Despite the large number of anime series being released in the UK every month, there are still many shows that are yet to even see a stateside release. “The Great Unwashed Anime” is…
Masaki Kajashima’s original concept sounds deceptively simple- take one teenage boy living a quiet life in the mountains of Okayama, Japan, and subject him to a series of events that see him end…
With around 1300 members present and over fifty new anime and Japanese series and films showing on five separate screens, not to mention news and quiz panels, live music and countless other events…
Despite the large number of anime series being released in the UK every month, there are still many shows that are yet to even see a stateside release. “The Great Unwashed Anime” is…
After what has seemed like an eternity, Bandai has finally begun to make one of its most popular and longest-running franchises available here in the UK. Yes, Gundam is slowly being made available…
While many anime series come and go without a great deal of notice, there are some which stay in the minds of fans and are still hot topic for discussion for a long time afterwards. The classic saga…
Grenadier/ fansub review 1
On first impressions, Grenadier seems to be little more than an excuse for titillation; putting itself in the category of Ecchi (meaning ‘naughty’ rather…
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig
Those who were lucky enough to buy the recent Manga release of Stand Alone Complex will be glad to hear that there is a second series to come when all …
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…
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 …
Just a few days ago, the unexpected (but very welcome!) arrival of Neo Magazine was announced– it will be the UK’s first dedicated anime magazine (as well as featuring a whole range…
With the general lack of a real anime and manga publication in the UK; it’s often left up to dedicated fans to fill this editorial void – and so what we then get is a ‘FanZine’; a good example …
AmeCon 2004 is set to become one of the biggest UK anime conventions to date. With 1,000 people registered to attend, along with special guests and industry panels from the likes of ADV and MVM, …
Since Manga Max was discontinued around 5 years ago, the UK hasn’t had an anime magazine to call it’s own. David E Rault is a man on a mission to change this, and with his fledgling publication…
Fansubbed episodes of our favourite series have massively contributed to the rapid growth of anime in recent years, there is just no doubt about that…, yet strangely, it still remains …
5. X TV With humanity’s future balanced on a knife edge, the fate of all mankind lies on the shoulders of one boy, Kamui Shirou, a young man with a turbulent past and attitude problem. As Kamui inevitably…
It’s pretty shocking looking around the UK anime scene and realizing we still lack many of the landmark anime releases that other countries have been able to take for granted for years now.
And …
A landmark for the UK anime community was confirmed last week after news broke that the first ever UK/Japan anime collaboration had been agreed.
Larry Bundy Jnr and his brainchild “Natural Born…
One of the most frustrating things when you associate anime with Britain is the lack of TV exposure it’s been lumbered with since it exploded onto our shores in the mid-80s with Akira.
In …
