Anime News Network are reporting that before setting out on a dangerous space walk (on the 29th of July), the Space Shuttle Discovery astronaught Soichi Noguchi prepared for the mission by listening…
As promised, our August competition with TokyoToys is now online and this month you have the chance of winning a nice looking model of Vash the Stampede (with one runner-up getting an anime-based…
Jo Sarsam has produced a review for the popular mecha-comedy series Martian Successor Nadesico, out now in the UK from ADV (with a complete box set collection planned for a UK release on the 17th…
In the calm before the storm of new August releases, Stuart Bullen has taken a look at the fan favourite vintage mecha OVA series Orguss 02 (out now in the UK from Manga Ent.).
“Orguss 02 is…The year is 2196. The Martian colonies have been destroyed, and Earth is under constant attack- all thanks to the attacking Jovian lizards. With the military unable to hold their own, Nergal Heavy…
When it comes to serving up nostalgia-tinged treats no other company’s back catalogue can come close to matching Manga Ent.’s unwavering slew of classic titles.Bolstering that…
Eyeonanime.co.uk have noticed that Manga Ent. UK are offering fans a chance to return their defective copies of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex #4 for replacement. If you’re copy…
With Beez reigniting Gundam mania in the UK, you wouldn’t be alone in having trouble deciphering the complex chronologies of Mobile Suit Gundam and its alternate universe.
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AmeCon have let us know about their revised plans for their 2006 convention; having moved location to the University of Leicester’s Main Campus (with a capacity of 1,500 people), the confirmed…
ADV UK have sent us a press release outling their plans for the famous World Science Fiction Convention which is being held in Glasgow from the 4th until the 8th of August. They scheduled screenings…
English language Japanese newspaper Asahi has run a decent-length feature (including an interview) on the critically acclaimed manga author Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys and …
Ever felt like tasting some different Japanese treats? Well now is your chance as Anime UK News has teamed up with the well stocked Eastern Snack Shop to offer you a basket full of Pocky, Pretz and…
Jo Sarsam keeps up her fine form with a series review Gasaraki, a highly rated political mecha anime released by ADV UK back during 2003-04.
“Gasaraki is not a show that everyone can pick…Catching up with a late Spring DVD release from Manga Ent. UK, we’ve posted Martin Butler’s review of Adventures with Iczer-3.
“Adventures with Iczer-3 is a classic example…According to an update on ANN, George Lucas has been quoted as saying “I also look at this as a way to get my foot into anime” in regards to an animation facility he has set up in Singapore.…
After what has seemed like an eternity, Bandai has finally begun to make one of its most popular and longest-running franchises available here in the UK. Yes, Gundam is slowly being made available…
Anime UK News forum user GrantM has noticed that ADV UK recently had the trailer of “Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu” (the comedy spin-off from the popular mecha action series Full Metal…
Optimum Asia have revealed they will be releasing Hayao Miyazaki’s fantasy adventure Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind on the 26th September as part of “The Studio Ghibli Collection”,…
Following an epic battle that resulted in a draw, legendary space warrior Iczer-1 returns to her home planet to recuperate. Unfortunately, planet Earth is still under threat from invasion so…
