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…
Around two years ago, I covered the first MCM Birmingham Expo (which was a chance to check if it was worth going to). Since then I have gone to almost every one of them and it’s become a nice place …
The full line-up for this year’s Terracotta Far East Film Festival has been revealed ahead of its run at The Prince Charles Cinema and The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London between May 23rd…
This book and indeed this review are rather timely, as Yen Press has recently announced that will be publishing more light novels. This can only be a good move, as now we will be able to read the original…
A few weeks ago two French manga critics, Matthieu Pinon and Laurent Lefebvre, launched a project on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The project is called 1952-2012: Stories of Modern…
Welcome back to my season preview picks! I’m here yet again to select five shows from this new Spring season; if you want to check out the full list of new anime this season, check out genkinahito’s…
Here are the remainder of the shows for the season. I have skipped a few sequels like the Love Live project and CardFight Vanguard but I could not ignore Mushishi, probably one of the most anticipated…
The first part of this season preview went live on Monday and this is the second part. From here on out, all of these shows will be released in April, many starting in the next fortnight. Reading through…
The spring anime launches new titles from March to May and there are a lot of series getting rebooted, more adaptations and even fewer original ideas than previous seasons. Technically the season…
This week finally saw the European release of Marvelous AQL’s Senran Kagura Burst busty brawler 3DS game after its release in North America last November. I was lucky enough to receive a review…
“My education was interrupted only by my schooling.” – Winston Churchill.
One of the big problems with anime in Britain is when a popular series is not streamed over here, …
Last year saw the localisation release of Weiss Schwarz, a collectable card game based on popular anime and was created by Bushiroad, I’ve taken a liking to the game recently and I’ve decided to…
As 2013 draws – all too swiftly – to a close, it’s time again for the writers at Anime UK News to choose their favourite shows, Has it been a bumper year in the UK for anime and manga?…
The 11th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme has announced its line-up for 2014 and it goes under the title ‘East Side Stories’ and the theme for this festival is youth.
The website notes:…
With only several sleeps to go until Christmas Day, everyone is either really organized with their shopping, having all the presents wrapped and ready to give, or they’re scrambling around in…
Welcome back to my picks for the Winter 2013/2014 anime season; just note that there are plenty of anime carrying over to this season including Kill La Kill, Samurai Flamenco and Hajime No Ippo:…
This is the Anime UK News guide for the Winter 2014 season which runs from December 2013 to February 2014. With the aid of Anime News Network, My Anime List and anime charts, we have collected some…
At London Comic Con in October 2013, Anime UK News was privileged to speak to George Wada, the studio president and producer for Attack on Titan; Ryotaro Makihara, director of the studio’s…
“I once stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.” – Steven Wright
Over recent years a new kind of manga and anime has seen a raise…
The last season of the year is soon upon us and 2013 has been shaping up to being a decent year for anime in my view, so I’m hoping this fall season sends 2013 out with a bang and not a whimper. Here are …
