MCM London Comic Con May 2018 Anime Announcement Summary

With the May 2018 MCM London Comic Con firmly behind us it is now time to sum-up what was announced during the course of the weekend, and while not much was announced – namely around six titles per distributor – we did see some surprising and noteworthy titles being confirmed.

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Anime Limited MCM London Comic Con Announcements [Sunday 27th May 2018]

Following on from Friday’s announcements (of which you can see here) Anime Limited once again took to the stage to announce even more titles; some of which came as an odd/nice surprise (Cowboy Bebop & Perfect Blue releases) while others were educated guesses from either BFI Anime Weekender screenings or the Anime Limited magazine that was on the booth.

MVM Entertainment MCM London Comic Con Announcements [Saturday 26th May 2018]

Following on from the recent title reveals earlier in the week, namely The Asterisk War of which some episodes were shown at the MCM London Comic Con, MVM Entertainment have opted to announce six new licenses through their online website.

Anime Limited MCM London Comic Con Panel Announcements [Friday 25th May 2018]

The MCM London Comic Con for May 2018 has finally begun and while anime distributors Manga Entertainment UK and MVM Entertainment UK have opted to take a step-back from the panel announcements, the upcoming and ever-popular distributor Anime Limited took to the stage for the first time this weekend to announce some surprising new additions to the 2018 (and beyond) line-up.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI: Rise of the Red Comet to Receive UK Premiere at MCM London Comic Con

Following on from the announcement of MCM Loves Anime at London Comic Con, of which require both MCM London Comic Con ticket and special event ticket, Anime Limited have now announced that the latest installment into the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin OVA Series, known as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI: Rise of the Red Comet, will receive its UK Premiere at this month’s MCM London Comic Con for all attendees.

Shouji Gatou MCM London Comic Con Schedule Announced

Earlier in the month Anime Limited announced that the ‘Anime Guest of Honour‘ would be Shouji Gatou, the original creator of Full Metal Panic!, and today the UK based anime distributor have confirmed the schedule for those planning to attend the MCM London Comic Con event.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms & Your Name To Be Shown at MCM London Comic Con This Month

Anime Limited have announced that feature-length-films Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms and Your Name will be shown during the course of the MCM London Comic Con weekend as part of the revitalized MCM Loves Anime at London Comic Con event.

Shouji Gatou to be Anime Guest of Honour at MCM London Comic Con May 2018

We have heard very little of ‘anime related’ guest announcements for this year May MCM London Comic Con event but today Anime Limited, otherwise known as All The Anime, have announced that Shouji Gatou, the author of the original Full Metal Panic! light novel series, will be attending the event on both Saturday 26th May 2018 and Sunday 27th May 2018.

MCM Comic Con Announce Closure of Events Hosted in Telford, Liverpool & Northern Ireland

In some rather surprising news MCM Comic Con have announced that future events in Telford, Liverpool & Northern Ireland have been cancelled with the attention being focused on events in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland.

MVM Entertainment Announcement Round-Up from MCM London Comic Con October 2017

As per usual MVM Entertainment opted to announce new licenses through the power of social media, in this case Twitter and Facebook, as throughout the weekend new titles were announced on a daily basis with titles including No Game No Life Zero & Umaru-Chan R being confirmed for a future UK home video release.