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UK-Anime.net Awards 2017: Day Two
UK-Anime.net Awards 2017: Day Two
Seb Reid on 28 Dec 2017

Join Mr Seb, The Watcher, Dr Rhodes, Rob and Martin the Sound Guy, for some difficult deliberations on the second day of our awards deliberations. Today we award the Best Film, Best Character and the Editor's Choice Award for Best Game / Visual Novel.
UK-Anime.net Awards 2017: Day One
UK-Anime.net Awards 2017: Day One
Seb Reid on 27 Dec 2017

Join Mr Seb, The Watcher, Dr Rhodes, Rob and Martin the Sound Guy, for some difficult deliberations on the first of our four day awards podcast. Today we award the Best Action Anime, Best Comedy Anime, Best Writing / Drama and the Best Moment of the year 2017.
UKA Podcast S03E20 - Looking back at 2017
UKA Podcast S03E20
Ross Locksley on 24 Dec 2017

Ross and Mr Seb drag themselves into the studio for one last time in 2017 to look back at their highlights from the year.
New to Dragon Ball? What You Should know
New to Dragon Ball?
on 21 Dec 2017

Guest writer Kess takes a look back at the Dragon Ball franchise, and how to best go about hopping aboard if you've missed the boat thus far.
Winter 2018 anime preview
Winter 2018 anime preview
Dan Barnett on 18 Dec 2017

UKA gets trapped in a fantasy world full of next season's anime...
UKA Podcast - Tamashii Exhibition and Alita Trailer
UKA Podcast S03E19
Ross Locksley on 11 Dec 2017

Ross and Mr Seb go heavy on the wine as they tackle the latest news, marvel at the Tamashii Nations Exhibition awesomeness and get into the Battle Angel Alita trailer. Kampai!
UKA Podcast S03E18 - Your Name and Random Nonsense
UKA Podcast S03E18
Ross Locksley on 03 Dec 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are joined by Bryony to discuss Your Name in greater detail and work through a myriad of manga announcements. Join a collective shaking of heads in disbelief as Ross has to educate Mr Seb on what a Papoose is, by way of a Sloth called Emmental and the creation of MC Chardonney. What a week...
Drago Borne - round one
Drago Borne
Ross Locksley on 01 Dec 2017

Ross and Bryony enter the world of Drago Borne, the latest card game from the makers of Yu-Gi-Oh, Cardfight Vanguard and Ascendants of Aetheros.
UKA Podcast S03E17 - Ripon Chainsaw Massacre
UKA Podcast S03E17
Seb Reid on 19 Nov 2017

Ross and Mr Seb discuss working at conventions and the accuracy of manga translations, all with the delightful background hum... of a chainsaw.
Uta Macross Smartphone Deculture
Uta Macross
Seb Reid on 18 Nov 2017

Seb gets himself addicted to a new smartphone game based on a familiar franchise.
UKA Podcast S03E16 - Lu Over the Wall
UKA Podcast S03E16
Ross Locksley on 13 Nov 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are joined by Bryony, and discuss the latest news, Lu Over the Wall and then start falling out in lumps over Star Trek Discovery. Will anyone survive? Find out within...
Shinigami with Katsura Sunshine
Shinigami with Katsura Sunshine
Rob Jessop on 09 Nov 2017

As a follow up to our earlier article on Rakugo artist Katsura Sunshine, UK-Anime sent a correspondent back into the big city to see the legendary Shinigami - a one-off performance of the spooky tale on Friday 13th October 2017.
The man behind a Madhouse
The man behind a Madhouse
Dan Barnett on 08 Nov 2017

The man behind a Madhouse - An interview with Masao Maruyama
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.