Not a month goes by without the generous folks at Manga UK offering us more prizes to give away and naturally, we’re happy to oblige. This competition is a science fiction special as it comprises…
It’s back to business as usual in GANTZ #3 with Kurono and his new team-mates dispatched to hunt down another funky-looking alien; the “Suzuka” alien- an afro sporting robot…
Planetes #4 begins with Half-Section returning to work after their warm and fuzzy vacation on Earth; the air between Hachi and Tanabe is still uncomfortable with romantic doubt but their attentions…
Completing a impressive hat-trick of Brief spotlight on… articles, we have just posted James Seys-Llewellyn’s look at the young but explosive career of Makoto Shinkai- an acclaimed…
We have just updated our anime trailer archive with a few months backlog worth 20+ new anime trailers. Our picks of the bunch are Studio Ghibli’s latest Gedo Senki (Tales of Earthsea), the…
With it’s April debut now set in stone, Manga UK are talking up their UK DVD release of KARAS. Starring several Hollywood actors (see quote below), KARAS is coming out in the UK one day before…
Hot on the heels of their February London screenings of anime at the Café Manga (in London County Hall), ADV UK have lined up several new free screenings for this week. Episodes of Kino’s …
UK book publisher Boychild Productions have let us know about their latest release, The Japanese Drawing Room; a new “manga book” with illustrations by Sakura Mizuki that is available…
After the runaway success of his definitive Ultimate Guide to Gundam, Andy Glass returned to his lab and searched for the next endlessly confusing anime franchise to walk us through; the results…
During a discussion panel organised to celebrate the growth of graphic novels in the US, the much maligned CEO of anime distributor 4Kids, Al Kahn, has again succeeded in stirring up anime and …
At last night’s Oscar film awards, anime movie Howl’s Moving Castle missed out on the Best Animated Film award- losing out to clear favourite and the UK’s very own Wallace …
To celebrate the long awaited releasing of Studio Ghibli’s entire anime catalogue in the UK (courtesy of Optimum Asia), Anime UK News has been handed three quirky pieces of Ghibli merchandise…
Tonight at 10pm (Saturday, 4th March) ITV4 will be broadcasting Mamoru Oshii’s influentical anime movie Ghost in the Shell (dubbed). It will be repeated (on ITV4) on Tuesday, 7th March…
In the latest issue of (UK-based asian pop culture magazine) NEO (NEO #17 – April edition), there is an offer of a free theatrical screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro-…
National UK book store Ottakar’s have launched a new initiative aimed at saving money for the growing number of UK manga fans. By picking up their Manga Collector’s Card, everytime…
The English dub of KARAS will feature three Hollywood actors in the main roles; more specifically, the dub will include the voice talents of Matthew Lillard (of Scream fame), Jay Hernandez (Hostel)…
Anime News Network are reporting that by achieving 29th place in the USA Today booklist, volume #9 of Naruto has become the highest ranking volume of manga ever. The record was previously held …
Taking advantage of the recent reshuffle of the Sky Digital EPG and changing channel numbers, Cartoon Network UK’s Toonami (who broadcast several anime series aimed at kids and early …
Ain’t it Cool News have recently posted an interview with the elusive James Cameron in which he confirms that he intends to a create trilogy of live action movies based on Yukito Kishiro’s…
All of March’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!
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