http://www.up1.co.uk The latest items from United Publications. © 2013 United Publications. All rights reserved. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:01:26 AM 0100 Powered by Domino http://www.up1.co.uk/favicon.ico http://www.up1.co.uk http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/G1921/$file/tn_Oh Edo Rocket.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/G1921 Welcome to Edo, a town where the finer things in life are strictly forbidden. You can't have fun, you can't earn money, and you certainly can't strap a princess to a rocket and blast her into space - but none of that will stop Seikichi. Making things explode is his calling, and if the little man with the big rocket can send his lady to the moon, the city of Edo just might become bearable again. Contains episodes 1-26. Special Features: Textless Songs, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2012 27/01/2012 14:04:43 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Details/M1701 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08/02/2013 13:01:11 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Details/M1700 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08/02/2013 13:00:29 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2388/$file/tn_Birdy the Mighty.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2388 Birdy is a jaw-dropping, pin-up sensation with a secret. Under the cover of darkness, this dream girl becomes a bad guy's worst nightmare. Birdy dons her crime-fighting costume and hits the street as a lethal, interstellar federation agent charged with nailing the most dangerous criminals in the galaxy. Her latest case involves a gang of extraterrestrial terrorists and a stolen space weapon that could nuke every living thing on Earth. Birdy's got the moves to stop them dead in their tracks, but there's one big problem: she's got a nasty habit of going berserk, and somebody always gets hurt. Yeah, Birdy may be dreamy, but she's also the only thing more dangerous than the bad guys. Contains episodes 1-26. Special Features: Textless Songs, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 12:38:07 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1745 Tue, 14 May 2013 14/05/2013 12:25:01 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1683/$file/tn_GroundControl.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1683 Makoto Niwa just moved to the city to live with his aunt Meme after his parents have been reassigned to work overseas. He is perfectly fine with that, saying it will give him the chance to live the dream life of an adolescent boy. He keeps track of the things he does by assigning "points" to them - positive or negative - and adds them up on a regular basis to grade his adolescent life. Then he discovers Meme has a secret daughter (and self-proclaimed alien) named Erio. He finds her rolling around by the front door of Meme's house wrapped up in a futon. It is then he realizes that his dream adolescent life will not come true, and begins a life of experiences that are out of this world. Contains episodes 1-13 plus a full-color, 36-page hardcover art book full of character information, background illustrations, an episode guide, and personal interviews with the cast, director, character designer, and producer! Special Features: Clean Opening and Endings, Japanese Commercial. Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. Note: The English subtitles on this release can not be turned off. ]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18/10/2012 12:33:10 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/V0479/$file/tn_Fushigi Yugi Eikoden.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/V0479 Eikoden focuses on a new character, Mayo Sakaki, a sixteen-year-old girl who attends Yotsubadai High School. Upon finding The Universe of the Four Gods in a trash bin at the park, Mayo discovers that the story remains incomplete. In the unfamiliar world of the book, Mayo must come to terms with her own life and the unhappiness within it. Contains OVA episodes 1-4. Special Features: Music Videos. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01/02/2013 15:00:58 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/T1495/$file/tn_TARI TARI.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/T1495 The last year of high school is always a time of both looking forward and looking back. Ahead of you lives the future, alternately bright and scary. Behind you lie memories, both happy and sad. And somehow, in the course of one year, you have to reconcile those two and decide where your life is going to go. For Wakana Sakai, who had started studying music, it's time to face the tragedy that made her abandon that path. For Sawa Okita, it's about her dreams of riding professionally. And for Konatsu Miyamoto, it's about bringing her friends together through the magic of song. Can something as simple as the formation of a chorus club really help solve the hurts and pangs that come with growing up? Can music bring people together despite their differences? Contains episodes 1-13. Special Features: Japanese Blu-ray Spots, TV Commercials and Promos, Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation. Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 25/02/2013 14:44:02 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2382/$file/tn_Bakuman.