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Hosoda Collection: Wolf Children Blu-ray Collector’s Edition The Collector’s Edition features a handsome clear sleeve and a 52 page artbook of interviews and concept art. Wolf Children, Hosoda’s first film with his new studio, Studio Chizu, became his third...

Are you dreaming of a Kanto Christmas? Why not check out our Pokémon Gift Guide for present ideas! There’s a Pokémon adventure out there for everyone… Adventures for Big Kids and Little Monsters! Hoopa and the Clash of Ages and Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel...

The 8th December sees the release of the 100th feature film by prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike, Blade of the Immortal! To celebrate, we’ve interviewed mangaka Hiroaki Samura, author of the original manga, about his involvement with the film and some thoughts...

Old-school anime fans rejoice: Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell, an anime classic and staple of the sci fi genre is airing on VICELAND UK this December! Catch it on Saturday 9th December at 9pm, and Friday 15th also at 9 - on Sky Channel 153. To celebrate, we’re...

Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection Two: The Tree of Might/Lord Slug **Digitally Remastered Double Feature – Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack** The Tree of Might: Devious doubles and terrifying trees keep Goku and friends busy in this epic motion picture experience! Turles, a Goku...

Itching to know what anime treats await in 2018? Well, the wait is over… See below for our current 2018 schedule and get ready to go Super Saiyan once again, embark on another Pokémon adventure and discover a few new gems along the way! More titles are in the works...

PAPRIKA Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination — where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject’s dream....

Here are five of our favourite rom-coms! Let us know yours via Facebook and Twitter. Love, Chunibyou and Other Delusions! Warm, colourful and full of laughs, Chunibyou will slap a smile on your face as you watch Yuta and Rikka go back and forth about their feelings....

Power Rangers Dino Charge: The Complete Season Boxset / Volume 5 **The Complete Season 5-DVD Boxset features all 22 episodes including the Halloween and Christmas Specials!** Millions of years ago, an intergalactic bounty hunter named Sledge tried to capture the...

As the Sword Art Online Season 1 Complete Collection​ is almost here, we thought it would be the perfect time to ask... Sword Art Online Complete Season 1 Collection Trailer...

We are very pleased to announce that Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! will receive a UK home entertainment release in 2018! A standard DVD edition of the film will be released on 12th February to coincide with February half term, and a Limited Edition Blu-ray...

Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection One: Dead Zone/The World’s Strongest **Digitally Remastered Double Feature – Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack** Dead Zone: Garlic Jr. is on the hunt for the seven Dragon Balls, and Gohan lands on the hit list when he refuses to surrender his own...

Pokemon Indigo League: Season 1 Box Set AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY! **Limited Edition Blu-ray includes 52 episodes across 5 discs, O-card and Rigid Collector’s Box** **DVD includes 52 episodes across 8 discs, 2 amary cases with a slipcase** Take a trip...

Anime gives us wonderful stories and characters, it also gives us powerful relationships between humans, monsters, demons and... weapons! So we want to know... Who is your favourite anime duo?...

In This Corner Of The World The award-winning animated feature from the director of Mai Mai Miracle and the producers of Millennium Actress & Tokyo Godfathers! In This Corner of the World follows a young lady named Suzu Urano, who in 1944 moves to the small town...

The wait is almost over for our favourite event of the year - MCM London Comic Con! The Manga stall will be packed with goodies old and new, so make sure you head to Booth 4211 when you get to the con. We will have the critically-acclaimed In This Corner of the World,...

Beyond The Boundary The Movie: I’ll Be Here – Past Chapter/Future Arc Welcome to the Spirt World! Beyond the Boundary: I’ll Be Here’s ‘Past Chapter’ recaps the anime’s first season in which half-human, half youmu Akihito strikes up an unlikely companionship with...

Cowboy Bebop The Movie AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY! ***Blu-ray/DVD Double Play with O-Card and Reverse Inlay design*** Mars. Days before Halloween 2071. Villains blow up a tanker truck on Highway One, releasing a deadly virus that kills hundreds. Fearing a...

HMV's latest anime campaign is now live in 33 stores across the UK! The campaign, which sees hit titles such as One Punch Man and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on offer, will run all-through Christmas. So get down to HMV and grab yourself or your loved ones some...

Welcome to the final part of Manga UK’s anime essentials, this time we are focusing on hidden gems from our back catalogue! As always, if you disagree with our choices make sure you tell us your picks via Twitter and Facebook.  Our Top 10  Hidden Gems One Piece The...

Pokemon Movies 1-3 Pokemon: The First Movie The first ever movie from the worldwide phenomenon... Ash Ketchum is one of the leading Pokemon Masters, and with his friends Misty, Brock, and Pikachu, he discovers Mewtwo, a super-powered Pokemon created through biological...

