It is that time of the month again folks, when Madman dish the dirt on their upcoming home releases. In the bulletin this week are a couple of interesting discs including the latest Studio Ghibli effort, the second series of a hit Danish crime drama and two character study docos. First up is Arrietty (May...

NANA Complete Collection Studio: Studio Madhouse Publisher: Madman Release Date:18/04/2012 Format: DvD Price:$79.95 (Buy here) Overview NANA is, for lack of a better phrase, porn for the female psyche. The Anime series is an adaptation of the serialised Manga by the same name and follows the story of two...

A few months back Madman Entertainment hinted at something big which turned out to be a Top 20 Anime campaign that has finally concluded today. Madman had polled their fan base and compiled the results on what anime series ‘are’ the Top 20 of all time. Of course lists like this are never...

In the latest issue of Bessatsu Shonen Magazine the Mardock Scramble manga came to it’s final conclusion after 3 years of serialization in the magazine. The manga ran or six volumes in length, with the fifth volume scheduled for release in June and the sixth volume releasing in December. The manga...

Namco Bandai and Tecmo’s One Piece and Dynasty Warriors mash up, One Piece: Pirate Warriors, is nearing the 1,000,000 copies sold mark. The game is currently sitting with anticipation at 940,000 units sold, with the title expect to hit 1,000,000 with it’s next shipment. The game itself has been...

In an announcement that equates to an earth shattering explosion, Madman have confirmed that Transformers: Prime, which they licensed as part of their Hasbro deal, will be crash landing onto the prime real estate that is DVD, in case you didn’t expect that when they licensed the title. They plan on...

Remember that guy Himura Kenshin? Yeah that red haired rurouni with a dark past. Well turns out he is back after more than a decade, in the rebooted manga of Rurouni Kenshin. Pretty cool right? Glad you agree. The reboot of Rurouni Kenshin launched in Jump Square Magazine recently but it’s not quite...

The first season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has been picked up by Madman for release and distribution on DVD, and the first two volumes will be released in Australia on 20 June 2012. Volume 1 is titled as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic- Friendship Changes Everything and Volume 2 will be...

Madman Entertainment will be releasing Studio Ghibli’s latest anime offering, Arrietty (known in Japanese as The Borrower’s Arrietty) on DVD and Blu-Ray throughout Australia and New Zealand on the 23rd of May, 2012. Arrietty was previously screened in select cinemas across Australia to which it...

It has been announced in Monthly Comic Blade Magazine that a new Steins;Gate manga spin-off would begin serialization. The new spin-off which is a continuation of the previous manga adaptation of the popular franchise Steins;Gate Hiyoku Renri no Sweets Honey, has a rather unique premise; the Lab Members...

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 1  Studio: Shaft Publisher: Madman Release Date: 18/04/2012 Price: $29.95 Available Here Overview: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Volume 1 is the first of three volumes planned and contains the first four episodes of what may be one of the most popular anime series of 2011. The...

The latest One Piece film was announced last year and just this past week had it’s title revealed to be One Piece Film Z. Now a teaser trailer for the hotly anticipated One Piece movie has made it’s way online and boy do they take the word ‘teaser’ seriously. The trailer can be seen...

At the recent Supanova convention in Gold Coast (Brisbane), Madman Entertainment has announced some new acquisitions for 2012. These acquisitions are three new anime feature films and they will be distributed in Australia. First off is Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror, a computer generated...

One of the best and most favourited cartoons this generation, Ben 10, has its movie coming to DVD this June for us Australians thanks to Madman Entertainment. The series premise is that a boy named Ben Tennison has the power to transform into varies Alien creatures to defeat other invading Aliens thanks to...

Anyone familiar with Berserk: The Golden Age Arc, some awesome news for you as Madman has announced that they have acquired the feature film franchise for distribution across Australia and New Zealand. For those who dont know of the series, it is an epic action adventure tale set in a dark evil European...

Huge announcement for Bioware fans as two of the company’s current juggernaut RPG franchises, Dragon Age and Mass Effect, are getting anime movie adaptations. Leading anime publishers, Madman Entertainment and FUNimation, will be joining forces to distribute both animated feature films on both Blu-Ray...

Over the weekend at the Supanova Melbourne convention, Madman Entertainment made several announcements during their panel at the event. The most predominant announcement was that of the new titles that they have acquired the license for. The following titles were announced for future distribution from...

The hotly anticipated Fairy Tail movie, now with it’s official title Fairy Tail: Maiden of the Phoenix, gotten yet another trailer. Thankfully this time around the trailer has more than 2 seconds of actual footage. Along with the trailer and name reveal are more details on the films plot. The main...

Bleach The Movie 3 – Fade To Black Studio: Studio Pierrot Publisher: Madman Release Date: March 21, 2012 Format: Blu-Ray Disc (Reviewed), DvD Price: $29.95 (Buy Here) Overview What would your life be like if someone in your life was removed from your memory? What if that person was removed from the...

Madman Entertainment have announced that they will be adding Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere to their Madman Screening Room. They previously announced the license acquisition of the title for both physical and digital distribution. As expect the digital distribution on the Madman Screening Room has come...

It was previously announced that as part of the 10 year anniversary celebrations for the Naruto anime series that a new film had been green lit. The film titled Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja, has now gotten a new trailer. The trailer can be seen below. It features brief clips of Naruto engaging in combat...

Last year it was announced that the popular shonen anime series Fairy Tail, would be getting it’s very first theatrical release in 2012. Now more than 6 months on a teaser trailer and poster for the film have been revealed. The poster which can be seen to the right (click to enlarge) features Natsu...

  Mardock Scramble: The First Compression -Complete Edition- Studio: GoHands Publisher: Madman Release Date: 21/03/2012 Price: $29.95 Available Here Overview: Mardock Scramble: The First Compression is a Japanese animated feature film that serves as the first in what will be a trilogy of movies. The...

Madman Entertainment has announced via press release that they have signed a deal with Hasbro Studios, the TV division of Hasbro Incorporated, for distribution of Hasbro titles. The new distribution deal means that many of Hasbro’s popular titles will see a release in Australia through Madman...

Danger 5 Studio: Dinosaur Publisher: Madman Release Date: 21/03/2012 Price: $29.95 Available Here Overview: Danger 5 is a short action comedy series of Australian origin, produced by a modest production studio called Dinosaur and it was picked up for broadcast by Australian broadcasting company, SBS....

Soul Eater The Complete Series (Collection 1+2 and Collection 3+4) Studio: Bones Publisher: Madman Release Date: March 15, 2012 Format: Blu-Ray Disc (Reviewed), DvD Price: $69.95 (C1+2, C3+4) Overview “A sound soul resides within a sound mind and a sound body.” Soul Eater is an Anime adaptation...