Otaku News

Jujutsu Kaisen in Concert London UK Details

Date: 2026 February 07 17:35 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

Fans of Jujutsu Kaisen will want to head to the Eventim Apollo in London on Wednesday 3rd June 2026 for an evening performance of Jujutsu Kaisen in Concert. It's a new live concert experience based on all 3 seasons of the anime in a hybrid ensemble of classical and modern instruments. They promise us you'll experience every fight, triumph, and dramatic beat in full, cinematic sound as scenes are shown on a large HD cinema screen.

New Ghost in the Shell 2026 Music Production Details Revealed

Date: 2026 February 07 11:12 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

We've just received details about the the new 2026 release of Ghost in the Shell. It's already been revealed that it'll be released in Japan sometime in July 2026, but now we're told that Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka will be providing the music for the series.

Taisei Iwasaki will be the musical director and is best known for composing the score for Belle, while Ryo Konishi, produces for artists such as Chara+YUKI, Mrs. Green Apple, TOMOO and more. They'll be collaborating with composer Yuki Kanesaka, who produced the music for TV anime Dr. Stone.

Lupin The IIIrd: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details

Date: 2026 February 05 21:35 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime > Film

The good folks from Anime Limited have sent us details about the up coming cinema release of Lupin The IIIrd: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline. The film is due to hit cinemas around the UK and Ireland from Saturday 21 February 2026.

It's directed by Takeshi Koike (who is best known for Redline and a segment on The Animatrix) and we're promised an adrenaline infused Sci-Fi adventure that connects celebrated capers past and present. To be honest they had us a Lupin III, but combining it with Takeshi Koike just makes us to watch it even more.

All You Need Is Kill Anime Movie UK and Ireland Cinema Release Details

Date: 2026 February 03 21:28 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime > Film

The good folks from Anime Limited have revealed the cinema release details for All You Need Is Kill. The anime movie will hit cinemas across the UK and Ireland from Friday 27th February 2026.

Based on the best selling Hiroshi Sakurazaka light novel, this anime adaption is by Studio 4°C who are known for the awesome Tekkonkinkreet and Mind Game. The movie has also been adapted in a hugely popular manga, and Hollywood movie called Edge of Tomorrow starring Tom Cruise .

You can watch the trailer here.

Anime Herald Magazine First Issue Sells Out

Date: 2026 January 31 09:53 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Websites

The good folks from online publication Anime Herald have sent us news that their official print magazine has sold out. The magazine has been such a success that they're planning issue which should be due out in the second half of 2026.

We interviewed Anime Herald Editor-in-Chief Samantha Ferreira about the publication last year.

Although the print edition is sold out you can still buy the digital edition from shop.animeherald.com.

AnimEigo Release Latest Episode of The Anime Business Documentary Featuring Translator and Writer Johnathan Clements

Date: 2026 January 21 20:39 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from AnimEigo have sent us the details for the latest episode of their ongoing documentary series The Anime Business. Episode 12 features an interview with Johnathan Clements, translator, writer and co-author of The Anime Encyclopedia. He's an established name in the anime industry and very well known in anime fandom especially in the UK. He's done many collaborations with Helen McCarthy who was featured in Episode 11. He's well known for his insights into the anime industry and has written about it's inner workings.

In this episode Johnathan Clements takes us on a retrospective of the anime industry and fandom.

Episode 12 is available now on the official AnimEigo YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AnimEigo/videos.

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Streaming Release Details

Date: 2026 January 14 19:54 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from anime streaming service Crunchyroll have announced the streaming release details for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2. The popular anime charts the adventures of elf mage Frieren, who has completed her quest with a party of heroes and now has to figure out what to do next. One of our contributors describes this as the sad elf anime, but that's one take on it, to be honest, it's such a great series. There's fun slice of life moments, plenty of action and adventure. It's well animated, well paced, the more we watch the more we want to learn about Frieren's world.

