was this painting I did of my face when I was younger. It got me into art and different kinda of art  and eventually this led into me wanting to be a professional.