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UKA Podcast S3E03 - More than meets the eye
UKA Podcast S3E03
Seb Reid on 20 Aug 2017

Ross and Mr Seb are talking giant robots. Including a personal favourite - Transformers!
TF Nation 2017 Retrospective
TFNation 2017
Ross Locksley on 19 Aug 2017

Ross and Sophie visit the UK's biggest Transformers convention for the second year running. Time for a lot of robots!
UKA Podcast S3 E02 - Two defy Conventions
UKA Podcast Season 3
Seb Reid on 13 Aug 2017

Editor in Chief Ross and the abominable Mr Seb, discuss hacking, conventions and giant robots with the usual mix of anime news, chat and insightful opinion, powered by a bottle of red.
UKA Podcast - a new new beginning
UKA Podcast Season 3
Ross Locksley on 06 Aug 2017

Returning Editor-in-Chief Ross Liversidge takes over UKA's podcast duties together with co-host Mr Seb. The usual news and views powered by vino.
UK Anime Network Podcast - July 2017
Podcast finale
A. H. on 01 Aug 2017

All good things must come to an end, and so it goes for the final instalment of the UK Anime Network Podcast in its current form. Elliot and Andy both say their goodbyes, ensuring our editor-in-chief gets an emotional send-off in the process, but not before we get down to business and cast a glance over the summer 2017 anime season so far.
UKA on Cardfight Vanguard
UKA on Vanguard
Ross Locksley on 24 Jul 2017

Returning Editor Ross and his co-host Bryony take a look at Bushiroad's Cardfight Vanguard card game - is it as comlplex as it looks?
UKA Podcast Live - 16th July 2017
Live Podcast - 16th July
A. H. on 16 Jul 2017

Andy shuts himself in to play Accel World vs Sword Art Online, then watches an anime about a girl shutting herself into play video games in Umaru-chan, while Elliot has been diving back into the world of Gunslinger Girl. All this and more make up this week's live show.
UKA Podcast Live - 2nd July 2017
Live Podcast - 2nd July
A. H. on 02 Jul 2017

What's going on In This Corner of the World for our latest live show? A hangover aside, the answer is in the question.
Summer 2017 anime preview
Summer 2017 anime preview
Dan Barnett on 28 Jun 2017

Is this going to be a long, hot summer for anime fans, or should we be worried about a drought of good series? Dan Barnett digs into what we can expect from the coming months.
 UK Anime Network Podcast - June 2017
Spring season wrap-up
A. H. on 26 Jun 2017

With spring on the cusp of having well and truly sprung, Elliot and Andy convene to look back on the current season of anime, voice their anticipated shows of the summer, and of course catch up on all the latest news.
Under the Covers: Otomo - A Global Tribute
Otomo - A Global Tribute
A. H. on 20 Jun 2017

With AKIRA reaching its 35th anniversary and its creator receiving one of the most prestigious prizes in the industry, Kodansha Comics compile a tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo from luminaries of the world of manga and beyond - we take a look at the gorgeous result.
UKA Podcast Live - 18th June 2017
E3 2017 podcast
A. H. on 18 Jun 2017

We're reliably informed that there's never been a better time to play video games, but does E3 2017 give us confidence in that statement? Elliot and Andy dig into what the big show in Los Angeles had to show us, alongside our usual anime and manga chatter.
Under the Covers: The Anthem of the Heart
The Anthem of the Heart
A. H. on 13 Jun 2017

Does this romantic drama play us like a fiddle, or is its anthem off-key? We take a look at the Blu-ray Collector's Edition of this film from the creative team behind Toradora and AnoHana.
UKA Podcast Live - 4th June 2017
Live Podcast - 4th June
A. H. on 04 Jun 2017

From the history of manga in a Drifting Life to a saucy trip to Prison School, Elliot and Andy have much to discuss in our latest live show.
Talking to Jason Paige
Jason Paige Interview
Ross Locksley on 02 Jun 2017

We chat to Jason Paige, the singer/songwriter behind the original Pokemon theme tune - but he's done so much more it's almost scary!
UKA Podcast Live - 21st May 2017
Live Podcast - 21st May
A. H. on 21 May 2017

There's lots of news to discuss in this week's show, but not until we let out a Dragon Cry for the new Fairy Tail movie and try to apportion the BLAME for our opinions.
Under the Covers: My Hero Academia Season 1
My Hero Academia CE
A. H. on 11 May 2017

Universal Pictures are on the cusp of releasing their first UK product on behalf of Funimation, and it's a super-charged one - we use all our might to take an in-depth look at this first season Collector's Edition of My Hero Academia.
Under the covers: SHIROBAKO Ema Yasuhara figure
SHIROBAKO figure
A. H. on 04 May 2017

As we haven't had any other outlet for expressing our love of SHIROBAKO here in the UK for a while, we celebrate the series through the lens of this new figure from Alter.
UK Anime Network Podcast - April 2017
Early spring season impressions
A. H. on 02 May 2017

The spring anime season has sprung upon us, and it's proved to be more of a surprise than perhaps it should have been. Elliot and Andy sit down to chew over some of the big shows of the season, as well as digging into the latest news.
Under the Covers: Evangelion 1.11 Collector's
Evangelion 1.11
A. H. on 24 Apr 2017

Anime Limited look to rebuild Evangelion in the UK with this re-release of Evangelion 1.11; we check it out in comparison to Manga Entertainment's previous Collector's Edition offering.