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Not a month seems to go by without MVM announcing a few new UK acquisitions and April appears to be no exception. Eye on Anime have scooped the big news that MVM have picked up the UK licenses for both…

According to Eye on Anime, ADV UK has plans to release the romantic (12-episode) series Sakura Diaries as a 2-disc “DVD collection” this summer. Also worth noting is that this release…

According to Anime Nation, large American movie publisher New Line Cinema has bought the rights to produce a live action adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s mystery manga series Monster. The…

By way of a DVD trailer, Geneon have revealed their US acquisition of Gankutsuou. This anime series is a highly rated sci-fi retelling of the famous book The Count of Monte Cristo. It has been produced…

With only a few solemn, half eaten Easter eggs left concealed at the back of the room, March already seems like a long distant memory for us. Compared with the excitement galore we’ve seen…

Martin Butler has penned his thoughts on GAINAX’s vintage (but often cited as a classic) anime OAV series Gunbuster. Gunbuster has had a UK DVD release (courtesy of Kiseki Films) but it …

Manga Ent. UK have let us know the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex mini-site has just been launched; boasting episode and character guides, multimedia content (wallpapers, video clips…

For those interested in the Yu Yu Hakusho art-box (and T-shirt), Anime UK News forum regulars IanC and Ramen89 have both posted up several decent photos of this recently released art box.…

With news that was revealed at the Tokyo International Anime Fair slowly seeping out onto the Internet, it has emerged that a John Woo produced anime TV series based off Appleseed is currently …

As a part of their new Sunday Spotlight feature, Anime News Network often talk with a number of important figures within anime community and this week amongst others is an interesting interview…

Viz & ShoPro Ent. have today confirmed their merger; the new company is now officially known as Viz Media. While quite what all this business talk means for the UK is questionable, when I read…

Gollancz have announced their intentions to release Japanese manga in the UK via a newly created imprint (titled “Gollancz Manga”) after securing a deal with major US manga publisher…

Various news reports are suggesting that ADV’s theatrical division have acquired the latest movie from acclaimed Voices of a Distant Star director Motoko Shinkai; The Place Promised…

The last 7 days have been comparatively review-lite, but we’ve started this week as we mean to continue with a look at Beez’s release of Cowboy Bebop #2 (out now).

Production IG have announced their plans to produce a new anime TV series called ‘Blood Night’ based on their cult favourite 2001 anime film Blood: The Last Vampire. This new show…

One of the most continually frustrating aspects of being an anime fan in the UK is the complete lack of anime on TV. Capitalizing on these feelings, Neo magazine are setting up a poll to work out what…