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Anime to be streamed online by Hulu.com and Joost!

By NeoBlade • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Believe it!
In a recent deal with Viz, Sony, Gong and Funimation, the rival streaming companies are rolling out more legal subtitled anime to be streamed on their online websites. Titles such as Bleach, Basilisk, Black Blood Brothers, Death Note, Kiddy Grade, MoonPhase, Peach Girl, and School Rumble will be making their way on Hulu.com. Sadly [...]


Japanese girls love virtual boyfriends

By NeoBlade • Sep 21st, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Well that seems to be the case when it comes to a website called WebKare (Japanese for boyfriend). What is it all about? It is basically a Japanese social networking website with a twist, users sign up and log in to use the usual functions of socialising and meeting others however there is an added [...]


Yaya Han to be in London with TokyoToys

By NeoBlade • Sep 19th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Yaya Han will by flying over to London a day before the International Cosplay Ball, London, on the 29th November! Courtesy of TokyoToys, she will be holding an exclusive talk at their store in London in the Trocadero, Picadilly Circus. Here is her bio from her official website:
My name is: Yaya
Birthday: 10th April 1980
Astrological Sign: [...]


Alcon 2008: Akemi Solloway Sessions

By TaroTard • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Copyright © 2006, David Nuttall
Anyone who has ever been to a convention within the UK will know the name Akemi Solloway, even more than that, most people interested in Japan within the UK will know the name. For years now she has attended events such as these and ran her own sessions introducing English people [...]


ALcon 2008: The Yaoi Panel

By TaroTard • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, Anime Articles, Articles and Features, eMagi News

Yaoi Panels seem to be highly popular at conventions thesedays due to the topic matter and the huge draw and reaction it gets from people. Many go along because it is often a light hearted way of looking at a topic that is often scorned over while some are truly passionate about it. For those [...]


ALcon 2008 Anime Convention Feature: Part Three

By NeoBlade • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, Anime Articles, Featured, eMagi News

Previously in Part One on eMagi we covered what ALcon 2008 was about, the dealers and screenings that happened and in Part Two of ALcon we covered the various panels like the Iron Artist and Charity Auction. In this final part of our ALcon coverage this will wrap up the remainder of events and what [...]


Hellsing Ultimate OVA DVDs rescheduled

By NeoBlade • Sep 15th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Manga Entertainment has announced that the original plan of releasing the first two episodes of Hellsing Ultimate together on one DVD has now been scrapped. The reason being was that they apparently did not have ‘consent to release both‘ episodes together and thus was forced to re-schedule. Now there will only be one episode per [...]


ALcon 2008: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series

By TaroTard • Sep 13th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, Anime Articles, Articles and Features, eMagi News

When you’re the only one who hasn’t seen a series and all your friends are quoting it, it’s hard not to feel left out. So when I went to Alcon 2008 and saw a 2 hour block dedicated to it, I decided now was the time to change all that. No longer would I be [...]


Studio Ghibli, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea dated

By NeoBlade • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, eMagi News

Studio Ghibli has announced that Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea will be released in the UK in April next year. It has recently won an award called ”Future Film Festival Digital Award’ for the use of technology at the famed Venice Film Festival, yet many will probably think… Why? The art style is [...]


ALcon 2008 Anime Convention Feature - Part One

By NeoBlade • Sep 9th, 2008 • Category: Anime & Manga, Anime Articles, Featured, eMagi News

eMagi recently got back from the fun that was ALcon 2008 after previously attending last year’s debut convention and will now give you a series of reports and analysis of the whole event. While there was not an official report here on eMagi about ALcon 2007, there was mixed feedback about it about how it [...]