Still getting used to the London tube and arriving forty minutes early for an interview with the Japanese director (Kazuya Murata) and producer (Masahiko Minami) of Full Metal Alchemist: The…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
Hetalia: Axis Powers – Paint it, White! (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £19.99
Spice and Wolf: The Complete Series One (Manga Entertainment) RRP: £29.99 …
In the 21st century a growing number of anime have been adapted from not manga, but what are known as Light Novels. As the name suggests, these are short novella-style books that are aimed at the …
Summer has arrived and school is winding down so it’s time to go outdoors, head to the park or a beach and breathe in some fresh air and enjoy the sun/rain (British weather is always variable so put…
Welcome, dear reader, to the Anime UK News 2012 Summer Anime Season Preview Guide. In this article, the staff of AUKN will analyse the titles in the Summer Season Previews that have already been…
Here is a trailer for the anime adaptation of Hajime Taguchi’s light novel series Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!
Synopsis
Shogo Mikadono is the son of a wealthy industrialist. Following his…
This summer there is plenty of manga to get stuck into. New series are coming out, old series are ending, and there are some interesting returns to keep an eye out for.
June
Those who follow the regular…
June 25th sees the release of TALES FROM EARTHSEA and HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE, both in double play editions, with newly created extras supervised by Ghibli.
Both based on highly acclaimed…
A trailer has been released for the anime adaptation of the video game La Storia Della Arcana Famiglia.
Synopsis
The story occurs on a small Mediterranean island named Regalo where a mysterious…
Welcome to the third and final part of the Summer Anime Preview for 2012 where Anime UK News brings you the last set of shows that will be aired over the summer. In this part we have more mecha than usual…
A trailer for the TV amime adaptation of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita reveals some of the misadventures anime fans have in store for them when it debuts.
Synopsis
Seven centuries have passed since…
Welcome to the second part of the Anime UK News Summer Anime Preview for 2012.
While the first part of our Summer Preview contained an interesting mix of ecchi, medieval fantasy, and Japanese classical…
A trailer for the net anime adaptation of the school otaku comedy series Ebiten has been released by Kadokawa giving anime fans a taste of the antics in store.
Synopsis
Noya Itsuki has started his…
The BFI Southbank is no stranger to anime; despite having run Japanese animation films for several years now, it’s always a delight to view them on the big screen, especially titles that…
New manga releases coming out this week:
Arata: The Legend 10
(200 pgs) (Viz Media)
RRP: £6.99
Bloody Monday 6
(208 pgs) (Kodansha)
RRP: £7.99
Bokurano: Ours 6
(200 pgs) (Viz Media)
RRP: £8.25…
Way back in the dark and distant past (well 1994 to be exact) Roujin Z was an unusual release for (what was then) Manga Video. The smartly satirical sci-fi comedy sat oddly alongside their mostly…
A trailer for the erotic comedy TV anime Dakara Boku wa, h ga Dekinai was released today. Word of warning: this trailer contains a lot of ecchi.
Synopsis
Ryosuke Kaga is a high schooler with a romantic…
News emerged at the end of last month of the collaboration between Konami and TBS television network in the creation of a TV anime adaptation of Busou Shinki (“Armed Divine Princess”) the mecha-musume…
New Anime Releases for Monday:
Broken Blade (Blu-Ray) (MVM) RRP: £34.99
Broken Blade (DVD) (MVM) RRP: £29.99
Roujin Z (Blu-Ray) (Kaze UK / Manga Entertainment) RRP: £27.99
Roujin…
The Brighton Japan festival is a ten day event which kicks off from the 22nd June to the 01st of July with many traditional and modern Japanese art and cultural events packed into its line-up. People…
