Manga UK License Occultic Nine & Dragon Ball Z TV Specials; Q2 2018 Schedule Announced

Following on from the license acquistion announcement for the Netflix Original Film BLAME! the UK Anime Distributor Manga Entertainment UK have now announced that they have also acquired the Blu-Ray and DVD distribution rights to Occultic Nine and the Dragon Ball Z TV Specials Collection which consists of ‘Dragon Ball Z: History of Trunks’ and ‘Dragon Ball Z: Bardock the Father of Goku’. Alongside these new title announcements the distributor went on to reveal their Q2 2018 release schedule.

One Punch Man & Soul Eater NOT! Release Dates Pushed Back

The wait for One Punch Man, and in turn the High Definition release of Soul Eater NOT!, continue as Manga Entertainment UK have today confirmed that both titles will be released later than originally expected.

Anime Announcement Round-up from MCM London Comic Con October 2016

As per usual it has been a busy few days with the October 2016 MCM London Comic Con and if you seemingly missed our videos of each distributors panel, or are distributor announcement articles, then you’ll be happy to know that everything announcement throughout the entire weekend can be found within this single article! So; let’s get to it!

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie to be released on Blu-ray & DVD in May

In a surprising, but unsurprising announcement, UK Distributor Manga Entertainment UK have revealed that they will be releasing the new Ghost in the Shell movie, which follows on from the events of the Ghost in the Shell: Arise OVA episodes, on Blu-ray and DVD within the UK later this year.

Currently scheduled for release on the 9th May 2016 the film will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray formats in English and Japanese; with the English dub once again being provided by FUNimation Entertainment. You can see an example of the English Dub in the US Trailer at the bottom of this page; but in the meantime you can check out the films synopsis below:

Haikyu!! & World Conquest Zvezda Plot Delayed Until February

Those looking forward to taking part in some Volleyball, or watching aliens take-over the world, will unfortunately have to wait until February as not only has Animatsu’s release of Haikyu!! – Collection 1 been pushed into February but so has KAZE’s release of World Conquest Zvezda Plot: The Complete Collection.

The good news however is that both titles will receive Blu-ray and DVD release; the bad news however is that we will have to wait until the 1st February 2016 for World Conquest Zvezda and the 29th February 2016 for Haikyu!!.

Manga UK & Animatsu Entertainment Q1 2016 Release Schedule Revealed

Ever since the MCM London Comic Con in October we have had a steady ‘trickle’ of information about next year’s anime release schedule; well over the past few days listings on Amazon UK and Anime-On-Line have all but revealed what to expect from Manga UK and Animatsu Entertainment during the first three months of 2016 – and it looks pretty exciting.

Rumour: Mirai Nikki: Future Diary – Part 2 Moved into Next Year

With the release of Mirai Nikki: Future Diary – Part 1 delayed until the 28th December 2015 its only logical that its distributor, KAZE via MangaUK, would push back the release of Part 2 and while official confirmation has yet to be received some retailers have opted to change their listings; with Anime-On-Line leading the way.

Mirai Nikki: Future Diary – Part 1 Delayed Until December

In relatively unsurprising news Manga Entertainment UK have today confirmed that the UK Release of Mirai Nikki: Future Diary – Part 1 has been delayed until the 28th December 2015.

An explanation as to why the title has been delayed was not mentioned, but considering it is a KAZE Release then it could be as simple as stock not arriving on time for the release date; which for this particular title was the 16th November 2015.

Anime Announcement Round-up from MCM London Comic Con October 2015

It’s been a few days since the October 2015 MCM London Comic Con came to close and if you managed to miss any of the anime panels or announcements made throughout the weekend then fear not! as we’ve got them all here for you in one simple location.

Animatsu and MangaUK Industry Panel Announcements from MCM London Comic Con October 2015

The second anime announcement panel of the MCM London Comic Con weekend was non-other than the Animatsu and MangaUK Panel which, once again, sees Chief Operating Officer Jerome Mazandarani and Marketing Manager Andew Hewson take to the stage to reveal a long list of announcements.