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

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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.
Through the mailbox special: Harlock: Space Pirate
Harlock: Space Pirate
A. H. on 10 Apr 2015

We don't normally put Through the mailbox videos on the front page. This one is different for a reason...
Harlock: Space Pirate - exclusive clip
Harlock: Space Pirate clip
A. H. on 01 Apr 2015

Harlock: Space Pirate is coming soon - check out this clip from the film, exclusive to the UK Anime Network!
Anime Japan 2015 retrospective
|Anime Japan 2015
Ross Locksley on 22 Mar 2015

UKA's reclusive publisher ventures forth to Tokyo Big Sight to cover the premium event in the Japanese anime calendar - Anime Japan 2015!
Under the Covers: Kill la Kill - Part 2
Kill la Kill - Part 2
A. H. on 20 Mar 2015

We were going to get naked in celebration of the release of the Collector's Edition of Kill la Kill's second UK volume, but we figured that might not go down so well and so have chosen to keep all our clothing firmly in place to check out this release.
The Viewster interview
Viewster interview
A. H. on 05 Mar 2015

Viewster are a new kid on the block of anime simulcasting, but how did they come to pay so much attention to our little corner of the Internet and how is it faring for them? We talk with the company's marketing specialist, Casper Mejlholm.
The Animatsu Entertainment interview
Animatsu Entertainment interview
A. H. on 24 Feb 2015

They're the new kid on the anime distribution block, but at the same time they've been around for what seems like forever - we quiz Jerome Mazandarani and Andrew Hewson on their new venture, Animatsu Entertainment.
Under the Covers: Blood Lad Collector's Edition
Blood Lad Collector's Edition
A. H. on 30 Jan 2015

The anime adaptation of this hot manga series has arrived in Collector's Edition form - we delve into the blood and guts of this premium release from Anime Limited.