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<Kung Fu Hustle - A review|Christmas in August - A Review> Many Chinese and East Asian films are very successful due to their fantastic creativity and innovation. Here are a selection that deserve your attention. Rawle Austin presents... Enter the NEO!
From there I started picking up translated manga titles from my local comic shop: titles like Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, Lone Wolf & Cub, Ranma 1/2 and Mai the Psychic Girl. RA: How was NEO magazine concieved and what were the highs and lows of getting to launch? ST: I was approached during mid-2004 by one of the owners of Uncooked Media (NEO's publisher) as we'd worked together before and he knew of my interest in Asian pop culture, particularly manga.
ST: Well, it's looking pretty healthy. Manga is currently the fastest growing sector of books in the UK and it shows no signs of slowing down, for this year at least. Whilst the anime market in the US has kind of levelled out, it is steadily rising in the UK, particularly due to mainstream coverage of the likes of Satoshi Kon's excellent Paranoia Agent series, and the imminent nationwide release of Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence and Hayao Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle motion pictures.
ST: This varies, but the ones that I currently rate very highly are Akira, Samurai Champloo, Paranoia Agent and Princess Mononoke. RA: NEO magazine is an entertaining read and performs a valuable service in educating the British public on the vibrant state of Asian pop culture. With eight months of publication under your belt, what do you want the world to know about NEO magazine? ST: We've played with the content of NEO for our ninth issue on sale 21 July. Primarily because we have collated enough feedback from readers, industry types, contributors and ourselves to know where we should be heading next. Basically, NEO is designed to be the essential guide to the latest developments in Asian pop culture here in the UK. Our unbiased editorial approach and 100% independent status means that readers are guaranteed to get reviews that are completely honest. Everyone who contributes to the magazine are fans, and genuinely enjoy what they do, which is something that I think shines through on every page. NEO magazine comes out monthly and has a dedicated website at www.neomag.co.uk
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