Kyle Cardine the Global Editor-in-Chief for Crunchyroll News revealed the release details. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 will be released on 16th January 2026 at 7am PT, which is 15:00 in GMT (UK Time) or 16:00 CET. The series is available to stream in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India and Southeast Asia.

Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Netflix Release Reminder

Date: 2026 January 10 09:24 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from Netflix have sent us more details about the up coming anime movie release of Cosmic Princess Kaguya! The reimagining of Japan's classic folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It's is due for release on Thursday 22nd January 2026. They've just released a final pre-launch trailer.

The movie will stream exclusively on Netflix.

AnimEigo Release Latest Episode of The Anime Business Documentary Featuring Author Helen McCarthy

Date: 2025 December 24 12:25 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from AnimEigo have sent us the details for the latest episode of their ongoing documentary series The Anime Business. Episode 11 features an interview with Helen McCarthy author of many excellent factual books about anime and was a key figure in the founding days of UK anime fandom and industry. She's been an important figure in the anime scene for more than 40 years. This episode is great as not only do we get nostalgic about the UK anime scene, but Helen McCarthy reflects on the growth of anime around the UK and elsewhere. It's a great episode if you want to know about anime getting established and more.

Episode 11 is available now on the official AnimEigo YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@AnimEigo/videos.

Doraemon Comic Traveler RPG Online Game

Date: 2025 December 22 16:24 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Gaming

The good folks from CTW Cayman have just sent us details for a new game on their G123.jp platform. Doraemon Comic Traveler a full-scale online role-playing game based on the Doraemon manga franchise. You can play it free online immediately (without any registration or download) on your web browser, so it'll run on PC, Table and Mobile. We've had a quick go of the the game, and it's very clicky. It seems like one of those games where you can just switch your brain off and click and make choices around various stats, which is good if you're in the mood for that type of game.

Toho Acquires Anime Limited

Date: 2025 December 20 11:49 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from anime distributors Anime Limited have revealed big news about the company being acquired by Toho.

In the deal Toho have acquired 100% equity share of Anime Limited from Plaion Pictures. The company will be a standalone subsidiary of Toho Global and will be led by Anime Limited Founder Andrew Partridge with the full Anime Limited Staff.

The press release also mentions that Toho Global's Regional Office will be based in London. The press release does not reveal how much Toho paid for Anime Limited, but does mention that they're entering into strategic alliance with Plaion Pictures to extend Toho's distribution capabilities in Germany, Italy, and other European markets.

In the west Toho are best known as the creators of the Godzilla franchise as well as the producers and distributors of Akira Kurosawa's movies. Anime wise they've also go a strong pedigree being the producers and/or distributors of Studio Ghibli and Makoto Shinkai's movies.

The acquisition of Anime Limited marks further consolidation of anime companies in the UK. Anime Limited was acquired by Plaion Pictures in 2022, before it was acquired by Toho this December 2025. While Funimation purchased Manga Entertainment UK in 2019 it eventually got absorbed into Crunchyroll (which is owned by Sony).

Although it was produced by Toho, Makoto Shinkai's most recent movie Suzume was distributed by Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures, and Wild Bunch International. We suspect that by expanding in Europe Toho hope to be able to distribute more titles themselves or through their regional subsidiaries.

An Interview with Horror Manga Artist Anji Matono

Date: 2025 November 29 09:53 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Interviews

This year in Japan Expo in Paris one of the Japanese guests was horror manga artist Anji Matono. Best known for her work 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death it collects a series of gruesome horror stories which spans across multiple volumes of unsettling manga.

We were lucky enough to catch up with her while in Paris and find out about what it's like being a horror manga artist.

My Happy Marriage Returns to Netflix in 2026 for 3 Special Episodes

Date: 2025 November 22 11:21 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

Fans of the anime version of My Happy Marriage will be pleased to hear that Miyo and Kiyoka will be returning to Netflix in 2026 for a 3 episode special. The same team behind season 1 and 2 of the anime will return for the special episodes. In the official promo image and the director imply that the couple will finally get married! No doubt some special powered hijinks will get in the way too.

