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The talented voice actor behind Laios in Delicious in Dungeon shares his thoughts on the series

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Opening the Super Cute box
Super Cute Box
Ross Locksley on 07 Sep 2015

We open the Super Cute box; it's like Loot Crate but... cuter 0.0
PnP: Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage
iM@S Starlight Stage
A. H. on 04 Sep 2015

There's a new idol rhythm game in town, and we check it out.
EXIT Stage Left? Interview with Chen Shiang-chyi
Chen Shiang-Chyi interview
Hayley Scanlon on 25 Aug 2015

With her award winning movie EXIT released on DVD in the UK, we sat down with veteran Taiwanese actress Chen Shiang-Chyi to discuss the film and her career so far.
Under the Covers: Space Dandy Season 2
Space Dandy Season 2
A. H. on 24 Aug 2015

Dandy and company are back in town for another series of hijinks, and we take a look at how these capers are presented in the form of Anime Limited's Collector's Edition Blu-ray release of Space Dandy Season 2.
Idols in Anime - An Idealised Vision of Perfection
Idols in Anime
Alex Cairns-Doran on 29 Jul 2015

Idols are big business - not just for the music industry now, but in anime too. Alex takes some time out to ponder how and why idols have become such a central part of the anime money-making machine.
UK Anime Network podcast - July 2015
UKA podcast - July 2015
A. H. on 28 Jul 2015

In the summertime, when the weather is fine, you can... watch vast amounts of new anime. At least, that's what we've been doing so that we can round-up our thoughts on the summer anime season so far just for you. Yes, YOU.
Scripts and Space Dandy: The Kimiko Ueno interview
Kimiko Ueno interview
A. H. on 27 Jul 2015

At the MCM Manchester Comic Con 2015, we sat down with prolific Space Dandy script writer Kimiko Ueno to find out what it's like to write for anime.
Under the Covers: Elfen Lied Collector's Edition
Elfen Lied Collector's Edition
A. H. on 23 Jul 2015

Elfen Lied takes another stab at the UK, now with an HD upscale, a previously unreleased bonus OVA and a fancy metal presentation tin from 101 Films.
PnP: Way of the Samurai 4
Way of the Samurai 4
A. H. on 21 Jul 2015

At long last, PC owners can choose their own way of the samurai, and we take a look at this new Steam edition of the game.
Hyper Japan July 2015
Hyper Japan July 2015
A. H. on 15 Jul 2015

The latest outing for Japanese culture event Hyper Japan brought us to the O2 Arena for the first time - we give our impressions from the event floor.
PnP: Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm
Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm
A. H. on 13 Jul 2015

We can't promise to reveal how you attack a cataclysm while playing this PC fighting game which has recently come to Steam, but we will definitely be kicking and punching some people. STUFFED.
Under the Covers: Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
A. H. on 08 Jul 2015

Does this all-new Tiger & Bunny roar, or just hop around looking cute? We find out by checking out Anime Limited's Limited Edition release.
Under the Covers: Kill la Kill Part 3
Kill la Kill Part 3
A. H. on 06 Jul 2015

Under the Covers? More like Under the COVERS, as we take a look at the Collector's Edition of Kill la Kill's final UK volume.
Summer 2015 anime preview
Summer 2015 anime preview
A. H. on 25 Jun 2015

The weather may be hot, but will this summer present us with anime to match? We delve into the summer 2015 season to see what we have to look forward to.
Revisiting Cardfight Vanguard
Testing Vanguard G
Ross Locksley on 21 Jun 2015

It's time to cardfight once more as the gang up North take on some new decks and return to Planet Cray!
Comedy's a Punny Business - Kosuke Takaya
Kosuke Takaya Interview
Hayley Scanlon on 17 Jun 2015

With his debut short featured in Third Window Films' New Directors from Japan box set, we sat down with director Kosuke Takaya at the Raindance Film Festival to discuss his career to date.
Foolish Piggies - Interview With Hirobumi Watanabe
Hirobumi Watanabe Interview
Hayley Scanlon on 11 Jun 2015

We sat down with first time director Hirobumi Watanabe, whose film And the Mud Ship Sails Away features in Third Window Films' New Directors from Japan box set, to discuss the film and his career to date.
PnP: Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
Supercharged Robot VULKAISER
A. H. on 08 Jun 2015

Andy gets his gattai on with this robot-themed side-scrolling shooter from Nyu Media.
Salute! Yee Chih-Yen
Yee Chih-Yen Interview
Hayley Scanlon on 04 Jun 2015

With Director of Taiwanese classic coming of age tale Blue Gate Crossing in town for the Chinese Visual Festival where his latest film - Salute! Sun Yat-Sen - is screening as the closing night gala, we sat down with him to talk a little about the film and his career so far.
PnP: Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed
Akiba's Trip on PC
A. H. on 01 Jun 2015

This vampire-stripping game based in Akihabara is now available on PC, allowing you to proudly show all of your Steam friends whenever you're playing it. We check out this port to see whether it looks suitably dapper or simply stripped down.