Wandering Son Volume 5
“Look at her! You’d think it’s the end of the world!”
Shuichi ‘Nitorin’ Nitori (a boy who would rather have been born a girl) and his friend Yoshino Takatsuki (a girl who would rather have been born…
Next BBFC Podcast to focus on classification of anime
As part of their latest #askBBFC Twitter session, the British Board of Film Classification revealed that the next instalment of their podcast, which is scheduled to go live on 20th December,…
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning due out before end of January
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning, the first theatrical feature in Sunrise’s Tiger & Bunny superhero anime franchise was initially scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom…
Arrietty’s Yonebayashi to direct “When Marnie Was There”
Back in 2010, Studio Ghibli released Arrietty, a Japanese animated movie adaptation of The Borrowers, a children’s classic by English author Mary Norton, which was directed by Hiromasa…
Flash animated “Keroro” anime announced for Spring
It has almost been three years since Sunrise’s long-running Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso) science fiction comedy adaptation of Mine Yoshizaki’s original manga ended with its 358th…
New Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, “Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V” to begin next spring.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! multimedia franchise certainly has grown since its humble beginnings as a Weekly Shonen Jump manga series by Kazuki Takahashi. Not only was the original manga adapted into two …
Guilty Crown Volume 1
Life in Japan has been irrevocably changed since the day of the Lost Christmas in 2029 when a meteorite crashed onto the earth, releasing the deadly Apocalypse Virus. A few years later, all is …
Arakawa Under the Bridge 2
In the little community living under the bridge beside the River Arakawa, even an ordinary game of baseball can turn into something distinctly out of the ordinary. When Kou Ichinomiya, the fine,…
Black Lagoon: Roberta`s Blood Trail
“The greatest crimes are caused by surfeit, not by want. Men do not become tyrants so as not to suffer cold.” – Aristotle.
The first two TV series of Black Lagoon are rather fun,…
AUKN’s Reevo Makes His 2014 Winter Anime Season Preview Picks
Earlier this week AUKN posted its Winter Anime 2014 guide to help readers pick which titles they will be watching while snug and warm in their homes. But maybe the sheer number of titles is overwhelming?…
2014 Winter Anime Season Preview Picks
Welcome back to my picks for the Winter 2013/2014 anime season; just note that there are plenty of anime carrying over to this season including Kill La Kill, Samurai Flamenco and Hajime No Ippo:…
London’s Japanese Gallery to exhibit and cell Studio Ghibli cels
You like anime, yes? And you like owning anime, right? Well, how about owning a piece of anime? Well, if you head down to the Japanese Gallery in Kensington Church Street in London between 6-8th …
Anime UK News interviews Studio WIT at London Comic Con October 2013
When a group of the creators of Attack on Titan appeared at London Comic Con in October 2013, Anime UK News was able to secure an interview with them.
The people interviewed were George Wada, the …
Anime UK News Winter 2014 Anime Season Guide
This is the Anime UK News guide for the Winter 2014 season which runs from December 2013 to February 2014. With the aid of Anime News Network, My Anime List and anime charts, we have collected some…
Anime On Demand closes down, is replaced by Animax UK
Today, the anime streaming website Anime On Demand have officially announced their closure after months of inactive service. The streaming website, which was operated by Viz Media Europe was…
Turn your phone into a Magical Girl with fone!
Have you ever thought that your Android smartphone was lacking in the “Magical Girl” department to the point where it was keeping you up at night? Well, not to worry, because thanks…
Anime UK News interviews Studio WIT at London Comic Con October 2013
At London Comic Con in October 2013, Anime UK News was privileged to speak to George Wada, the studio president and producer for Attack on Titan; Ryotaro Makihara, director of the studio’s…