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2382 Top student Akito is willing to do anything to become a hit writer in the Japanese comics industry, including manipulating his unsure classmate Mashiro into becoming his illustrator. Before long the pair have their backs up against the wall, fighting for a chance to get noticed in the intense world of manga publishing. But then, an unlikely series of events puts them face to face with what real comic artists have to give up: love, their health, and maybe even their futures. Get ready for a compelling race through the world of publishing, not limited to mere glimpses into the industry, but instead all-out panoramic views packed with insider details! ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 12:54:36 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/L1037/$file/tn_Last Exile.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/L1037 Take flight with Last Exile Studio GONZO presents a richly romantic action-adventure fantasy, set in a world where retro-futuristic vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of young and heroic van ship sky porters - Claus and Lavie - who are forced to take on the mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Before they know it, they become entangled in an aerial adventure between two countries gripped in an eternal war of magnificent air battleships. ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:35:17 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/D1789/$file/tn_Digimon Season3.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/D1789 A new generation of Digidestined take over protecting the Digital World from evil Digimon. Through a new gadget called the D-Arc, Takato and his friends can draw Digimon and make them come to life with one swipe. After creating new Digimon, Takato and his friends battle constant evil, finally defeating the last major threat. They all return to the Real World only to find another portal to the Digital World in jeopardy. Contains episodes 1-51 plus a 36-page character guide booklet. Special Features: Photo Gallery. Spoken Languages: English. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 12:33:17 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2391/$file/tn_GirlNextDoor.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2391 Could YOU hold out? Haunted by the memory of his ideal woman, Masahiko is determined not to lose his virginity until he finds her again. Too bad his memory sucks and he can't remember who she is. While Masahiko is dreaming of his mystery woman, he may not have a choice in waiting for her much longer! It seems that everyone wants a piece of him lately. At work, his sex-starved boss is looking for a little action while her husband is out of town. At home, a very buxom childhood friend moves in and leaves him drooling. At college, he's become the target of both his professor and a sly sexy student stalker who manages to pop up in the most unusual places! To top everything off, Asuka, one of his neighbors, is secretly harboring her own fantasies about him! With this amount of sexual frustration swirling around him, can he possibly manage to hold out for the girl of his dreams? Special Features: Animated Art Gallery. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 13:25:33 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/I0962/$file/tn_TylorTV.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/I0962 Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan... until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an admiral! Now Tylor - a man who wouldn't know what discipline was if it bit him on the backside - has been made Captain of the space cruiser Soyokaze. The crew of this run-down ship is the craziest rag-tag team of misfits you're ever likely to see, and they're not too fond of their complacent new leader. But they'd better learn to work together, because they're about to go head to head with the mighty Raalgon Empire. For better or for worse, the Earth's fate has been placed in the hands of a man who's either a total idiot - or an absolute genius! Contains episodes 1-26 of the TV series and features remastered video. Special Features: Character Bios, Ship Data, Textless Opening, Textless Closing, Liner Notes, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15/03/2013 10:54:54 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2402/$file/tn_LafrangeDVD.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2402 Madoka Kyono is an energetic girl who is full of passion. As the proud - and only - member of the Kamogawa Girls' High School Jersey Club, she goes around helping people in need. But Madoka's life is turned upside down when she is suddenly asked by a mysterious girl named Lan to pilot a robot. Motivated by her desire to protect the people and city of Kamogawa, Madoka agrees to pilot the resurrected Vox robot to fight against extraterrestrials that have come to attack Earth. Contains episodes 1-12. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05/04/2013 14:19:43 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/L1049/$file/tn_LafrangeBR.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/L1049 Madoka Kyono is an energetic girl who is full of passion. As the proud - and only - member of the Kamogawa Girls' High School Jersey Club, she goes around helping people in need. But Madoka's life is turned upside down when she is suddenly asked by a mysterious girl named Lan to pilot a robot. Motivated by her desire to protect the people and city of Kamogawa, Madoka agrees to pilot the resurrected Vox robot to fight against extraterrestrials that have come to attack Earth. Contains episodes 1-12. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05/04/2013 14:24:09 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2413/$file/tn_Ruin Explorers.