“Pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.” – Ian Anderson.

We are now moving into a closing movement in the life of Ho-kago Tea Time, the five-piece band unique…

New anime releases this week:   Fairy Tail: Collection 1 (Manga Entertainment) (DVD) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon for £16.50

  K-On!! – Series 2, Part 2 (Manga Entertainment) (DVD) RRP: …

Weekly Shounen Manga have announced that a third season of Hajime no Ippo will air in the autumn season.

Hajime no Ippo is a sports manga about boxing. The story focuses on Ippo Makunouchi who fights…

“You want my treasure? You can have it. I left it everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it!” The last words of Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates.

Monkey…

It’s rare that you see a massive-selling title in the recent anime scene in Japan, unless it’s something like Haruhi or Gundam. However back in 2009, a little anime show called Bakemonogatari…

New manga releases this week:  

07-Ghost 5

(200 pgs) (Viz Media) RRP: £6.99

Buy from Amazon for £6.55

I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow 5

(208 pgs) (Viz Media) RRP: £8.50

Buy from Amazon…

Rintaro ‘Okarin’ Okabe is a self-proclaimed mad scientist. He’s just made his microwave into a time machine. He’s sending text messages to the past. He is in so much…

New anime releases this week:   Dragonball Z: Season 8 (DVD) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £34.99 Buy from Amazon for £22.94

  Is This a Zombie? Series 1 (DVD) (MVM Films) RRP: £29.99 Buy from Amazon…

The founder of ufotable, Hikaru Kondo, announced on his Twitter account that ufotable will be animating a Fate/Stay Night adaptation. He did not specify how it is being adapted or what route from…

A trailer for Isao Takahata’s forthcoming film The Tale of Princess Kaguya has been released.

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Anime UK News got this press release from the organisers of the MCM Manchester Comic Con which will take place later this month.

MCM Manchester Comic Con Advance Sales Soar 138%; Gets Extra Day …

New manga releases this week:  

Case Closed 47

(192 pgs) (Viz Media) RRP: £6.99

Buy from Amazon for £6.54

False Memories 1

(186 pgs) (SuBLime) RRP: £8.99

Buy from Amazon for £8.06

The Flowers of …

Hyper Japan is set to kick-off at the end of the month on July 26th-28th and there are more and more events getting announced like these:

Let Us Entertain You! Introducing J-Music Stars VANIRU &…

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the president and CEO of Production I.G., stated at an Anime Expo panel that the script writing for and production of a second season of Psycho Pass are underway.

The website…

New anime releases this week:   Aria the Scarlet Ammo (DVD) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £24.99 Buy from Amazon from £22.73

Cat Planet Cuties (DVD) (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £24.99 Buy from …

Anime UK News received this PR quite recently so chances are it will only be useful for Londoners.

One-of-a-kind rock unit VAMPS, formed by HYDE（L’Arc～en～Ciel）and K.A.Z（Oblivion Dust）in 2008,…