4Kids CEO: ‘Manga Is a Problem’
During a discussion panel organised to celebrate the growth of graphic novels in the US, the much maligned CEO of anime distributor 4Kids, Al Kahn, has again succeeded in stirring up anime and …
During a discussion panel organised to celebrate the growth of graphic novels in the US, the much maligned CEO of anime distributor 4Kids, Al Kahn, has again succeeded in stirring up anime and …
At last night’s Oscar film awards, anime movie Howl’s Moving Castle missed out on the Best Animated Film award- losing out to clear favourite and the UK’s very own Wallace …
Four DVDs were released in the UK today, including the final volumes of Gundam SEED and Witch Hunter Robin from Beez, and the first intalment of MVM’s latest new series, Gunslinger Girl.…
To celebrate the long awaited releasing of Studio Ghibli’s entire anime catalogue in the UK (courtesy of Optimum Asia), Anime UK News has been handed three quirky pieces of Ghibli merchandise…
Tonight at 10pm (Saturday, 4th March) ITV4 will be broadcasting Mamoru Oshii’s influentical anime movie Ghost in the Shell (dubbed). It will be repeated (on ITV4) on Tuesday, 7th March…
In the latest issue of (UK-based asian pop culture magazine) NEO (NEO #17 – April edition), there is an offer of a free theatrical screening of Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro-…
National UK book store Ottakar’s have launched a new initiative aimed at saving money for the growing number of UK manga fans. By picking up their Manga Collector’s Card, everytime…
The English dub of KARAS will feature three Hollywood actors in the main roles; more specifically, the dub will include the voice talents of Matthew Lillard (of Scream fame), Jay Hernandez (Hostel)…
Anime News Network are reporting that by achieving 29th place in the USA Today booklist, volume #9 of Naruto has become the highest ranking volume of manga ever. The record was previously held …
Taking advantage of the recent reshuffle of the Sky Digital EPG and changing channel numbers, Cartoon Network UK’s Toonami (who broadcast several anime series aimed at kids and early …
Ain’t it Cool News have recently posted an interview with the elusive James Cameron in which he confirms that he intends to a create trilogy of live action movies based on Yukito Kishiro’s…
Geneon recently posted clues of two upcoming license announcements in the Geneon Lounge.
The clues were: Difficult Hints: 1) Both titles star a group of young girls dealing with their daily lives.…
All of March’s UK anime DVD releases are listed below. Of course, if you are excited about some of these releases, feel free to drop by our community forums and let us know what you think!
06…ADV UK have sent us through their April press releases, confirming four new anime DVDs will hit UK stores on the 17th of April. Amongst which is the first volume of “crazy high-school comedy”…
Birmingham’s upcoming Memorabilia Show, which takes place on the 25th and 26th of March at the NEC Birmingham, have let us know that they will be holding a cosplay competition and three …
The mecha-filled Robotech franchise looks like having a busy year ahead of itself, not only is there a hotly anticipated new animated movie set for (what we assume is a very limited) US theatrical…
AnimeOnDVD has pointed out an online article which indicates that the anime Makai Senki Disgaea (which launches in Japan in April) is pre-licensed by Geneon. Geneon have made no official confirmation…
When it comes to the UK anime community, every month is different and so to provide you with a brief run down of what is currently popular amongst our visitors, below is brief run down of February’s…
In case you missed them during the month, below is a quick summary of the anime reviews we published through-out February (sorted by popularity).FEBRUARY 2006 ANIME REVIEWSElfen Lied #1 (ADV)…
According to AnimeOnDVD Funimation have announced the rights to Afro Samurai. The series is produced by Japanese animation powerhouse GONZO, but will be released in the US before Japan. Hollywood…