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2413 Ancient curses, enchanted artifacts and plain old fashioned dungeon diving: that's what Fam and Ihrie do for a living - whenever these lovely young ladies can get someone to pay them for it, that is. As two highly trained magic users with slightly faulty spelling abilities (Fam can't do anything destructive and Ihrie keeps turning into a mouse), they're off on a quest for the "Ultimate Power." All they have to do is find three artifacts: the Proof Of Royalty, the Sword of Sargus and the Mirror of Truth. So how hard can it be? Unfortunately, Sorceress Rasha and her muscle-headed partner Migel are on the same quest, as are the mysterious Prince Lyle, the anything for a buck merchant Galuff with his dog Gil, and the sinister magician Rugudurol! And to make this epic odyssey even more odd and complex, it's not really clear as to exactly which ones are the bad guys! Contains OVA episodes 1-4. Special Features: Commentary with Kelly Manison (Rasha) & Brett Weaver (Miguel), Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23/04/2013 11:05:19 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1757/$file/tn_SummerSchool.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1757 Class Is In Session!!! Summer is in, and these sexy Hentai Teachers are still in cramming mode! For One Hour, watch them give and receive an education in lust that they will never forget. Summer School has started, and these horny girls just can't wait! ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 03/06/2013 13:21:39 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/C2005/$file/tn_Campus.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/C2005 A dream of the past and an improbable future... Night after night, Takakage's dreams take him away to another life long ago. A life of love and sorrow. A single passionate night in the arms of the beautiful priestess Ayame, and the painful death that separated them forever. But that was all just a dream... When Takakage goes to a festival on campus with his friends, a fortune teller describes his immediate future madly in love with a woman, and his distant past exactly how he dreamed it! Could his re-occurring dreams of Ayame be flashes of a real past life? When gorgeous Chisato crosses his path on campus, Takakage begins to believe that Chisato might just be the woman of his fortune. But is she the woman of his dreams? Special Features: Image Gallery. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08/02/2013 14:03:15 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/Z0260/$file/tn_HyperJapanJune.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/Z0260 Announcing the new FREE magazine/newspaper about Japanese culture. Also available to read at: http://www.zoomjapan.info/index.html Sent free with ANY other order/item, 1 per customer. ]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13/06/2013 16:48:07 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/C2004/$file/tn_9781616551414.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/C2004 A young girl may hold the key to saving the world... or destroying it. A corporation wants her secret... no matter what it may be. Her only companion is an android... who is accused of killing her father. Plunge into the dystopian world one hundred years in the future, where human-like "Emulation Constructs" fight to enjoy the same rights as their human creators, where the vast majority of the world's human population struggles to eke out an existence in a hostile landscape, and where both sides are victim to corporate whim and the deadly effects of a manmade plague. Collects Lone Wolf 2100: Shadow on Saplings; Lone Wolf 2100: The Language of Chaos; and Lone Wolf 2100: Pattern Storm. Story by Mike Kennedy and Art by Francisco Ruiz Velasco. ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08/02/2013 13:37:32 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/L1044/$file/tn_Loveless11.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/L1044 The long-awaited continuation of the best-selling series, a masterpiece tale of intrigue and innocence lost. Ritsuka Aoyagi is alone in the world--never fitting in at school and alienated from his own past by a fragmented memory. When his beloved older brother is brutally murdered, Ritsuka is heartbroken but determined to find answers. His only lead is Soubi, a mysterious, handsome college student who offers him an intimate link to his brother's other life: a dark and vibrant world of spell battles and secret names. Ritsuka's faith in his older brother Seimei is pushed to the limit when the unit named Moonless reveals sordid details of Seimei's horrific past deeds. Then, while Ritsuka is still reeling, the unthinkable happens: Seimei returns to reclaim Soubi. ]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22/03/2013 10:53:51 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/O0828/$file/tn_4535123713538.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/O0828 The former first mate of the Roger Pirates, the right hand of the Pirate King, aka the "Dark King", Silvers Rayleigh joins the FiguartsZERO series equipped with his massive sword. Special stand with character name and Japanese catch phrase also included. ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14/10/2011 10:04:17 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/N1469/$file/tn_Naruto Shippuden Complete3.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/N1469 In the village Hidden in the Leaves, ninja reign supreme, and school is literally a battlefield. