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Interview with Fuyumi Ono, author of Twelve Kingdoms
Anime News Network have posted an interview with Fuyumi Ono, book author of the popular Japanese fantasy series The Twelve Kingdoms; Ono describes her work as both mythical and historical, and…
Year long DVD competitions at Anime OnLine
If competitions are your thing, head on over to to the MVM-run Anime OnLine where they are holding daily competitions all year round, the winning prizes of which are anime DVDs. Competition entry…
Jonathan Ross is back with Japanorama season 3
Despite the second season having aired last September, self confessed otaku Jonathan Ross is already back with another (third) season of his “foreigner in Japan” documentary …
Mamoru Oshii talks life, love and Japan
Famed anime director Mamoru “Ghost in the Shell” Oshii has written an (English translated) article for The Japan Times Online that describes his philosophies and approach to life,…
Staff opening: Looking for website developers
Following our successful hunt for a new team of DVD reviewers, Anime UK News is looking for a new website developer to help us to continue to forge ahead in the future by adding fresh new features …
Anime Nation shelved by RaptureTV
With the project being dormant since the summer anyway, RaptureTV finally appear to have shelved whatever plans they had for their magazine-style TV show “Anime Nation” by closing…
Satoshi Kon’s Paprika at the Belfast Film Festival
The Belfast Film Festival includes a screening of Satoshi Kon’s latest movie “Paprika” (Sunday April 1st at 7.30pm in Storm Cinemas, The Odyssey). Other anime related showings…
New Macross series in production?
With several new Neon Genesis Evangelion movies on their way from Gainax and more than a few other mecha anime set to debut in 2007, robo fans already had an exciting year ahead of them before it was…
Live action Slam Dunk movie (made in Taiwan)
The famous basketball manga “Slam Dunk”, which at the peak of it’s popularity during the mid-nineties spawned a 100+ episode TV series and had millions of graphic novels …
Inuyasha BBFC; Solide State Society UK DVD release date
Eagle eyed Anime UK News forum member Ushio has noticed that the first couple of Inuyasha DVDs (6 episodes per disc, English dubbed; no sign of the Japanese language track) have been put through…
Geneon get Higurashi; rumors Nanoha, Saiunkoku, Maria-sama
After a week of speculation through Anime News Network’s licensing contest, Geneon have finally confirmed that they plan to release the “lolita horror” Higurashi (a.k.a…
MVM in May & June; Basilisk and more box sets on the way
MVM have circulated their May and June DVD releases and these include a few surprises, most notably the appearance of Basilisk in June (a supernatural ninja anime, animated by GONZO, similar …
New Paprika and Appleseed 2 trailers online
Sony Pictures have unveiled a new Quicktime trailer for Paprika and posted it on the apple.com website for your streaming pleasure. Directed by Satoshi “Pefect Blue, Paranoia Agent”…
AmeCon registrations open and going fast; Alcon dates change
If UK anime conventions are your thing, you will be pleased to know that AmeCon (one of the biggest fan-run anime conventions in the UK) has opened its registration places; the total capacity of…
New UK anime DVD release dates reaching into the summer
We have just updated our UK anime DVD release schedule and amongst many others, the following new releases are especially note worthy; including no less than 5 new (previously unannounced) shows…
Little Norse Prince on Film4 this week; Tue and Thurs at 5pm
In another TV broadcast well spotted by UKAnime.com, Film4 will be airing Isao (Grave of the Fireflies) Takahata’s 1968 anime feature Little Norse Prince on Tuesday 27th February at 5:35PM…
ComicCon 2007: news on FLAG, The Third, Haruhi Suzumiya
Leading into this past weekend’s New York ComicCon 2007, we have seen a busy few days for the US anime industry come and go, during which a few anime licenses and interesting tidbits of news…
ADV UK exclusive Q&A session at SFX’s anime forum
For those of you wishing to talk directly with ADV UK, today is your lucky day! SFX’s anime forum has arranged an exclusive Q&A session for Monday 26th February (today from 7pm till 8pm)…
Is anime stagnating? Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno speaks out
Anime News Network have posted a translated message from Evangelion’s out-spoken maestro Hideaki Anno; in full, the released statement covers his passionate intentions for the new …