UK manga exhibition. Sonia Leong’s R&J in awards nomination
If you’re interested in viewing some “home-made” manga, the British Art Museum (Museum of East Asian Art, Bath) is currently exhibiting entries submitted for this years…
New season of Gunslinger Girl finally confirmed
According to reports in Japan, a second season of the highly rated “Gunslinger Girl” anime has finally been confirmed. The dramatic sci-fi series, which follows a group of brain-washed…
Introducing Minako; the new mascot of Anime UK News!
Starting in July ’07, we began our search for charismatic new mascot for Anime UK News. We had many great entries but in the end (and by general consensus I might add!), the winner turned out…
Introducing Minako; the new mascot of Anime UK News! An interview with her creator Outlawstar!
Starting in July ’07, we began our search for charismatic new mascot for Anime UK News. We had many great entries but in the end (and by general consensus I might add!), the winner turned out…
Divergence Eve Volume 2
“What more could you ask for than a bevy of beauties forced to put their lives on the line to answer the call of duty? Divergence Eve is a bold and imaginative voyage leading directly into the heart…
Four clips of Samurai Champloo; collection release in Sept.
To help promote the 10th September release of MVM’s Samurai Champloo box set, four exciting clips (URLs below) have been published online for your streaming pleasure. If hip-hop inspired…
Cosplay events at Glasgow and London
Cosplay enthusiast Emily Bastian has dropped us a line to let us know about two cosplay events she will be running at Collectormania Glasgow and London Film and Comic Con.
“Showmasters …
Book Review: The Anime Encyclopedia
Earlier this week we published Sarah’s thorough review of Titan Books’s epic “The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917“, a newly revised …
Gun X Sword: Gun Sword
Van and Wendy continue in their quest for the Claw, whilst a rising sense of urgency takes them both early on in this second volume. Like the first, each episode is based on a different town or city,…
Rounding up AmeCon news; the anime wave hits UK TV, hard!
It was another busy weekend for the UK anime industry as AmeCon went down with a number of exciting new announcements, much of which involve anime finally making progress on UK TV.
UK anime TV news…
UK’s first ever anime TV channel to launch with FMA, Bebop
As was expected, AnimeCentral officially unveiled itself this morning as the UK’s first ever dedicated anime TV channel. The news was unveiled at AmeCon, and our forum user hopeful_monster…
The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917
The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised & Expanded Edition) Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy 2007 Titan Books 896 pp £19.99
This is one book that no …
Anime UK News at the Japan EXPO
Manga and anime were the best introductions to Japanese culture I could have ever had. It was whilst I was flicking through my manga did I wonder: Just what is Pocky? Who’s Hyde? So, it was with much…
UK TV channel AnimeCentral closer to becoming a reality
Following up our previous news report on “AnimeCentral”, there is mounting information to suggest that yes, this will be the UK’s first ever dedicated anime TV channel. …
Full Metal Alchemist Volume 9
Every once in a while an anime TV series comes along that manages to sustain and develop a terrific and involving story over many episodes; ‘Fullmetal’ Alchemist is one of those rare treats. Each…
AnimeCentral; a new anime TV channel coming to the UK?
UK Anime have spotted an interesting OFCOM license for a new TV channel that would delight UK anime fans – essentially, Chartshow.tv have registered a new channel by the name of “…
1986 Transformers: The Movie on ITV4 tonight from 10PM
Though it’s short notice and technically not anime, we’re sure many of our readers will be pleased to know that the original 1986 “Transformers – The Movie”,…
Stream four gory clips of Berserk, courtesy of MVM
Much like their soon to be released first volume of Ergo Proxy, MVM have cut four clips from the first UK DVD volume of Berserk (out 3rd September 2007) and posted them online for your streaming pleasure.…