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are teenage classmates and ninja in training, working together -sort of! - under the instruction of their teacher, Kakashi. Sasuke is training to win revenge... Sakura is training to win Sasuke... And Naruto, the class clown, insists that he ll become the greatest ninja in the land! Contains episodes 101 - 153 ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:02:08 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2384/$file/tn_Blood-CBR.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2384 The creators of Blood: The Last Vampire and Blood+ team up with renowned manga powerhouse CLAMP to inject beauty into a chilling new addition to the Blood line. Horrifying beasts with a hunger for human flesh prey on the citizens of a quiet town. In moonlit twilight, Saya slays the monsters and returns home drenched in blood. As the attacks increase in frequency and intensity, her enemies relay cryptic messages about a broken contract. Limbs are torn from flesh and skulls are crushed and devoured while the huntress struggles with paralyzing visions and gaping holes in her memory. When the humans Saya promised to protect reveal the sickening truth about her role in the violence, she learns her mission isn't as clear cut as she thought-and her most sadistic foe of all is so close she can taste it. ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:19:54 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/S2920/$file/tn_9781612623559.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/S2920 For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed: school, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, sheltering an injured boy his age from a typhoon. Known only as Rat, this boy is a VC - a fugitive living outside the computerized tapestry of city control - and helping him will throw Shio's life into chaos and start him down a path to discovering the appalling secrets behind the superficial perfection of No. 6. Story by Atsuko Asano and Art by Hinoki Kino. ]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14/12/2012 11:24:51 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1700/$file/tn_Sankarea1.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1700 Since he was little, Chihiro has felt an unusual emotional connection to zombie movies. It's not that he feels bad for the survivors - instead he fantasizes about comforting the poor undead girls they slaughter! When his beloved pet passes away, he decides to brew up a resurrection potion in secret. But he's discovered by popular girl and local heiress Sanka Rea, whose life isn't as perfect as it seems... and Furuya suggests that she could serve as a test subject! Story and art by Mitsuru Hattori. ]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14/12/2012 11:23:45 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/H1009/$file/tn_9781421555508.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/H1009 In order to solve the mystery of a rumored curse that brings early death to the male descendants in his lineage, Akihiko Sakaki goes back to stay in his family's ancestral home. One night, he experiences a time slip that lands him 100 years in the past! There he meets Eitaro, a student from the Meiji Period who is also trying to solve the same mystery. Bridging the gap between the past and the present, the two men traverse time and space as they work together to unravel the family's secret. Story and art by Kano Miyamoto. ]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15/01/2013 13:31:51 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/H1006/$file/tn_9781421543581.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/H1006 Awkward Yoshida's life got flipped upside down when the hottest guy in school started hanging around him. Sato may have strong feelings for Yoshida, but he always loves expressing them in the cruelest ways possible. Just what happened in Sato's childhood to shape him into the man he is today? Story and art by Suzuki Tanaka. ]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15/01/2013 13:29:16 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/B2383/$file/tn_Blood C.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/B2383 The creators of Blood: The Last Vampire and Blood+ team up with renowned manga powerhouse CLAMP to inject beauty into a chilling new addition to the Blood line. Horrifying beasts with a hunger for human flesh prey on the citizens of a quiet town. In moonlit twilight, Saya slays the monsters and returns home drenched in blood. As the attacks increase in frequency and intensity, her enemies relay cryptic messages about a broken contract. Limbs are torn from flesh and skulls are crushed and devoured while the huntress struggles with paralyzing visions and gaping holes in her memory. When the humans Saya promised to protect reveal the sickening truth about her role in the violence, she learns her mission isn't as clear cut as she thought-and her most sadistic foe of all is so close she can taste it. ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:15:59 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/K1136/$file/tn_Kenicji01.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/K1136 Kenichi's a total wimp. He's always getting picked on and doesn't have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu's the perfect motivation. She's hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he's about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp, but let's go with underdog instead. Contains episodes 1-26. