Anime Review

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

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…

• 9th January 2006
News

Issue 15 of NEO magazine

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,…

• 8th January 2006
Anime Review

Yu Yu Hakusho Volume 4

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…

• 7th January 2006
News

DVD Monthly get Paranoid

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…

• 4th January 2006
News

UK anime DVD awards

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…

• 3rd January 2006
News

Anime UK News Forum Round Up

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

• 1st January 2006
Features

2005: Highlights of the year

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 …

• 1st January 2006
Features

2005: Words from the UK anime industry

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…

• 1st January 2006
Features

2005: The contents page

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…

• 31st December 2005
News

December 2005 top anime keywords

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 December’s…

• 28th December 2005
News

26th December UK anime releases

Today is the official release date for the last four anime DVDs of the year, all courtesy of ADV. The closing of the year sees the final instalments of two series- Divergence Eve and the much-acclaimed…

• 26th December 2005
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Release dates for Manga UK’s newest anime

Manga UK have published release dates for three of their newest anime series (Heat Guy J, Submarine 707R and Tokyo Underground); all of which are debuting in the UK on the 13th of March (along with…

• 24th December 2005
News

Seasonal updates to Anime UK News

We’re getting into the Christmas mood here at Anime UK News and courtesy of our artistic prodigy Jim Tzu we have updated our site banner and posted a new wallpaper for your seasonal viewing…

• 23rd December 2005