When it comes to the UK anime community, every month is different and so to provide you with a brief run down of what is currently popular amongst our visitors, below is brief run down of February’s…
In case you missed them during the month, below is a quick summary of the anime reviews we published through-out February (sorted by popularity).FEBRUARY 2006 ANIME REVIEWSElfen Lied #1 (ADV)…
There is no denying the impact Mamoru Oshii’s cyber punk thriller Ghost in the Shell had on the world, and especially the science fiction genre, in 1995. Just like Akira, it dragged contemporary…
According to AnimeOnDVD Funimation have announced the rights to Afro Samurai. The series is produced by Japanese animation powerhouse GONZO, but will be released in the US before Japan. Hollywood…
The last of February’s UK anime DVD releases are due out today, including the concluding volume of action series S-CRY-ed, the next two titles in Optimum’s Studio Ghibli collection,…
Created in the mid-1980s hot on the heels of his lifework Nausicaa and The Valley of Wind, Hayao Miyazaki’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky is another breath taking fantasy adventure simmering…
Featuring three stand alone episodes with the only recognisable face being that of the distorted Shounen Bat, Paranoia Agent #3 is none the less a successful ride through the realms of the weird…
According to the Toonzone forums, Funimation have announced their license for the Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala movie. The events of the movie take place after the conclusion…
According to a post on on the AnimeOnDVD forums ADV Films has licensed the GAINAX anime Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai (This Ugly and Beautiful World). No further information as to when the …
The BBFC have outright rejected “Living Sex Toy” for certification in the UK; it was submitted for a UK DVD release by independent music distributor RSK Entertainment Ltd.
In an update to our earlier story concerning the metal tin that will come packaged as a limited edition extra with volume 6 of Full Metal Alchemist, EyeOnAnime has quoted MVM as stating:
“It’s…
A three minute trailer of Goro Miyazaki’s Gedo Senki (a.k.a Tales from Earth Sea) hit the internet earlier this week; produced by Studio Ghibli and shrowded in controversy thanks to the…
UK anime website Anime Boredom has posted an interview with a script writer of 4Kids Entertainment; the company infamous for their cuts and edits of popular anime series like the English adaptation…
Kid’s TV channel Nickelodeon US have recently started airing episodes of Kappa Mikey; an American produced series that parodies Japanese animation- the star of the show is a failed American…
According to AnimeOnDVD, the Chinese government have banned all TV shows and movies that blend live action actors with standard animation (ala Teletubbies and Roger Rabbit). This move is largely…
According to an update on AnimeOnDVD 4Kids have licensed magical girl anime Pretty Cure, which is currently on it’s third series. 4Kids have announced the show will debut on US TV in September.…
According to Play.com, volume 6 of Full Metal Alchemist (out in the UK on the 10th of April) will be released with a special limited edition tin. The RRP is still £19.99.
Keep in mind that this…
ADV UK have let us know about some anime screenings they have arranged in London for next Monday (27th February).
“ADV Films would like to invite all those anime fans who are in London, or…With every review we post on Anime UK News, we also attach three screenshots (usually captured straight from the DVD in question). More often than not, once these reviews grow old, not so many people…
All of ADV’s February releases are due out today, with the Platinum release of Neon Genesis Evangelion coming to a close just as a new series begins in the form of Elfen Lied. Also available…
