This week’s anime releases
There’s 5 anime releases due out this week. You may need no introduction to the likes of Naruto and Pokemon, but have you heard about My Hero Academia? Serialised in Weekly Shōnen Jump…
Manga Ent. UK nab adaptation rights to US comic Wayward
Manga Ent. have a history of producing their own releases. Long before Hiroyuki Imaishi became famous for creating Gurren Lagann, he made the crazy Dead Leaves for Manga Ent.. Today, the company…
Universal Pictures to announce 6 anime series at London MCM Comic Con; first is Starmyu in August
According to a post on the Anime UK News forums, Universal Pictures have 6 anime series planned for home video release in 2017, the first of which will be Starmyu (2015) on August 7th, with a lower…
your name. Japanese home video release has English subtitles & is region-free
Makoto Shinkai’s world-famous anime film your name. will finally receive its home video release in Japan on July 26, and it may be of interest to UK anime fans that these releases (4K Ultra HD Blu-ray,…
Hard of Hearing screenings for A Silent Voice anime film on 16th May in UK
A Silent Voice, which was released in UK cinemas in March by Anime Ltd and National Amusements and “enjoy[ed] a strong box office result”, has been scheduled for Hard of Hearing showings…
Cowboy Bebop added to digital marketplaces & Trigun to Netflix
The last couple of days has brought news of two anime classics, both of which could be classed as sci-fi westerns, transitioning to the UK’s streaming anime market.
First of all, Cowboy…
Fairy Tail to end “in about 2 more volumes”
The author of the popular Fairy Tail manga has announced that the long-running story will end “in about 2 more volumes”. Volume 61 of the manga was released in Japan earlier in May …
Anime released in UK this week, feat. Zeta Gundam, Your Lie In April
There’s a number of interesting anime DVD/Blu-Ray releases coming out this week. Not least of all is Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, the concluding half of Yoshiyuki Tomino’s famous…
Most scrobbled anime soundtracks on Last.fm
Last.fm have put together a list of their most scrobbled anime soundtracks of all time, curated by Manga UK.…
Crunchyroll to add offline playback in 2017
The video streaming market is an interesting place for anime fans right now. The competition is intense, with the long established Crunchyroll now facing strong competition in the form of Amazon…
Hayao Miyazaki, Naruto and Doraemon among list of most famous Japanese people
A study by the Japan Press Research Institute to find the most recognised Japanese people alive and dead has revealed some surprising results.…
Universal & Sony rumoured to be interested in Funimation
Bloomberg have published an article speculating that North American anime distributor Funimation could be (or has been) the subject of competing take-over bids from Universal and Sony:
Both…