The first details concerning new anime distributor Animatsu have been announced, in a press statement released today.
Eight anime titles have been confirmed, three of which have been named:…
The live-action movie version of the manga Black Butler is to be on Blu-Ray by Warner Brothers on 23rd February.
A Steelbook version of the film will be brought out, but there is yet no mention of …
This week witnessed the release on a new collection of the complete Arakawa Under The Bridge fom MVM. Both the original series have been reviewed on Anime UK News in the past, so for those interested…
While millions around the world rang in the New Year with parties and fireworks, in terms of fireworks and Japanese cinema there wasn’t much for the start of 2015. It all began quietly last weekend…
Travelling back in time always has unforeseen consequences – as third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi (Hiroshi Kamiya) should realize. But when he asks vampire girl Shinobu Oshino …
After expanding into the largely uncharted territory of light novel publication last year with their “Yen On” imprint and hit titles such as Sword Art Online and A Certain Magical…
While a lot of attention may currently be placed on DreamWorks’ plans for a Scarlett Johansson-led live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s iconic Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk…
“People say that rap music causes violence, but if music about violence causes violence then what impact must Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture have had then? 19th century Europe must…
Digital Manga Publishing (DMP) has launched its first Kickstarter project to cover a yaoi / boys’ love manga, seeking $45,000 to restock Ayano Yamane’s series Finder by 16th February.…
Legal Drug, the latest CLAMP manga to get the omnibus re-release treatment from Dark Horse, follows a pair of boys working at a drugstore. Kazahaya Kudo is a naïve young man with a special gift to…
BBC Radio 4’s foreign affairs documentary series Crossing Continents is to broadcast an episode about manga featuring underage sex.
The episode, entitled “Should Comics Be Crimes?”…
Immerse yourself in the story of Luffy and his crew on a huge screen as the brilliant music of Kohei Tanaka is played live by a full orchestra. This is a spectacular 2-hour concert of spell-binding…
When her name was mentioned in regards to DreamWorks’ upcoming adaptation of Shirow Masamune’s Ghost in the Shell cyberpunk manga, few believed that the BAFTA Award winning …
Last month, Manga Entertainment UK’s then-Community Liason Jeremy Graves announced via his personal Twitter account that he would be leaving the company after two and a half years of …
“What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.” – Basque proverb
Michiko & Hatchin is a series that has some pleasant features. Perhaps the best is that, unlike…
For a while now, fans of Japanese anime and Asian drama series’ in Europe have been able to stream thousands of hours worth of content to various device, from phones, tablets, smart TVs and…
The 12th Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme has announced the line-up for its run in 2015 and the title for this year is “It Only Happens in the Movies?”
The website bills the festival as:
Showcasing…
