The Times Online have recently published “How manga is conquering Britain“, an article by manga expert Paul Gravett.
Gravett specifically notes the growing influence of manga…
The Leeds Film Festival has built up a tradition of showcasing exciting new anime (as well as Eastern cinema in general) and this year’s event – running through early November –…
In the year 2100, an experimental project on the moon is conducting an investigation into a new source of energy. Kurau, the twelve-year-old daughter of one of the researchers, becomes a victim…
Karas: The Revelation is the sequal to the 2005 Karas: The Prophecy – a mini-series about the efforts of Karas, spiritual guardians chosen by their city and empowered by a sort of priestess…
Earlier today, French game developers Ubisoft released their first “dev diary” concerning the upcoming “Naruto: Rise of a Ninja” video game (XBOX 360). If you’re…
The idea of kicking off a series by showing a messed-up, badass antihero laying waste to his enemies in an all-out action fest isn’t a new one. It’s a bit misleading though when the …
Here’s a blast from the past: anyone remember the old game UN Squadron? It was a side-scrolling shooter on the SNES in the style of Gradius and R-Type, but had real planes instead of fancy spaceships,…
In a little under two weeks, the London MCM Expo (20-21 Oct) will be kicking off and in addition to three already confirmed anime-related guests (English dub voice actors Johnny Yong Bosch, Laura…
News and rumors concerning the ever increasing list of supposed anime and manga adaptations continue to bubble under the surface.
Many will be interested in the apparent scoop over at “…Fabulous Films, who have previously published the first DVD volume of Inuyasha in the UK, have announced their intentions to release the cult classic cartoon “The Mysterious Cities of…
With the continuing saturation of Japanese pop culture across the internet being largely based on illegal distribution, it appears that Japanese officials are finally starting to take a firmer…
It was recently revealed on Anime News Network that Engish author Lucy Cousins’s childrens picture book “Hooray for Fish!” has been animated in Japan (by the relatively …
After a recent spate of violent juvenile crime in Japan (including the infamous case where a school girl axe-murdered her sleeping father), two of the country’s most controversial anime…
“The Agriculture Ministry [of Japan] is not in charge of Gundam,” said ministry official Tsutomu Shimomura, after it turned out that six of his civil servant co-workers had been…
Nakama Britannica (not to be confused with the Nakama Britannica Portal) is collaboration on the part of Anime UK News to produce an anime blog worthy of spotlighting the underrated quality of…
Ghost in the Shell has risen to become a staple of both the science-fiction genre, and of anime in general, enjoying a meteoric rise from cult anonymity to widespread popularity after the onset…
As Eureka Seven enters its second half the plot developments are still moving forward apace and the characters are continuing to develop too. It is perhaps a series that demands a larger than average…
Faced with the decision as to where to go next, Renton reluctantly decides to leave the Beams’ ship and return to the Gekkostate. Unfortunately the military are moving in on the Gekko with…
In the near-future it has become possible to observe and record the workings of the unconscious mind through a new cutting-edge technology. A scientific research team has discovered a way to …
Tenchi Muyo is back after a 9 year hiatus with an all new box set. It’s been 2 months since the action seen in OVA 2 and peace has finally returned to the Masaki household. Unfortunately the calm is …
