It’s back to business as usual in GANTZ #3 with Kurono and his new team-mates dispatched to hunt down another funky-looking alien; the “Suzuka” alien- an afro sporting robot…
Planetes #4 begins with Half-Section returning to work after their warm and fuzzy vacation on Earth; the air between Hachi and Tanabe is still uncomfortable with romantic doubt but their attentions…
Completing a impressive hat-trick of Brief spotlight on… articles, we have just posted James Seys-Llewellyn’s look at the young but explosive career of Makoto Shinkai- an acclaimed…
We have just updated our anime trailer archive with a few months backlog worth 20+ new anime trailers. Our picks of the bunch are Studio Ghibli’s latest Gedo Senki (Tales of Earthsea), the…
One of the directors who has risen to prominence in recent years, the small but high quality freelance output of Makoto Shinkai promises much for the future; he has been referred to, despite his…
There are more thrills, spills and dangerous missions for the three members of the DSA as they run into old flames, thuggish squatters, virtual reality nightmares and serial killers. Asami is…
It’s been a bit of an inconsistent ride over the course of the series, but as must inevitably happen, s-CRY-ed has finally reached the finish line, with a conclusion that ranks somewhere…
With it’s April debut now set in stone, Manga UK are talking up their UK DVD release of KARAS. Starring several Hollywood actors (see quote below), KARAS is coming out in the UK one day before…
Hot on the heels of their February London screenings of anime at the Café Manga (in London County Hall), ADV UK have lined up several new free screenings for this week. Episodes of Kino’s …
UK book publisher Boychild Productions have let us know about their latest release, The Japanese Drawing Room; a new “manga book” with illustrations by Sakura Mizuki that is available…
AnimeOnDVD is reporting that supernatural fighting series Bleach has been licensed for release in the US by Viz Media. Bleach is currently one of the most popular anime on fansubs with thousands…
After the runaway success of his definitive Ultimate Guide to Gundam, Andy Glass returned to his lab and searched for the next endlessly confusing anime franchise to walk us through; the results…
During a discussion panel organised to celebrate the growth of graphic novels in the US, the much maligned CEO of anime distributor 4Kids, Al Kahn, has again succeeded in stirring up anime and …
At last night’s Oscar film awards, anime movie Howl’s Moving Castle missed out on the Best Animated Film award- losing out to clear favourite and the UK’s very own Wallace …
Four DVDs were released in the UK today, including the final volumes of Gundam SEED and Witch Hunter Robin from Beez, and the first intalment of MVM’s latest new series, Gunslinger Girl.…
Throughout its relatively short lifespan, there are remarkably few names that are roundly perceived to be amongst the most important in the history of anime. While there are many titles that …
To celebrate the long awaited releasing of Studio Ghibli’s entire anime catalogue in the UK (courtesy of Optimum Asia), Anime UK News has been handed three quirky pieces of Ghibli merchandise…
Henrietta and Jose are fratello (siblings), but not in the conventional sense of the word. A terminal patient “saved’ by the Italian Social Welfare Agency, Henrietta was the recipient…
Hubb continues his search for Cher accompanied by Quent, resulting in a tearful reunion and a difficult decision. Meanwhile the wolves brave the worsening weather to retrieve Cheza, now joined…
Tonight at 10pm (Saturday, 4th March) ITV4 will be broadcasting Mamoru Oshii’s influentical anime movie Ghost in the Shell (dubbed). It will be repeated (on ITV4) on Tuesday, 7th March…
