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Steamboy attracts Hollywood actors

The partial English dub cast of Steamboy has been announced and it contains three household Hollywood names; British actors Patrick Steward (Lord Steam) and Alfred Molina (Eddie Steam) have…

• 14th January 2005
News

Anime and manga version of Shakespeare?

Skwigly magazine have posted a very interesting article about C.H.A.S.E (County Hall Animation Studio Enterprise)- a London based project which has been set up to encourage and develop anime…

• 14th January 2005
News

Review: Akira

Having concentrated on bringing you reviews for the latest anime DVD releases, Anime UK News has yet to review much in the way of ‘classic’ anime DVDs. Helping to fill this void is …

• 14th January 2005
News

Sky Blue set for UK release

According to various reports appearing on UK anime websites, Tartan (who are famous amongst UK Asian film fans for their ‘Asia Extreme’ label) have picked up the UK distribution…

• 13th January 2005
Anime Review

Akira

In the year 2019, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of destruction at the hands of a mysterious being known as ‘Akira’. This has given rise to a sprawling metropolis riddled with …

• 13th January 2005
News

Oishii Furesshu Fansub Reviews

Today see’s the debut of an article that will hopefully become a regular feature for the site; Oishii Furesshu (which Ross assures me translates from Japanese as ‘tasty fresh’)…

• 12th January 2005
Features

Oishii Furesshu: Famous First Edition

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig

Those who were lucky enough to buy the recent Manga release of Stand Alone Complex will be glad to hear that there is a second series to come when all …

• 12th January 2005
News

Hack//SIGN art-box and Bebop delay

Many UK anime fans often lament the lack of art-boxes to hold our DVDs, yet times appear to be changing with yet another art-box on the horizon! Complimenting their acclaimed Escaflowne Collection…

• 11th January 2005
News

Review: Love Hina #4

Lately, Love Hina has proved to be something of a hit or miss series for me. Coming off the particularly disappointing third volume, MVM’s Love Hina #4 has revived my interest in this series,…

• 11th January 2005
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 4

I approached this forth volume of Love Hina hesitantly- the third volume was the most disappointing yet and the story had shown no signs of improvement to suggest these episodes would be any better-…

• 11th January 2005
News

Today’s DVD releases

MVM have today released their first anime of 2005, kick-starting a year for us UK anime fans that promises to be outstanding. Starting us off slowly with only two releases, MVM have put out the 5th…

• 10th January 2005
News

Review: Kiddy Grade #5

Today see’s our first anime DVD review of the year; MVM’s Kiddy Grade #5 – released in the UK today!

I feel like I am constantly fighting a battle to enjoy Kiddy Grade. The strange…
• 10th January 2005
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 5

I feel like I am constantly fighting a battle to enjoy Kiddy Grade. The strange combinations of fluffy character designs and twisting government conspiracies are enough to kill my interest, …

• 10th January 2005
News

Neo #2 and NewType USA controversy

The second issue of (almost dedicated) anime/manga magazine NEO is out now and can be found in many good UK magazine shops (and some rubbish ones too!). This month’s issue is notably improved…

• 6th January 2005
News

New poll; favourite 2005 UK releases

About time we set up a new visitor’s survey and in true New Year’s fashion, we’re asking you what your most anticipated UK ’05 release is. We’ve selected 10 of …

• 6th January 2005
News

Casshern coming to UK cinemas in Feb

Momentum Asia have announced that Casshern will be tearing it’s way into (most likely limited) UK cinemas on 18th February and will be quickly followed by a DVD release on 21st March.

Casshern…

• 4th January 2005