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A historical anime that pitches science against the church proves surprisingly gripping

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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.
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.