News

Many a website update

These have been a busy few days at Anime UK News, with us adding a few new features to the website. Firstly, we are now running a weekly opinion poll (you can find it a little way down the right menu).…

• 27th October 2004
News

Play.com stocks manga

Play.com recently opened a “Books” section on their website and has started to sell some manga under the sub-heading of ‘Sci-Fi & Fantasy/Graphic Novels’, while…

• 27th October 2004
Anime Review

Mahoromatic Volume 1

It would be harsh to label Mahoromatic as simply an excuse to parade around a selection of young ladies tightly clad in skimpy swimming gear, but then I would be pulling the wool over your eyes. …

• 26th October 2004
Anime Review

Full Metal Panic Volume 7

Full Metal Panic! #7 is the concluding volume of what has been another underwhelming piece of eye candy from the popular GONZO animation studio. There has been no real sense of suspense or drama…

• 20th October 2004
Anime Review

Azumanga Daioh Volume 2

Azumanga Daioh #2 continues to sublimely balance the fluffy mixture of zany high-school comedy and pure unadulterated ‘cuteness’ that made the first volume such a fun and amusing…

• 14th October 2004
Anime Review

Dead Leaves

Cool…, Dead Leaves just looks cool, and that’s exactly what this 50 minute OVA delivers. It’s a glimpse into the uber-creative minds at Production I.G – vivid character…

• 7th October 2004
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 2

Sometimes it’s nice settling down into an anime production knowing exactly what to expect; and Love Hina is a perfect example of a predictable but still fun series. Comedy, loads of fan-service…

• 5th October 2004
Anime Review

Kino’s Journey Volume 1

I write this review after being utterly consumed by the beautiful, yet incredibly bitter world illustrated for us by Kino’s Journey; a story which follows a poetic drifter (or traveller)…

• 3rd October 2004
News

One Piece on UK TV!

According to UK Anime, 4Kids are in the final stages of negotiating a UK TV deal with Turner Broadcasting (the big company behind Cartoon Network and Toonami) to air the popular anime One Piece.…

• 2nd October 2004
News

Asia Carrera not in Live Action DBZ?

According to a news entry on adult film star Asia Carrera’s homepage, she has rejected a part in the planned live-action Dragon Ball Z film: “I hate having to turn down cool mainstream…

• 1st October 2004
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 3

Kiddy Grade #3 finally gives this faltering series a much needed kick up the back side, crucially giving the story injections of both interesting plot development and conspiracy intrigue that…

• 1st October 2004
Anime Review

Rune Soldier Volume 2

By the end of Rune Soldier #1, the series formulaic comedy was starting to grate on the senses whilst all the time becoming increasingly predictable. Unfortunately, Rune Soldier #2 simply continues…

• 24th September 2004
Features

Interview with MAMEzine editor

With the general lack of a real anime and manga publication in the UK; it’s often left up to dedicated fans to fill this editorial void – and so what we then get is a ‘FanZine’; a good example …

• 20th September 2004
News

8 minutes of Innocence

The first 8 minutes of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence has been put online over at IFILM.com and it is amazing! It can be streamed for free in Windows Media, Real and QuickTime formats.

But if you don’t…

• 16th September 2004