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:24:21 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/S2959/$file/tn_Shiki.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/S2959 THEIR SURVIVAL MEANS YOUR DEATH! As citizens of a secluded village die off in alarming numbers, the head doctor tries desperately to save them - but his efforts are in vain. Panic and disillusionment run rampant as loved ones corpses rise from the grave with an insatiable thirst for human blood. Haunting and hallucinogenic, Shiki stares into the hearts of both the hunter and the hunted - and blurs the line between man and monster. ]]> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05/03/2013 14:10:41 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/S2965/$file/tn_Samurai Kings Complete.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/S2965 You've never seen founding fathers like these before: rival warlords who include ninjas, samurai warriors, and pirates hack and slash their way to total domination. But when a supreme evil - the Demon Lord Oda Nobunaga - threatens the land, these fierce generals launch a co-op campaign of annihilation and build an army of armies to obliterate their common foe. Contains episodes 1-13 of season 1 and episodes 1-12 of season 2 plus the OVA. Special Features: New Anime "Sengoku Basara Chosokabe Motochika-kun and Mori-kun" Episodes 1-3 (DVD) / Episodes 1-7 (Blu-ray), Textless Songs, Season 2 Episode 6 Commentary, Season 2 Episode 12 Commentary, Textless Opening Songs, Textless Closing Songs, New Anime "Sengoku Basara II Katakura" Episodes 1-3 (DVD) / Episodes 1-7 (Blu-ray), Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 12:45:12 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/G1888/$file/tn_Ningens Nightmares.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/G1888 In ancient Japan, a witch seeks to use the warrior-monk Ningen's enlightened body and spirit to resurrect a demon-samurai and unleash an era of chaos on an already-troubled country. After leaving the safety of his temple to protect poor commoners who are caught in bloody battles between feuding warlords, Ningen soon finds that several colorful bounty hunters are on his trail - seeking his head and his very lifeblood for the witch's twisted spells! Story and art by J. P. Kalonji and Color by Dan Jackson. ]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14/09/2011 14:22:08 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/J0224/$file/tn_9781937867416.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/J0224 Jack the Ripper like you've never seen him before, in a Victorian England infested by demons! For fans of "Hellsing "and "Berserk "comes an all new ultra violent supernatural manga series about history's most famous slasher, with a twist. Jack the Ripper is not what he seems--but the truth may be more terrible than anyone imagined. With bold and graphic artwork in the vein of the classic vampire hunter manga series "Hellsing, Jack the Ripper: Hellblade "is a shocking and fascinating reimagining of the world's most famous serial killer. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10/01/2013 13:55:11 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/K1125/$file/tn_9781935654827.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/K1125 Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel's bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship's coolheaded captain. Story and art by Tsutomu Nihei. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10/01/2013 14:17:06 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/S2966/$file/tn_9781926778723.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/S2966 In the Netherworld school known as the Evil Academy, students learn to be proper demons! Truancy, poor hygiene, and unfinished homework are what's needed to make the honor role at this evil alma mater. But there is one diminutive demon not content with being the most sinful kid in school... The mischievous Mao has his sights set on superseding his own father, and becoming the new overlord of the Netherworld! Story and art by Shin Sasaki. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 13:33:29 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1725/$file/tn_Arata14.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1725 An action-packed shonen fantasy from the acclaimed author of Fushigi Yugi! In a mythical world where humans and gods coexist, a ceremony marking the new governing princess is about to occur for the first time in 60 years. Only a girl from the Hime Clan may take this position, but the lack of females born to this family means that a boy called Arata must pose for the role. Meanwhile in modern-day Japan, a boy named Arata Hinohara is starting his new life in high school. He wants to put memories of his difficult past behind him, but things aren't going to be simple when he discovers a mysterious connection to the first Arata... On the exile island of Muroya, Hinohara learns of a terrible incident that occurred there over half a century ago and now threatens to occur again! His weapon, the god sword Tsukuyo, may be the only way to stop history from repeating itself, but unleashing its power in this case may be a lot more complicated and far riskier than ever before! ]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22/03/2013 10:43:54 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/C2012/$file/tn_ChildSea5.