The press release doesn't state a streaming date, but it does offer a reminder that you can get the official soundtrack on vinyl from the good folks at Anime Limited.

You can watch My Happy Marriage Season 1 and 2 on Netflix.

Derby Quad Anime Screenings in January 2026

Date: 2025 November 22 10:16 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Events

The good folks from Quad in Derby UK have sent us details of an up coming anime screening day they're holding on Saturday 10th January 2026. The event is titled Anime-A-Go-Go. The films showing will be some great classics Patlabor: The Movie, Macross Plus Movie Edition, Memories and Perfect Blue.

Passes to see all 4 films at Anime-A-Go-Go are £30 (standard) with £25 for concessions and can be booked at https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/anime-a-go-go/. Individual film tickets are also available at Quad's normal ticket prices.

The four films will screen on the day on the largest screen - The Sir John Hurt Cinema.

Manga Jiman 2025 Competition Details

Date: 2025 November 15 09:44 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Art

The good folks from the Embassy of Japan in the UK have just revealed the details for the Manga Jiman Competition 2025. Running for the 19th time this highly anticipated annual competition is a chance for UK based artists to demonstrate their manga making skills. Not only that, but there's a great selection of prizes to be won from the competitions sponsors.

Not only do you have a chance to flex your manga making skills, show an active community of UK based artists your talents, but there are also a great selection of prizes to be won by the competitions generous sponsors.

So visit mangajiman.co.uk to find out more details.

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Kinokuniya Pop Up Event Details

Date: 2025 November 12 20:33 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Retail

The good folks from Kadokawa Corporation have sent us details for a The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All pop up event which will be held Kinokuniya Bookstores in Japan, North America, and Asia-Pacific Region. The event will start in February 2026 and run sequentially across all the participating regions.

We're told the pop up will have a wide variety of original merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations of Mitsuki and Aya, as well as other illustrations from the comics. We really love The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All and if you want to know more about what we think about it, then why not take a look at our manga review?

Maison Ghibli Launch Studio Ghibli Pop Up Shop In London

Date: 2025 November 10 20:54 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Retail

We've just heard news that Maison Ghibli will be opening an exclusive pop-up shop in London for the next two months. Following on from their hugely successful shop at Hyper Japan this summer, the the official partner of Studio Ghibli in Europe and the United Kingdom will be setting up a pop-up shop in Knightsbridge from Saturday 15th November 2025 until Sunday 11th January 2026.

The shop will have all sorts of official Studio Ghibli merchandise from all the favourite films with Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle all being well represented. They'll have many other bits and bobs for fans of Studio Ghibli to buy too.

You can find the shop at 237 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London, SW3 2EP.

Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Netflix Release Details

Date: 2025 November 08 09:22 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Anime

The good folks from Netflix have sent us details about their up coming anime release of Cosmic Princess Kaguya! The reimagining of Japan's classic folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter. It's is due for release on Thursday 22nd January 2026.

This is Shingo Yamashita's debut in feature-length directing. Previously he's worked on the opening sequences for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1, Chainsaw Man, and Urusei Yatsura. It's produced by Studio Colorido in collaboration with Yamashita's Studio Chromato.

Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi at MCM Comic Con London October 2025

Date: 2025 October 27 09:09 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Press Releases

The good folks from MCM Comic Con London send us details of Final Fantasy VII Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi's appearance on Friday 24th October 2025. The director confirmed that part three of Final Fantasy VII Remake is going ahead, the team are indeed working at away at it. The release date is still unconfirmed.

Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2025 Details

Date: 2025 October 18 08:32 | Posted By: Joe

Category > Events

The good folks from Dwango the company behind social media video site Niconico have sent us details of their Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival. Set to run in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from Friday 24th until Sunday 26th October 2025 it's one of Japan's largest events with over 20,000 cosplayers.

Advanced Search

@otaku_news

@otakunews.com

Older News

Recent DVD / Blu-ray Reviews

Recent Manga / Book Reviews