News posted at Brand Republic and on the Digital Spy community forums appears to suggest that Sony are seriously looking at launching their anime devoted TV channel “Animax” in …
This is perhaps a sure sign of anime growing in the UK, because the following post contains a lot of new information with regards to several anime and manga related events happening in the UK over…
According to various reports, CAPCOM and Sony Pictures Entertainment of Japan have joined forces to produce an original CG animated movie for the Resident Evil (a.k.a. Biohazard) franchise.…
A midnight news report on the AnimeNewsNetwork announced that Funimation have licensed the anime adaptation of Shido Inada’s shoujo manga “Ghost Hunt”, which is in turn…
Though the majority of UK anime fandom passes through the London MCM Expo as one may treat his favourite sweet-shop, it was serious business for Anime UK News this year as we conducted our first …
Princess, a dark anime-inspired film about murder and revenge in the porn industry is currently showing at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) in London as part of the Comica festival. …
According to news emerging from Japan, global manga publisher’s Tokoyopop are pushing to produce a (presumably North American) live-action adaptation of the popular and fan-service…
With all the doom and gloom surrounding the US anime industry following the virtual collapse of publishing goliath Geneon, one would be fair to assume that this perhaps isn’t the best of…
It’s been widely reported that production on a brand new season of the Samuel L. Jackson voiced Afro Samurai is under way and already set to air on US TV during early 2008. Again penned by manga-ka…
Oban Star-Racers has been nominated for the Best Children’s Animation award at the 2007 BAFTAs (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) – the other three nominations are all…
This past weekend saw the London MCM Expo roll into town, unleashing hordes of cosplayers and anime fans on England’s capital city. Though (compared with previous events) there were slim…
According to the official website of DVD distributors Pinnacle Vision, Revelation Films intend to release School Rumble (including a starter set) on UK DVD starting 21st January, 2008.
Produced…
According to the latest issue of NEO magazine, MVM have picked up Witchblade and Black Lagoon for UK DVD releases. It’s expected that these new anime acquisitions (and possibly a few more…
The Times Online have recently published “How manga is conquering Britain“, an article by manga expert Paul Gravett.
Gravett specifically notes the growing influence of manga…
The Leeds Film Festival has built up a tradition of showcasing exciting new anime (as well as Eastern cinema in general) and this year’s event – running through early November –…
Earlier today, French game developers Ubisoft released their first “dev diary” concerning the upcoming “Naruto: Rise of a Ninja” video game (XBOX 360). If you’re…
In a little under two weeks, the London MCM Expo (20-21 Oct) will be kicking off and in addition to three already confirmed anime-related guests (English dub voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch, Laura…
News and rumors concerning the ever increasing list of supposed anime and manga adaptations continue to bubble under the surface.
Many will be interested in the apparent scoop over at “…Fabulous Films, who have previously published the first DVD volume of Inuyasha in the UK, have announced their intentions to release the cult classic cartoon “The Mysterious Cities of…
With the continuing saturation of Japanese pop culture across the internet being largely based on illegal distribution, it appears that Japanese officials are finally starting to take a firmer…
