According to various reports appearing on UK anime websites, Tartan (who are famous amongst UK Asian film fans for their ‘Asia Extreme’ label) have picked up the UK distribution…
ADV UK have recently sent out their February anime press releases, confirming that February will be an especially fruitful month for UK anime fans. Alongside the debut of Evangelion Platintum…
Today see’s the debut of an article that will hopefully become a regular feature for the site; Oishii Furesshu (which Ross assures me translates from Japanese as ‘tasty fresh’)…
Many UK anime fans often lament the lack of art-boxes to hold our DVDs, yet times appear to be changing with yet another art-box on the horizon! Complimenting their acclaimed Escaflowne Collection…
Lately, Love Hina has proved to be something of a hit or miss series for me. Coming off the particularly disappointing third volume, MVM’s Love Hina #4 has revived my interest in this series,…
In an interview with Sci Fi Wire, James Cameron has further elaborated on plans for his Battle Angel Alita live action adaptation, explaining that the movie will be an amalgam of the first three…
I approached this forth volume of Love Hina hesitantly- the third volume was the most disappointing yet and the story had shown no signs of improvement to suggest these episodes would be any better-…
MVM have today released their first anime of 2005, kick-starting a year for us UK anime fans that promises to be outstanding. Starting us off slowly with only two releases, MVM have put out the 5th…
Today see’s our first anime DVD review of the year; MVM’s Kiddy Grade #5 – released in the UK today!
I feel like I am constantly fighting a battle to enjoy Kiddy Grade. The strange…I feel like I am constantly fighting a battle to enjoy Kiddy Grade. The strange combinations of fluffy character designs and twisting government conspiracies are enough to kill my interest, …
Otaku News have produced a technical review (with screenshots) of BEEZ’s Cowboy Bebop Vol. 1 UK release, due out 17th January.
According to the review, the disc contains trailers for Witch…
The second issue of (almost dedicated) anime/manga magazine NEO is out now and can be found in many good UK magazine shops (and some rubbish ones too!). This month’s issue is notably improved…
About time we set up a new visitor’s survey and in true New Year’s fashion, we’re asking you what your most anticipated UK ’05 release is. We’ve selected 10 of …
Momentum Asia have announced that Casshern will be tearing it’s way into (most likely limited) UK cinemas on 18th February and will be quickly followed by a DVD release on 21st March.
Casshern…
UK newspaper The Telegraph have produced a very informative article about Japanese animation. While naturally talking up the latest Miyazaki record breaker Howl’s Moving Castle, the…
Several new anime teasers/trailers have appeared online lately, including short looks at the Full Metal Alchemist theatrical movie (you will need BitTorrent to download this) and the recently…
2004 has proven to be, if nothing else, an exciting year for UK anime fans. We have sampled the highs of an increased number DVD releases (mostly courtesy of ADV and MVM) and the lows of acclaimed …
2004 has proven to be, if nothing else, an exciting year for UK anime fans. We have sampled the highs of an increased number DVD releases (mostly courtesy of ADV and MVM) and the lows of acclaimed …
2004’s lowest moments
TV. The most frustrating aspect of 2004 is, by far, the complete lack of decent anime on UK TV. Every time we think we have a shred of hope, it is snatched away from us.…
2004’s fansub highlights
Naruto (100+ episodes, unlicensed) Throughout 2004, Naruto’s fansub following has exploded into the tens of thousands and transformed the show into…