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/C2012 When Ruka was younger, she saw a ghost in the water at the aquarium where her dad works. Now she feels drawn toward the aquarium and the two mysterious boys she meets there, Umi and Sora. They were raised by dugongs and hear the same strange calls from the sea as she does. After following Umi deep into the ocean, Ruka finds herself in an undersea cave where she hears a voice calling to her. She soon realizes it is the meteorite in her stomach, telling her the next step in her journey. Story and art by Daisuke Igarashi. ]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22/03/2013 10:35:00 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/O1000/$file/tn_9781421554990.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/O1000 When a demented king shows up to reclaim his island kingdom, Luffy and his crew are there to stop him! As the Straw Hats battle the royal interlopers, they get to know all about eccentric Dr. Hiriluk and his reindeer assistant, Tony Tony Chopper. But can they possibly overcome King Wapol - whose body changes depending on what he eats - and survive the scheming of the Baroque Works crew on the island of Alabasta? Collects volumes 16-18 in an omnibus edition. Story and art by Eiichiro Oda. ]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22/03/2013 11:03:05 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/P1394/$file/tn_Chrome Shelled Regios.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/P1394 The world of tomorrow is an arid wasteland, a forsaken place where nomadic communities take shelter within mobile domed cities. Massive, mutant Contaminoid monsters swarm the planet's desolate surface, and the lack of resources fuels constant conflict between cities. In this bleak future, mysterious young Layfon struggles to escape his violent past. Unfortunately, his former life might be impossible to hide after he's forced to enroll at the military academy - his special powers are clearly stronger than those of his comrades. As he joins his fellow student soldiers in the desperate battle against the Contaminoid scourge, Layfon must fight to keep the origins of his enhanced abilities a secret... because the truth could tear his team apart. Contains episodes 1-24. Special Features: Textless Opening Song, Textless Closing Songs, Trailers. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 12:47:18 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/E0668/$file/tn_EverydayTales.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/E0668 Meet Mayu. She's a cat god, but because she couldn't stop getting in trouble, she's been cast down from the heavens and is now doomed to suffer on Earth! Oh, no! But then, one day, she is taken in by the earnest and kind Yuzu, who owns an antiques shop called Antiques Unlimited. As Yuzu is quick to learn, Mayu's laziness knows no bounds. She'd rather play video games than turn over a new leaf. The everyday tales of this cat god and her harrowing adventures to the candy shop, a landfill, and a beach resort show Mayu and her friends that sometimes, the simplest things in life are the best. There is also Gonta, who is obsessed with Yuzu, but Mayu wanted his role in this summary to be minimal. So there you have it. Contains episodes 1-12 plus the OVA and a hardcover, 32-page art book that provides a deeper viewing experience with illustrations and additional personal touches from each of the characters! Special Features: 7 Bonus Mini-Episodes, Clean Opening, Clean Ending. Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08/03/2013 22:15:29 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1452/$file/tn_Katanagatari.jpeghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1452 Legend has it the unrivaled blacksmith Shikizaki Kiki's masterpieces, the 12 Klesha Bringers, led the Sengoku Period of Japan. The "Land of the Rising Sun" was unified as one nation under one man. However, this man, the Old Shogun, feared a rebellion and enacted a notorious policy known as Katana Hunting, collecting 988 of the 1,000 katanas Shikizaki forged. Despite the policy, 12 of his true mastercrafts were left uncollected. The other 988 were merely experiments created for the sake of perfecting these 12, known as Klesha Bringers. Yasuri Shichika, the seventh generation master of the sword art Kyoto Ryu, and his older sister Nanami live on the isolated Fusho Island. One day, Togame, a Shogunate official dispatched to collect the Klesha Bringers, pays a visit to the island... This premium edition includes a full-color, 32-page hardcover art book featuring vivid, unique art work that conveys a story by itself, quest guides, including character information, and song lyrics from quests 1 through 6. A detailed glossary provides a deeper understanding of Japanese history and the traditional terminology used throughout the show. Contains episodes 1-6. (Each episode is approximately 50 minutes long.) Special Features: Clean Opening & Closing. Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21/04/2011 10:42:20 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/K1032/$file/tn_Katanagatari2.