The UK’s own dedicated anime TV channel Anime Central are looking to showcase enthusiastic anime cosplayers based in the UK for a special feature set to air around the New Year holidays.…
UK newspaper The Times (via their online outlet Times Online) have recently published an article looking at how women in Japan are gradually establishing themselves in the country’s …
Japanese American manga artist Misako Rocks will be introducing the compelling Tekkon Kinkreet film at the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts) tonight at 8.45pm. Misako draws Disney-esque…
AnimeNewsNetwork are reporting that the Japanese animation company, “Xebec”, who are a subsidary of “Production I.G.” and who specialise in TV anime working on …
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 –…
