New Anime Releases 09/02/2014

New anime releases this week: Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (Blu-Ray) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £21.50 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (DVD) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £19.99 Buy from Amazon for £12.50 Blast of Tempest: Part 1 (DVD) (MVM Films) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £17.75 Dragon Ball: Season 5 (DVD) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £34.99 … Continued

UPDATE: New Anime Limited Licenses Added Following on from a stream of announcements from MCM London Comic Con on Friday, the crowded pop-culture event raged on in full force over the weekend with a slew of revelations about what anime series’ fans can expect to be released in the United Kingdom in the future, with … Continued

The full programme for this year’s Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival has been revealed ahead of the event which has expanded to take place at two locations, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff on Saturday June 07th and the Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Saturday June 21st. This is the fourth festival and as usual it features an eclectic … Continued

The BFI has been a beacon of joy for the past month and a half for many anime fans. Not only has the Southbank cinema delivered two months of numerous screenings of Studio Ghibli’s vast library, but also, whilst Studio Ghibli season is ongoing, it’s bi-yearly Anime Weekend. It ran from 16th to 18th May, boasting three … Continued

2015 – What Next? Hopes and fears as some of the writers at Anime UK News take stock and look to the future of anime (and manga) in the UK… HdE says: 2014 was certainly an interesting year in anime from a consumer’s perspective. Looking ahead, there’s a lot I’d like to see happen during … Continued