While the name of Studio Ghibli is famous for its films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is important to remember that Isao Takahata is another one of the company’s founders and as such has …
Forbidden Planet UK have let us know about their promotional special offer with TokyoPop UK- a deal where by you can pick up three TokyoPop graphic novels for just £15. Read the below paragraph…
Northern Ireland’s “Tomo-Dachi” anime convention continue to move forward at a frightning pace as they today announced that (in addition to their other high profile guets)…
Viz Media have solicited the first volume of the anime Full Moon Wo Sagashite (now simply entitled Full Moon) for release on June 27th in the US. Viz had made no previous announcement regarding …
The original Vampire Hunter D OVA, based on the manga series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, is considered a classic by fans of animated horror. However, twenty years after its release there is no denying…
According to a forum post by an employee of UK digital channel Rapture TV, the Sunday night anime block (which broadcasts latest episodes of Full Metal Alchemist and Wolf’s Rain from 8pm…
Issue 15 of the UK’s only Asian pop culture magazine NEO was released last week. Highlights of this month’s issue include an interview with Manga UK’s big boss Kaoru Mfaume,…
We rejoin Yu Yu Hakusho with Yusuke continuing his quest to learn the powerful supernatural techniques of the aging Master Genkai. Having clawed his way into the final fight thanks more to blind…
Known anime fan and famous TV presenter Jonathan Ross is hosting a new 3-part BBC4 series called “Asian Invasion”, a program in which he visits and discusses Asian cinema. It all …
Our forum user Charter_Mage has noticed that the January issue of UK magazine DVD Monthly (featuring Harry Potter as the cover image) has the first episode of Satoshi Kon’s mind bending…
Fudce has let us know that he is arranging a monthly awards scheme for UK anime DVDs (via the AnimeOnDVD forums) and that voting for the December award has just kicked off. If you are interested in…
The latest instalment in our regular overview of what’s been happening on the Anime UK News Forums.
Whilst the beginning of a new month brings us the familiar monthly poll in the form of “Most…
As promised we have today published the concluding parts of our 2005 UK anime year in review; specifically, this includes our highlights of the year as well as words from the UK anime industry–…
All of January’s UK anime DVD releases are listed below. Of course, if you are excited about some of these releases, feel free to drop by our community forums and let us know what you think!…
2005’s lowest moments
Andy Glass: Naruto Licensed. Or, more accurately, the immediate aftermath to this announcement. As the shockwaves rippled through the net, it seemed everyone …
How did 2005 go for the UK anime industry?
Hugh David of ADV UK: It would be very hard to match the runaway success of our first two years as a DVD label, but 2005 has been a superb year. On the convention…
True to form, Anime UK News has produced a mammouth UK anime year in review article for your reading pleasure and aside from our regular contributors, we are proud to say that we have managed to secure…
Our favourite ‘sleeper’ UK releases of 2005 (Anime that we felt were underrated in 2005)
Andy Glass: While I’m sorely tempted to put Witch Hunter Robin in here, I’ve…
True to form, Anime UK News has produced a mammouth year in review article for your reading pleasure and aside from our regular contributors, we are proud to say that we have managed to secure a few…
In case you missed them during the month, below is a quick summary of the anime reviews we published through-out December (sorted by popularity).DECEMBER 2005 ANIME REVIEWSFull Metal Alchemist…
