Welcome to the third and final part of the Summer Anime Preview for 2012 where Anime UK News brings you the last set of shows that will be aired over the summer. In this part we have more mecha than usual…
Welcome to the second part of the Anime UK News Summer Anime Preview for 2012.
While the first part of our Summer Preview contained an interesting mix of ecchi, medieval fantasy, and Japanese classical…
The BFI Southbank is no stranger to anime; despite having run Japanese animation films for several years now, it’s always a delight to view them on the big screen, especially titles that…
There have been some awesome looking anime movie releases in the past few years like Summer Wars and Redline. Welcome To The Space Show certainly is another one of those films that really push the…
So far a number of the spring season titles have been rather excellent, what with bizarre relationship comedies like Mysterious Girlfriend X and excellent character drama in The Kids on the Slope…
In recent years, we have seen an expansion of MCM Expo’s in the UK. Last year we had the newly opened Manchester Comic Con and this year, we have the first Birmingham Comic Con. This benefited me …
When Kodansha Comics announced in 2010 that they would be taking over several of the titles already licensed to Del Rey in the US – and introducing many new series in 2011 – the news elicited…
On March 20th 2012 the world of anime lost another one of its leading lights. The industry has lost several big names in recent years: Osamu Dezaki last year and Satoshi Kon the year before that. …
If you go to DeviantArt you might just come across an Original English Language manga called Demon Candy: Parallel, created by a seemingly mysterious individual known only as “Lord …
This is a preview of the shows that are expected to air in the Spring 2012 block. This season is packed full to bursting with idols, bishonen and moe from major players like Sunrise and Studio DEEN.…
Going to the Midland Expo for the second time, I was again overcome with excitement. This time I travelled by train; on my way from Birmingham to Telford, I saw the place full of energetic cosplayers…
In October, Film Director Makoto Shinkai made a surprise appearance at the screening of “The Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below”. We took that opportunity to request…
It’s that time of year again – already? – and the writers, editors and news reporters at AUKN have been assembling their thoughts about what they’ve watched over the…
Now that the second Scotland Loves Anime has come to an end, I have the film festival blues. I really enjoyed my first experience at this event and the travel from the East Midlands to Scotland was…
Thankfully, after a few delays, Anime On Demand has all of their line-up for the summer anime season up and I’m here to give you a quick guide on what to expect from the new offerings that Japan…
For 20 years now MangaUK has brought so much anime to our shores; from the VHS video to Blu-ray, good old British dubbed voice acting (I still have my Laughing Target video tape) and licensing the…
With the lack of TV anime and long waits for a DVD release for certain series, it was officially announced at Kitacon in April that KazeUK would be setting up a site called Anime On Demand for streaming…
Crossover; it’s a word that gets any fan, regardless of franchise, excited. But such a word is best used on special occasions, and what better occasion could it be used but for Yu-Gi-Oh!’s 10th …
Around the West Midlands, it’s rare to find anime film screening in cinemas (unless it’s the next Studio Ghibli film) but thanks to the people at We Love Anime and the folks who have…
My first trip to Telford was a nervous one, since I’ve never been to the Midland Expo before. It was also my first time driving to one, still with a friend accompanying me and an early journey…
