"The film never quite has the complexity of Kato’s best work, yet has moments that visually stand out thanks to his masterful direction." Richard ushers in the new age with Blood of Revenge from @filmsradiance.bsky.social www.uk-anime.net/liveaction/B... #BloodOfRevenge #Film #AsianCinema #Crime

A new animated feature from Hong Kong director Tommy NG Kai Chung, Another World, premieres at Picturehouse Central in London on January 29th. A UK tour follows featuring director & writer in a Q&A - full details and trailer: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Ano... #AnotherWorld #Animation #Film #Cinema

Cosmic Princess Kaguya gets a second trailer ahead of the January 22nd premiere and it's looking very sharp! www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/New... #CosmicPrincessKaguya #Anime #AnimeNews #AnimeTrailers

Sentenced to be a Hero explodes onto Crunchyroll with hype and bloody battles, but does it really slay? Sentenced to be a Hero first episode impressions: www.uk-anime.net/articles/Sen... #SenetencedtobeaHero #Anime #AnimeReview #AnimeFeature

The first arrival of the new year, Revoltech's Amazing Yamaguchi Juri Han is a great sculpt with vibrant colours and plenty of moves: www.uk-anime.net/toys/Revolte... #StreetFighter #Juri #JuriHan #Revoltech #Toys #Toyphotography

"...a shallow but often spectacular animation that I can't help but feel would have been better served by a full series." Kenji Iwaisawa's avant-garde style adds a lot of energy to this sports rivalry tale streaming on Netflix: www.uk-anime.net/anime/100_Me... #anime #100Meters

A second series has been confirmed for Tougen Anki, the modern update of the Momotaro legend. Details and trailer here: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Tou... #TougenAnki #Anime #AnimeNews

A new teaser visual and special message from the author of The Moon on a Rainy Night has been released: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/The... #anime #animenews #themoononarainynight

Possibly my favourite pick-up of the year, Ichiban Kuji Ranma Desk Calendar. Hope everyone got something wonderful for Christmas :) #Ranma #toys #IchibanKuji #Anime #AnimeToys #Toyphotography

A very Merry Christmas to all our followers, however you celebrate the season, have a wonderful day and best wishes from all of us at UKA! #MerryChristmas

Sanda season 1 has more depth than the wacky premise might suggest - a surprise hit ending at just the right time of year! www.uk-anime.net/anime/Sanda_... #Sanda #Anime #AnimeReview

With so many games in the series, Eoghan ponders the nature of Final Fantasy's true identity: www.uk-anime.net/articles/The... #FinalFantasy #JRPG #Games

Toho acquires UK anime distributor Anime Ltd: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/God... #anime #animenews #Toho #IndustryNews #Entertainment

Crunchyroll to host a Trigun Stampede watch party on Youtube at 6pm on January 6th: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Tri... #TrigunStampede #Crunchyroll #Anime #AnimeNews

"...finishing the year on this absolute banger is just the triumphant cherry on an already incredible cake!" What a great year for shmups, and Trouble Witches Final Chapter 01 ~Daughters of Amalgam~ is just the perfect flourish from @iningames.bsky.social www.uk-anime.net/Games/Troubl... #shmup

"I suspect there will be a tranche of viewers who will prefer Zebraman 2 to the original" Richard revisits the world of Zebraman and his new arch-nemesis, the Zebra Queen: www.uk-anime.net/liveaction/Z...

Richard delivers the latest Asian Cinema box-set news, with Radiance and Third Window setting the bar pretty high for 2026: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Dec... #AsianCinema #Film #BluRay #TakashiMiike #AngelGuts

How amazing does retro-co-op adventure Orbitals look for Switch 2? Check out the trailer here! www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/80'... #Orbitals #NintendoSwitch2 #GameAwards #GameTrailers

Back to the 80's for a fascinating look into the women in the world of the yakuza - Yakuza Wives: www.uk-anime.net/LiveAction/Y... #YakuzaWives #Film #AsianCinema #Crime #YakuzaWives

OceanVeil adds Nukitashi to their line up to land you on the naughty list... www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Oce... #anime #animenews #OceanVeil #hentai

A new trailer has landed for STUDIO4°C's All You Need Is Kill - it's certainly striking, visually. Releases 16th January: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/A_n... #AllYouNeedIsKill #Anime #AnimeNews #Films

A blast from the past, the previously Japan-only Milano's Odd Job Collection makes its jump from 1999's PS1 to Steam and modern consoles - does the bite-sized gameplay survive the trip? www.uk-anime.net/Games/Milano... #Games #Retro #PixelArt #MilanosOddJobCollection

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is a solid action film from director Kim Byung-woo. Fans of the novels have been irked by deviations from the source material - Ross is new to the franchise, so how does it play to a newbie? Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy: www.uk-anime.net/LiveAction/O... #Film

Studio Little Legendary has created a Kickstarter launch trailer for a stunning-looking Metroidvania called SHADE Protocol, coming in 2026. All the details, trailer and links are here: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Met... #SHADEProtocol #Metroidvania #PixelArt #Games #Kickstarter

"...for those with the right set of stats, this is a game that will beguile, enchant and reward you endlessly." Ross discovers the delights of Romancing SaGa - Minstrel Song Remastered International: www.uk-anime.net/Games/Romanc... #JRPG #RomancingSaGaMinstrelSong #SaGa #Games #GameReview

Crunchyroll announce new acquisitions for 2026 at Brazil' CCXP 2025: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Cru... #anime #animenews #crunchyroll #CCXP2025 #animestreaming

