Popular action anime Naruto topped the viewer ratings on Cartoon Network when it premiered in the United States this past Saturday. According to Nielson Media Research, Naruto “carved…
In this month’s Great Unwashed Anime article, we preview seven more unlicensed anime series (including Yakitate!! Japan, Hunter X Hunter and Honey & Clover).…
Anime UK News forum user DaNiMé has noticed that Play.com are listing the much anticipated CG movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children for a UK UMD (PlayStation Portable) release on the 9th of …
Delays have effected our UK anime release schedule again as DVD releases from both Beez and MVM have been pushed back further into September; as a result, 19th September now looks like being massive…
Despite the large number of anime series being released in the UK every month, there are still many shows that are yet to even see a stateside release. “The Great Unwashed Anime” is…
Anime Vision are reporting that Hayao Miyazaki received a “Golden Lion” award for lifetime achievement at a special ceremony at the Venice Film Festival this past Friday.
The 64…
It’s easy to see how Yoshiyuki Tomino created a benchmark for Japanese animation with Mobile Suit Gundam. Strip away everything that Gundam is now famous for; namely its imaginative giant…
Taking Place in one of Gundam’s many Alternative Universes (or the AU era) during the Correct Century, year 2345, Turn A Gundam chronicles the lives of three Moonrace teenagers, the silver…
According to AnimeOnDvD, Bandai have acquired the third season of comedy sci-fi series Galaxy Angel. It was previously speculated Bandai would license the season but this is the first official…
The good people over at Tokyopop UK have sent us news of their upcoming releases hitting UK bookstores October time. Three new titles begin in October, including Korean fantasy series Faeries’…
ADV Films have now launched an official bitorrent tracker for their download packages. So far all that’s available is an extended trailer for their mystery thriller Madlax, and a package…
Eyeonanime have noted that the DVD release for Nausicaa of The Valley of the Wind and The Cat Returns (due on 26/09/05) have multiple trailers for many Ghibli titles. This gives a good indication…
If like me, you grew up in the halcyon days of the 1980s, the chances are that you were exposed to the Transformers; a popular children’s cartoon series about warring transforming robots.…
Optimum have given Time-Out Magazine 200 Howl’s Moving Castle tickets to give away. To enter the competition simply read the rules on Time-Out’s website and follow the instructions.…
According to a new entry on the BBFC website (found on the AnimeOnDVD forums), UK Ghibli enthusiasts Optimum Releasing have plans to re-release Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke in …
We have recently updated our popular trailers section with a number of new clips of anime series, movies and OVAs.
If you have a few spare minutes, Anime UK News recommends you take a look at the trailers…
Taking advantage of the volatile status of its UK release (either delayed or according to Play.com, due in January ’06), I’ve reviewed the (US) R1 version of Steamboy, Katsuhiro…
I’ve just posted my review of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED #4, released in the UK during August by Beez.
“Mobile Suit Gundam SEED #4 is a worthy slice of fast moving mecha action-adventure.…If any director’s work deserves a blind buy, it’s Katsuhiro Otomo; the man who arguably brought Japanese animation to serious Western attention with his 1988 cyber-punk thriller…
Despite having finally reached Earth at the expense of hundreds of lives, anyone who thought times would be easier for the crew of the Archangel is sorely mistaken. They have landed smack-bang…
