Where Masamune Shirow is concerned, there’s quite often a feeling among his fans that the man can do no wrong. Fabled for his super-detailed, highly individual manga works, and beloved of not …

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Akimine Kamijyō’s manga Code:Breaker has started streaming a promotional trailer.

Synopsis

Sakura is a girl who appears modest and graceful…

June 19, 2012 – Kodansha Comics’ newest manga series Attack on Titan Vol. 1 debuted in US stores today. The manga written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama has sold over 7 million copies in Japan…

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and we cannot live in.” – James Baldwin

So, all good things must come to an end and this is no exception.

There are several problems…

Here is a trailer for the forthcoming anime adaptation of the 2010 video game Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate.

Synopsis Yūki Ōjima is a student at Takafuji Private Academy and a member of the Food Research…

New manga releases coming out this week:  

Attack on Titan 1

(208 pgs) (Kodansha)

RRP: £7.99

The Drops of God 4

(392 pgs) (Vertical)

RRP: £10.00

Mardock Scramble 5

(208 pgs) (Kodansha)

RRP: £7.99…

As anyone into anime is aware, Bleach is a long-running shounen show, currently in its eighth year on air and it’s still strong with its fans. ‘Memories of Nobody’ is the first…

Here is a trailer for Barnum Studio’s TV anime adaptation of Jo Takezuki’s light novel series Campione!.

Synopsis

Godō Kusanagi is a high school boy who has killed the god “Verethragna”…

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…