Johnny Depp gifted a Jack Sparrow portrait by Eiichiro Oda at Tokyo Comic Con 2025: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Joh... #JohnnyDepp #OnePiece #EiichiroOda #CaptainJack #TokyoComicCon2025

KADOKAWA launch World Manga Contest: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/KAD... #KADOKAWA #Manga #Contest #Art #Artists #Comics

A classic Nintendo DS JRPG finds new life as @clearrivergames.com announce Wizman's World Re:Try, due for release in early 2026 - details, screenshots and trailers here: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Wiz... #WizmansWorldReTry #JRPG #RetroGames #HDRemaster

Now arriving on February 6th, the Scarlet movie from Academy Award nominated Mamoru Hosoda has a brand new trailer to tide us over: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Mam... #scarletmovie #anime #mamoruhosoda #anime #animenews

Global webtoon hit Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is available to pre-order on Apple TV, available to watch from Dec 15th: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Omn... #OmniscientReader #Film #AsianCinema #Webtoon #KoreanCinema

A new animated musical feature film arrives on @netflixanime.bsky.social on January 22nd - check out the trailer and synopsis for Cosmic Princess Kaguya! here: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Net... #Anime #AnimeNews #CosmicPrincessKaguya #Film #Netflix

Toi producer Shinichiro Shirakura explains why Super Sentai is not dead, just resting: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Toe... #Toei #SuperSentai #PowerRangers #ShinichiroShirakura

In case you missed it (we nearly did!) Netflix have released an artbook for Kpop Demon Hunters on its own dedicated site - it's a beautiful and comprehensive look behind the artistic development of the film! www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Net... #KpopDemonHunters #Art #Artbook #Concept

Vograce have updated their Black Friday deal to a Christmas discount, plus you can still use our code, UKANIME5, to save an extra $5 on your merchandise - just ordered some more goodies for our store (coming soon!) vograce.com?utm_source=b... #art #keychains #stickers #pins #merch #vograce

BL series Dakaichi will be streaming on OceanVeil from December 4th: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Dak... #Dakaichi #BoysLove #Anime #AnimeNews #OceanVeil

Richard rounds-up November's Asian Cinema news - gangsters, samurai and cinematic outings: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Nov... #Film #AsianCinema #Genre #ClassicFilm

"Miike and the cast really elevate it; it never drags and there's real love for tokusatsu" Richard finds a surprisingly rounded tokutatsu superhero in Zebraman from @88films.bsky.social www.uk-anime.net/liveaction/Z... #Film #Cinema #Tokutatsu #Zebraman #AsianCinema

"This is a labour of either love or a lot of furious whipping!" Ross is reminded how difficult older titles can be with the updated release of arguably the greatest R-Type game of all time, R-Type Delta HD Reboosted: www.uk-anime.net/games/R-Type... #RTypeDelta #shmup #games #gamereview #retro

If you're a passionate artist and want to turn your art into keychains, Vograce have their Black Friday sale on now, plus use code UKANIME5 for a further $5 off :) Here's how we created our stickers and keyrings: www.uk-anime.net/articles/Dis... #Vograce #BLACKFRIDAY #Keyrings #Merch #Artists

MVM and Anime Ltd have posted details about what we can expect in their respective 12 Days of Christmas sales, with both starting on December 1st: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Ani... #Sale #12DaysOfChristmas #Anime #AnimeSale #Christmas

Two new AnimeFesta shows will stream their first episodes early exclusively on Oceanveil - Ichigo Aika and Ren Arisugawa is Actually a Girl: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Oce... #anime #animenews #animestreaming #oceanveil #animeFesta

"This is pastel-coloured niceness with a side of cute and a smattering of feelgood sprinkles. Not Conan. If you don't pick that up after 5 minutes, I can't help you." The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity streaming on @netflixanime.bsky.social www.uk-anime.net/anime/The_Fr... #anime #romance

Richard rewatches City on Fire after 20 years - is it just the inspiration for Reservoir Dogs or does it stand on its own? www.uk-anime.net/LiveAction/C... #Film #Cinema #CityOnFire #drama #crime

"...lacks the depth, substance or entertainment that I look for. " Putting the "no" in Kunoichi, Eoghan reviews Let's Go Kunoichi Otaha: www.uk-anime.net/manga/Let%E2... #manga #hentai #kunoichi #adult

Original art from Ronin of Okane courtesy of Guy W Dilok. Will soon have this framed and on the wall :) Read about the series here: www.uk-anime.net/Articles/Ron... #art #RoninOfOkane #comics #suppprtrealartists

It's a Solo Leveling twofer: having now watched the series, how does the game, Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive stack up? I've ground my way through for 3 days, here's how it's going: www.uk-anime.net/games/Solo_L... #SoloLevelingAriseOverdrive #Games #SoloLeveling #Steam

With the game Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive out today, Ross decided to binge both seasons over the weekend - does it live up to the hype? www.uk-anime.net/anime/Solo_L... #SoloLeveling #anime #animereview

My Happy Marriage returns for 3 special episodes in 2026 on @netflixanime.bsky.social. The original director and cast are all set to return - see there comments and the full announcement illustration here: www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/My_... #anime #animenews #MyHappyMarriage #Netflix

UltraGirl: Alters proves ultimately disappointing despite a great premise and gorgeous artwork: www.uk-anime.net/games/Ultrag... #games #anime #UltraGirlAlters