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UKA Podcast - Looking back at London Expo
UKA Podcast S03E15
Ross Locksley on 07 Nov 2017

Ross & Seb discuss the London Expo.
Studio Trigger Interview and LWA Game Reveal
Studio Trigger Interview
Seb Reid on 29 Oct 2017

UKA Interviews the production team behind Little Witch Academia at Studio Trigger and sit in on the panel discussions introducing the new game, Chamber of Time.
UKA Podcast - MCM Expo London Oct 17
UKA Podcast - MCM Expo London
Seb Reid on 29 Oct 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are joined by two special guests, Andy and Jeremy from All the Anime, for this, rather alcofrolic discussion on pepsi, pineapple pizza and the UK Anime Industry.
UKA Podcast - Scotland Loves Anime
UKA Podcast S03 E13
Seb Reid on 23 Oct 2017

What happens when you fill a room with tired (and hungover) anime fans after seeing eight films at Scotland Loves Anime? Carnage.
UKA Podcast - The New Anime Season
UKA Podcast S03E12
Ross Locksley on 22 Oct 2017

Mr Seb is joined by UKA writer Dan Barnett for a rundown on the news and the best of the current season of anime. Ross is in the sin bin for drawing a mustache on Mr Seb's cat...
Loot Anime comes to the UK
Loot Anime
on 21 Oct 2017

Loot crate bring their Anime crate to the UK
An interview with Tomoki Kyoda
Tomoki Kyoda interview
Robert Mullarkey on 17 Oct 2017

We talk with Tomoki Kyoda, director of Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution during this year's Scotland Loves Anime festival to discuss his latest entry in the Eureka Seven franchise.
UKA Podcast - LIFF
UKA Podcast S03E11
Ross Locksley on 15 Oct 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are fresh from the launch event of the Leeds Film Festival - 45 minutes of epic trailers, each one more epic-er than the last! We also discuss the Macross 35th Anniversary, God Eater 3 and the preparations for the upcoming UKA Awards 2017!
Rakugo with Katsura Sunshine
Rakugo with Katsura Sunshine
Rob Jessop on 10 Oct 2017

Rakugo, Japan's unique 400 year old tradition of 'kneel-down' comedy comes to London's West End and New York in English courtesy of Rakugo-ka Katsura Sunshine.
UK Anime Podcast - Gamefreaks
UKA Podcast S03E10
Ross Locksley on 08 Oct 2017

With Mr Seb taking over as Editor of the Anime Network Gaming section, we enter a gaming heavy podcast, with a smattering of news and a quick dip into Star Trek Discovery!
Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2017
Kotatsu 2017
Alex Jones on 07 Oct 2017

Alex spends the weekend at Cardiff's leading Japanese animation and culture festival. Featuring Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Your Name, A Silent Voice and more!
UKA Podcast - Anime First Timer
UKA Podcast S03E09
Ross Locksley on 01 Oct 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are joined by Bryony as they discuss the best anime for first-timers, and Bryony's experiences with the genre so far! We might also get into Star Trek: Discovery as a bit of a sideline!
Peering at the SNES Mini Classic
SNES Mini Classic
Ross Locksley on 30 Sep 2017

Nintendo's latest retro marvel has arrived. Have they listened to the feedback from last year's NES Mini? Do the games still stand up? Ross has a good oggle to find out.
Autumn 2017 anime preview
Autumn 2017 anime preview
Dan Barnett on 29 Sep 2017

The new season is upon us - look upon these shows and despair for it is the season of the Idols.
UKA Podcast - Thought Bubble 2017
UKA Podcast S03E08
Ross Locksley on 24 Sep 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are joined by Dan Barnett to discuss Thought Bubble 2017, the comics convention held in Leeds.
Ascendants of Aethoros Play Test
Ascendants of Aethoros
Ross Locksley on 22 Sep 2017

Ross & Bryony attempt to become the ultimate deity in Bushiroad's very cute stand-alone card game.
An Interview About Vampires with Masaaki Yuasa
Masaaki Yuasa Interview
Rob Jessop on 13 Sep 2017

The director of The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong and Kick-Heart was in the UK in the autumn of 2017 to promote his new films 'The Night is Short, Walk On Girl' and Lu Over the Wall. We caught up with him for a short interview about these films and his studio Science Saru.
UKA Podcast - Of Toys and Men
UKA Podcast S03E06
Ross Locksley on 10 Sep 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are talking card games, importing, toys and more in our latest sojourn into the amazing world of anime. Oh, and news!
UK Anime Podcast Episode 5
UKA Podcast S03 E05
Seb Reid on 01 Sep 2017

Mr Ross and Seb are back with another bottle of red to discuss this week's news, reviews and new releases. This week we talk in depth on Netflix's Death Note.
UK Anime Podcast Episode 4
UKA Podcast S03E04
Ross Locksley on 27 Aug 2017

Ross and Mr Seb return, realising that nobody actually knows who they are so begin a journey of self-discovery through Japanese Anime special editions. Yes, really.