Paul

Washed up on the good shores of Anime UK News after many a year at sea, Paul has been writing about anime for a long time here at AUKN and at his anime blog.

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Beez reveal UK summer schedule

BEEZ have let us know about their plans for the next few months and have outlined their prospective UK summer release schedule. Amongst many others (all releases are listed below, courtesy of …

• 25th June 2005
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Review: Last Exile #4

I’ve just posted my review on the fourth volume of ADV’s swash-buckling fantasy Last Exile, out on UK DVD now.

While Last Exile #4 contains none of the sheer excitement seen in previous…
• 25th June 2005
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Review: Cowboy Bebop #4

Slowly catching up with Beez’s UK releases, I’ve posted my views on Cowboy Bebop #4, which is out now in the UK.

While not as blatantly outstanding as previous volumes, Cowboy Bebop…
• 25th June 2005
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Recent downtime explained

Our apologies after the recent Anime UK News downtime. We exceeded our monthly bandwidth again and used this as an opportunity to move website hosts.

It will take 2 or 3 days for some users to be able…

• 25th June 2005
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 4

After all the flashy vanship races and glamorous aristocrats of previous volumes, Last Exile #4 turns out to be this series most low key and story driven volume yet. Of course it’s a jarring…

• 25th June 2005
Anime Review

Cowboy Bebop Volume 4

Cowboy Bebop #4 is the most character driven volume of this series yet, with no less than three of these four episodes being devoted to fleshing out the eventful back stories of flaky bombshell …

• 23rd June 2005
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20th June UK anime releases

The last big wave of June UK anime DVD releases see’s ADV today release (amongst others) the sixth and concluding volume of Azumanga Daioh, the debut volume of Gravion and “zany”…

• 20th June 2005
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Gearing up for IMAF 2005

The hard working people behind the IMAF (International Manga and Anime Festival) have let us know about their 2005 event. Starting on the 21st of October, the London festival’s highlight…

• 18th June 2005
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Review: Tsukihime Lunar Legend #1

Taking in yet another UK debut release, Martin Butler has penned his impressions of MVM’s vampire romance Tsukihime Lunar Legend.

At this early stage Tsukihime is a very intriguing show…
• 18th June 2005
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Review: Haibane Renmei #2

Keeping up to date with MVM’s June releases, Martin Butler has reviewed the second volume of the multi-layered philosophical drama Haibane Renmei.

Haibane Renmei is quickly becoming…
• 18th June 2005
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Review: Stand Alone Complex #4

I’ve reviewed the surprisingly underwhelming fourth volume of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, out now in the UK from Manga Ent..

I also want to take this opportunity to introduce…

• 15th June 2005
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Review: Blue Gender: The Warrior

Despite garnering something of a mixed reaction from UK fans, Stuart Bullen enjoyed MVM’s June release of the feature length Blue Gender: The Warrior movie, a shortened retelling of the…

• 15th June 2005
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Review: Chobits #2

Martin Butler has penned his views on the popular coming-of-age sci-fi series Chobits #2. This DVD was released in the UK during May courtesy of MVM.

The next four episodes of Chobits continue…
• 15th June 2005
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13th June UK anime releases

Another week and another mid-month wave of UK DVD releases from the likes of MVM, Manga Ent. and Beez. New series kicking off include Gundam Seed, Texhnolyze and Tsukihime Lunar Legend, while …

• 13th June 2005