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New Bandai Licenses

Bandai have recently announced at Anime Expo that they have acquired the rights to the popular action series Mai Hime. They also reaffirmed their ownership of the latest in their famous mecha …

• 2nd July 2005
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Anime Expo ADV Films news.

At the American anime convention Anime Expo, ADV films today announced that they had acquired the license for the original Macross TV series. The licence for the series recently expired from …

• 2nd July 2005
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Geneon begin week of announcements

This coming weekend one of the largest US anime conventions will take place. Tens of thousands of fans flock to the “Anime Expo” every year and influential companies like ADV, Geneon…

• 29th June 2005
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Review: s-CRY-ed #1

I’ve taken a look at the first volume of the action-packed s-CRY-ed, released in the UK by Beez a few weeks ago.

s-CRY-ed #1 introduces us to a fine action series, full of super-strong uppercuts…
• 29th June 2005
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Review: Dai Guard

Stuart Bullen has let us know his thoughts on ADV’s mecha series Dai Guard.

A light-hearted and pleasing romp that takes a distinctive approach to a staid genre, the allusions to Eva are…
• 29th June 2005
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Review: Zeoraima – Project Hades

Stuart Bullen investigates Zeoraima – Project Hades, a budget collection release from Manga UK that has seen many passing comparisons with mecha ground breaker Neon Genesis Evangelion.…

• 29th June 2005
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Beez reveal UK summer schedule

BEEZ have let us know about their plans for the next few months and have outlined their prospective UK summer release schedule. Amongst many others (all releases are listed below, courtesy of …

• 25th June 2005
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Review: Last Exile #4

I’ve just posted my review on the fourth volume of ADV’s swash-buckling fantasy Last Exile, out on UK DVD now.

While Last Exile #4 contains none of the sheer excitement seen in previous…
• 25th June 2005
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Review: Cowboy Bebop #4

Slowly catching up with Beez’s UK releases, I’ve posted my views on Cowboy Bebop #4, which is out now in the UK.

While not as blatantly outstanding as previous volumes, Cowboy Bebop…
• 25th June 2005
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Recent downtime explained

Our apologies after the recent Anime UK News downtime. We exceeded our monthly bandwidth again and used this as an opportunity to move website hosts.

It will take 2 or 3 days for some users to be able…

• 25th June 2005