Welcome to the NHK: Complete Collection (DVD Details)
Sato's life is going down the drain. He's dropped out of college, only goes outside once a week, and sleeps sixteen hours a day. Surviving on a steady diet of internet porn sites, he finds himself falling further into a pit of despair. Then he has a sudden epiphany. Sato decides that the sinister broadcast company known as "The NHK" is trying to transform their viewers into jobless, societal...
Welcome to the NHK: Collection Part Two (US) (DVD Details)
Sato really thought he could do it… ever since he figured out that his miserable excuse for a life was actually the fault of a ruthless television network set on reprogramming its viewers, Sato’s been trying his hardest to create a real life for himself. Unfortunately, one of the biggest problems with evil programs is that they keep getting rerun over and over! Now, with his romantic relationships...
Welcome to the NHK: Collection Part One (US) (DVD Details)
Sato's life is going down the drain. A college dropout, he rarely goes outside and sleeps sixteen hours a day. Amidst his internet porn sites, he finds himself falling further into a pit of despair. Sato has now decided that a sinister broadcast company known as "The NHK" is trying to transform its viewers into jobless, societal recluses by showing cutesy anime girls. Unable to resist these charms,...
Anime Review Roundup (updated)
Bye Bye Bandai... update
Following yesterday's bombshell regarding Bandai Entertainement's retreat from distribution, Anime News Network has posted an interview with Bandai Entertainment's Ken Iyadomi that states the reasons for, and the timeline...
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Anime Review Roundup Update
Anime on Demand... On Subscription
I mentioned yesterday that Anime on Demand had been down for the weekend while it shifted to new servers and updated its front end interface. Last night it came back online, and with it a development that was...
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Acclaimed Anime Satire Welcome to the NHK Coming to UK DVD from MVM in January
HAVE YOUR OBSESSIONS TAKEN OVER YOUR REALITY?
Based on the popular Japanese novel by Tatsuhiko Takimoto (Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge) and its subsequent manga adaptation written by Takimoto and illustrated by Kendi Oiwa (Goth; Tsukumo Happy Soul),...
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MCM Expo News and Anime Review Roundup
The Expo News…
Another expo has been and gone, and I was so bloated from Diwali sweets that I couldn't be asked to shift from my seat in front of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix to attend the Industry Panel… That's my excuse and I'm sticking to...
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Anime Review Roundup
Persona 4: The Animation Not So-Simulcast
When will people learn to read calendars? Because of a mistake on the French side of things, Anime on Demand's streams of Persona 4 will henceforth be on a one-week delay. Before we start campaigning to...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Anime Review Roundup
MVM’s New Licence Is…
MVM aren’t as prolific when it comes to releasing anime as they once were, but they certainly haven’t abandoned the UK market, and given some of the titles they have released in the past, I make certain to sit up and pay...
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Anime Review Roundup (Updated)
Full Metal Alchemist Again…
What is that old adage about, if it ain’t broke? No one listens to old adages anymore, which is a shame. I’ve already reviewed the brilliant Full Metal Alchemist series on this site, as well as the feature film, and my...
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Anime Review Roundup (Updated)
The Recession Keeps On… Recessing
It’s annoying when UK companies fall flat, it makes it inconvenient sourcing that anime that you need so badly. It’s worrying when US companies fall flat, as you wonder who will be there to sub and dub those...
Posted by Jitendar Canth
Breaking News: ADV UK cancels titles
Mania/AnimeOnDVD are reporting that ADV-UK are cancelling a host of titles, which wasn't wholly unexpected given the drastic changes that have taken place to their catalogue in the US.
Mania Report
Not much of a surprise, but ADV Films UK has...
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The Good News or the Bad News!
It’s a bit of both actually, as once again the cliché of seven days being a long time in (insert subject of choice here) turns out to be true. The past week in anime has seen some remarkable, worrying, heartening and some downright confusing...
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The Half Time Whistle Blows On The Revolution
We’re twelve weeks into the big experiment, and with everyone apparently pausing for breath, it’s a chance to take stock of what has transpired thus far. As I related in my first blog, Gonzo Digimation is trying a new method of anime distribution,...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
Piracy is killing the entertainment industry! That’s what we constantly hear nowadays, with file sharing and illicit downloads being cited as the prime reason why the entertainment industry is losing money hand over fist. It’s reached the point where...
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Welcome to the NHK: Collection Part Two (Review) (DVD)
It seems our lives today revolve around waiting. We wait for the train, we wait for our lunch breaks, we wait in doctor’s surgeries, we...
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Welcome to the NHK: Collection Part One (Review) (DVD)
There’s a conspiracy keeping me from my anime. What else would explain a certain e-tailer taking over a month to fill my order for Le...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
Looks like Crunchyroll have already strayed from the moral path with these shows. Although no reason has been given, they have...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
Si - the chaps from Radiohead were interviewed by Mark Radcliffe last week on Radio 2 and there claimed that they made more out...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
To be fair though Stuart, Radiohead (or Thom Yorke specifically) admitted it would have been commercial suicide to have just...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
Oh - and by the way. Radiohead actually did very well out of their download experiment. But lots of others involved in the...
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The Revolution Is Here, The Revolution Is Online
Good article Jits. I think it's worth adding that, as Broadband pipes get bigger and P2P sites proliferate at a rate of knots,...
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