Paprika is hot! Especially the smoked hot paprika powder, that our neighbours from the West are using to spice up their kick-ass goulash. Mmm… Anyway, I’m not here to talk about Hungarian cuisine (though my stomach urges me otherwise), but about one of this year’s most hyped anime movies.

I’m sure that Madhouse’s Paprika needs no more introduction. But if it does, AniDB and the official website would be more than happy to introduce it to you. The critics love it, the fans love it, our imouto-web-chan loves it,… but for some reason, I doubt that uncle Oscar will love it as much as everyone else does (uncle Oscar has been known to love all kinds of zoophilic animations, but he’s not very attracted to Japanese animes; in other words, uncle Oscar has issues).

As the hype escalates, people are beginning to wonder when they might get their hands on Paprika. Well, fortunately for those of you living in the UK, Anime UK News has word that one online retailer is already listing the Paprika DVD with a release date set for March 5, 2007. This should be great news for the Brits who have been waiting for this release. And if it’s not - hey, don’t blame me! I’m just here to post pretty pictures and stuff.