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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.
PnP: Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon
Tobari and the Night of the Curious Moon
A. H. on 26 May 2015

If we said "Jump", would you say "Does that mean we're checking out the localised version of a doujin platform game on Steam?"
Musing on a phenomenon - The Love Live story
Love Live
A. H. on 23 May 2015

Love Live! School Idol Project is coming to the UK... but why should you care? We chronicle the sensation so far to prime you for MVM Entertainment's home video release.
AniDesu - Beware the Friendly Stranger
AniDesu investigation
A. H. on 27 Apr 2015

There's a new anime distributor looking to enter the industry - but who are they, and should we be excited? Andy Hanley investigates.
Under the Covers: The Wings of Honneamise
The Wings of Honneamise
A. H. on 15 Apr 2015

It's winging its way to the UK as a remastered DVD and Blu-ray Collector's Edition, so we take a look at this new edition of The Wings of Honneamise from Anime Limited to see GAINAX's classic film gets the royal treatment.
AmeChibi interview with Marc Sykes
AmeChibi interview
Dan Barnett on 14 Apr 2015

UKA was at AmeChibi on the 10-12th of April at the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham and Marc Sykes, from the convention's committee, was kind enough to sit down with us for a chat.