In an on-going bid to maintain and improve Anime UK News in 2007, we are looking to expand our small but enthusiastic writing team by appointing two or three new DVD reviewers. Once successful, …
UKAnime.com have noticed that next week Channel 4 (no doubt to capture the kids on half-term holiday from school) will be airing four Studio Ghibli movies on week-day mornings:
Channel 4 Studio…
With more people than ever making use of high-speed, broadband internet connections, the anime industry is gradually catching up with the digital revolution by increasingly introducing legal,…
Otaku News have picked up on an animation festival (“Animated Exeter”) in Exeter. Amongst a wide selection of international films, several popular anime movies will be presented…
Popular general anime website theOtaku.com have recently placed an embargo on their regular news reporting to expose a fraudster (name: Jeff Borncamp) who poorly organized an anime convention…
AnimeNation News are reporting that the first of four new Neon Genesis Evangelion movies will premiere in Japanese theaters on 1st September, while a short teaser trailer will be released soon.…
Northern Ireland’s annual anime convention Tomo-Dachi have announced the opening of pre-registrations and confirmed that the multi-talented English dub maestro Mike McFarland will…
The English section of the Japanese newspaper Asahi.com have posted an interesting article (complete with multiple interviews) on the meteoric rise of manga (and anime) in the UK, which is apparently…
Worldwide independent film magazine Vertigo, which is published in the UK and can most likely be found nationwide in Borders, have let us know about their latest issue which features an extended…
Eyeonanime.co.uk are reporting that MVM have licensed Elemental Gelade (a.k.a Erementar Gerad). The 26 episode series is a fantasy adventure currently being released in the US by Geneon.
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From the 7th of February, UK manga publishers TANOSHIMI are giving you the chance to influence their new releases; you will be able to vote for your most wanted release from GENSHIKEN, KAGETORA,…
As reported by Otaku News, ITV2 have begun a new documentary series “Kelly Osbourne: Turning Japanese” in which the reality TV starlet samples the unique delights of Japan’s…
Bandai USA have announced their acquisitions of My-Otome, a popular (26 episode) shonen magical girl series from 2005 set within an alternate universe to My-HiME – featuring some of the…
We have received word of a new competition recently announced by a trio of companies looking to find the latest and greatest in Asian-influenced t-shirt design.
“MaMoo, Letraset and NEO…A new UK anime convention will be kicking off in September 2007, Alcon in Leicester.
“A new anime convention is being held 14-16 September 2007 at De Montfort University, Leicester City…ComiPress have posted a translated interview with Katsuhiro (AKIRA) Otomo and Joe Odagiri, director of and actor in the upcoming live action Mushishi (Bug Master) movie. The short article mostly…
All of February’s UK anime DVD releases are listed below. Of course, if you are excited about some of these releases, feel free to drop by our community forums and let us know what you think!…
It’s been all quiet on the UK license front lately but if early reports from Animetion.co.uk are to be believed, MVM have picked up Gonzo’s sex, guns and violence favorite “Speed…
According to Anime-NI, manga inspired artwork drawn by Sweatdrop Studio‘s very own Sonia Leong will appear in the new British comedy “Popcorn”, starring Jack Ryder from…
With the film awards season upon us, Japan’s “Raspberry” ceremony (awarding the worst movies of the year) have recognized Studio Ghibli’s Gedo Senki (Tales from …
