Anime News Network have published an interesting and honest interview with ADV co-founder John Ledford.
Covering a broad range of topics, Ledford discusses how his company went from a regional…
Due to the pre-event announcements, there weren’t too many surprises (in terms of new UK anime licenses) announced at this past weekend’s London Expo, however ADV Films were able…
In celebration of the growing spotlight on Japanese pop culture in the Western world, the Japanese Embassy in the UK is organising a series of events based around one of it’s most popular…
According to the Anime News Network, Bandai Visual USA have acquired “Gunbuster vs. Diebuster”, a new movie which splices together GAINAX’s famous sci-fi drama Gunbuster…
On May 27th, I attended the London Expo held at the Excel Center. Whilst I was there I captured lots of footage to create another highlights video (similar to the Naruto Extravagaza video). This…
With the huge London Expo taking place this weekend, a trio of UK anime publishers have issued their pre-event press releases to inform fans of their schedules and in both MVM’s and Beez’s…
For those who attended this week’s “Naruto Extraveganza” at London Oxford Street, or indeed, people who are just curious to see how the event looked (including massive amounts…
Since the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “USS George Washington” will be docking in Japan at some point in 2008, the U.S. Navy has decided to introduce itself to the Japanese …
For the first time in over five years, legendary anime soundtrack composer Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, GITS: Stand Alone Complex) will be performing live in concert, the only snag for UK fans being…
In recent weeks nearly a dozen manga scanslators and anime fansubbers have been arrested in Japan and Poland; while these were unrelated incidents, both stories appear to indicate a progressively…
With Paprika fast approaching its limited theatrical run in the US, director Satoshi Kon has sat down with the New York Times to discuss the movie and its subversive pscyhological themes. The …
Much to his own delight, anime-harem master Ken (Love Hina) Akamatsu has recently announced that Negima! will be getting a live action adaptation (presumably TV series) in his native Japan! …
Welcome to the latest version of Anime UK News; but “what’s changed?” you may ask; the layout is the same, but behind the scenes Anime UK News has been transformed into a fully functional,…
Via a press release, Optimum Releasing (a.k.a Optimum Asia) have announced that they have acquired two new anime movies for UK DVD release on 3rd September; Jin-Roh and Bravestory. More information…
The Amazon retail website in the United States has been selling a bootleg version of the Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars television series as the “Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: The …
The American voice actor Dave Wittenberg (who plays Kakashi in the Naruto TV series) will be making a surprise appearance at the London Virgin Megastore event this coming Monday (May 21st).
Manga…
Shinichi Watanabe (the director, writer and actor who brought us the world of Excel Saga, Nerima Daikon Brothers, Gravitation & more) annouced at a special event in Houston, Texas last night…
This is something anime fans in the UK have been requesting for years, and finally, ADV UK have come up with the goods in securing a 2hr “Anime Network” programming block on UK TV. Starting…
Industry panel reports from this years Anime Central convention held in the USA have been made available.
These events were a chance for fans to hear direct from some of the leading anime and manga…
Metrodome (the UK distributor of Transformers dvds) have announced that on June 4th 2007, an ‘Ultimate Edtition’ of the animated Transformers movie will be released on dvd.
This…