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/K1032 Yasuri Shichika and the Stratagemist Togame have reached the middle of their katana collection journey. Realizing that Togame has so far succeeded, Princess Denial initiates countermeasures to simultaneously help and hinder the woman she hates the most in the world. The final few katana are held by even more fierce and dangerous foes, not to mention the Maniwa Ningun, who grow more and more desperate to reclaim their village's honor. It's up to the power of Kyoto Ryu and Shichika to see this journey to its completion, accomplishing what the Old Shogun tried to accomplish with an army of thousands. His only weapons are his fists and Togame's always-devious stratagems. When they learn one of Shikizaki Kiki's katana is held by none other than Shichika's sister, Nanami, they find it prudent to track her down as soon as possible... Contains episodes 7-12. (Each episode is approximately 50 minutes long.) This premium edition includes a full-color, 32-page hardcover art book featuring more vivid, unique art work that conveys a story by itself, more quest guides, including character information, and song lyrics from quests 7 through 12. A detailed glossary provides a deeper understanding of Japanese history and the traditional terminology used throughout the show. Special Features: Clean Opening & Closing. Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07/07/2011 10:03:46 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/P1333/$file/tn_4571245294166.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/P1333 The 'vessel' with long, black hair. From Erect Sawaru's surreal manga series 'PANDRA -Shiroki Yokubou Kuro no Kibou-' comes a 1/6th scale figure of one of the heroines in the series, The Black Haired Shine Priestess, Rayleigh. She is posed with both her arms lifted above her head while gazing ahead in a bold pose that shows off her impressive bust and curves! Enjoy the same wonderfully detailed and sexy body you've come to love in the manga, right by your side in figure form! ]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 29/10/2012 17:56:22 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/P1341/$file/tn_4545784062661.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/P1341 "So... you can make any wish come true, right?" From the anime series 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica' comes a figma of Madoka's best friend, Sayaka Miki, wearing her school uniform! Using the smooth yet posable joints of figma, you can act out a variety of different scenes. A flexible plastic is used for important areas, allowing proportions to be kept without compromising posability. She comes three expressions parts including a triumphant face, a face with closed eyes and a frightened face. Her school bag, a normal baseball bat as well as her magically enhanced baseball bat are all included. An alternate fringe part is included which features her hair accessory. This can also be used with the Puella Magi ver. figma. A posable figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken. ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07/12/2012 11:13:16 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/L1019/$file/tn_9781935654650.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/L1019 Mizuki Konno is your typical high school junior at Yanno Prefectural High School. Like many teens her age, she is studying hard for college and when she has some downtime she likes to fuss over fashion and make-up. While she may not be one of the class elites, Mizuki is fortunate to be on the right side of her class's idols. But that might not settle well with those who are in a similar academic status but not so lucky with their social lives. Story and art by Keiko Suenobu. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10/01/2013 14:09:55 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/T1468/$file/tn_9781612624006.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/T1468 Itsuki Minami is the toughest kid at Higashi Junior High School - easy on the eyes but dangerously rough when he needs to be. Plus, Itsuki lives with the mysterious and sexy Noyamano sisters, so life's never dull. But it gets downright dangerous when Itsuki leads his school to victory over some vindictive Westside punks with gangster connections. Now he stands to lose his school, his friends, and everything he cares about. Then the Noyamano girls give him an amazing gift, one that just might help him save his school: a pair of Air Trecks. These high-tech skates are more than just supercool. They'll enable Itsuki to execute the wildest, most aggressive moves ever seen - and then bring him to a thrilling, and terrifying new world. Story and art by Oh! Great. ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10/01/2013 14:06:20 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/O0979/$file/tn_4543112772404.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/O0979 - No Description - ]]> Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10/01/2013 15:16:08 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/M1702/$file/tn_Atelier.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/M1702 Atelier: Artworks of Arland collects the wonderful artwork behind the Arland trilogy - Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru. Included are the spectacular character designs of Mel Kishida, plus promotional art, pin-ups, rough sketches, character profiles, and more. ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08/02/2013 13:39:58 0100 http://www.up1.co.uk/Thumbnails/A1501/$file/tn_Song of Saya.jpghttp://www.up1.co.uk/Details/A1501 Song of Saya Enter the world of Fuminori Sakisaka, a medical student who gets in a traffic accident and receives experimental brain surgery. He's left with warped senses that view the world around him as a place of terror. Into this world comes Saya, a girl who is the only thing that now seems pure. With a scenario that stands as one of the first defining works of Madoka Magica creator Urobuchi Gen, nothing is as it seems -- can you find away to escape the nightmare that surrounds you? Spoken Languages: Japanese, English subtitles. ]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01/09/2011 12:17:39 0100