Manga Entertainment are excited to announce the acquisition of smash hit series DRAGON BALL SUPER and a collection of must-see, classic DRAGON BALL MOVIES. Get ready for a super-saiyan Q4! Following on from the Dragon Ball Z series, DRAGON BALL SUPER will be released...

Welcome back to Manga UK's anime essentials! In part 2 we’ll be looking at our favourite movies from the Manga UK catalogue - disagree with our choices? Make sure you let us know your choices via Twitter and Facebook. Ghost In The Shell One of the most iconic films in...

A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion **Special Edition Combo Pack with Limited edition O-Card Cover** Welcome to Academy City, a futuristic metropolis populated with super-powered students. As the brightest intellectual minds in the city work...

Manga Entertainment are very excited to announce that Pokémon: Indigo League will be coming to the UK on the 30th of October - and for the very first time on blu-ray! We will be releasing episodes 1-52 on both DVD and Blu-ray, marking the first time that the original...

Manga Entertainment are very excited to release much-loved anime movies Paprika, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and Steamboy on DVD/Blu-ray Double Play this October! Cult favourite Cowboy Bebop: The Movie will be available to purchase from October 9th, followed by Katsuhiro...

As Japanese animation is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, we’ve decided to take a look at the very best TV series and movies we’ve released from the land of the rising sun. In part 1 we run through our favourite TV series – disagree with our choices? Make...

A new poster for the Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist movie has appeared on the official site.   Here are the previous posters for the film: The adaptation will tell the entire Fullmetal Alchemist story in one film and instead of being 15, Ed will be 20 years old. When...

Naruto Shippuden Complete Series 7 Box Set (Episodes 297-348) The rogue ninja Furido attempts to use the Lightning Style jutsu of the Guardian Shinobi to rain destruction on the Leaf village. The ninja are running out of chakra. Does Naruto have enough power to save...

When it comes to anime, there always seems to be a large emphasis on food - whether it be Naruto's obsession with Ramen or Goku's need to eat as much as he possibly can whenever he gets the chance. So then it would make sense that a series based entirely around food...

Food Wars! Season 1 Food Wars follows Yukihira Soma, a middle school student who is determined to surpass his father’s culinary skills. One day, his father decides to close down their family restaurant and hone his skills in Europe. Before leaving he enrols Soma in an...

As Soul Eater NOT! heads to the UK for the first time on Blu-ray this week, we thought it’s time to find out... Soul Eater NOT! Complete Series Collection Trailer...

A Certain Magical Index Season 2 The showdown between science and magic continues in this exciting conclusion to the stellar second season of A Certain Magical Index! After a rare stroke of good fortune, Kamijo and Index embark on what should be a fabulous free trip...

Power Rangers Dino Charge: Breakout The Red, Black, Blue, Green, and Pink Rangers must once again rely on each other and their new dino-charged powers as they battle to defend the Earth from the villainous Sledge. The Power Rangers will have to outsmart a puzzling...

Manga Entertainment is proud to announce its involvement in producing the upcoming Cannon Busters animated TV series. The show, now greenlit for a 12 episode first season on Netflix, is helmed by Creator, Executive Producer & Director LeSean Thomas and brings...

Soul Eater Not! Soul Eater NOT! is a side-story to the main series, focusing on a freshman halberd named Tsugumi Harudori, who befriends two other meisters, Meme Tatane and Anya Hepburn. All three take part in the NOT (Normally Overcome Target) class at DWMA and learn...

Bleach: The Movie 4 – Hell Verse Hell is not just a myth but a place that stores Sinners, souls that have committed terrible crimes when alive. Even Soul Reapers are forbidden to interfere in matters related to Hell. Seeing Ichigo Kurosaki as their key to freedom, a...


Toho Produced Film to Screen Nationwide on 10th August
 *with new locations added* ~ EXTENDED RELEASE ANNOUNCED ~ 
Manga Entertainment today announced that Shin Godzilla's UK theatrical release has been extended across the UK and Ireland, from 40 to now 100...

As Bleach: The Movie 4 - Hell Verse reaches the UK on standard Blu-ray on July 31st, we thought it would be the perfect time to ask you......

School Live! (Gakkou Gurashi!) Complete Season 1 – Collector’s Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Four girls decide to stay over at school: the energetic Yuki Takeya, the shovel-loving Kurumi, the center of the group Yuri who brings everyone together, and the spacey school...

When you think of visiting Japan, you imagine eating ramen from street vendors, heading to sushi restaurants, or maybe even grabbing some takoyaki. Not many people would put a bar where you eat cold canned food on their ‘to do list.’ However, you should. The...

That’s right One Piece fans, UNIQLO are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the franchise with an absolutely fantastic clothing line. And this time - unlike the usual situation for fans outside of Japan - it’s available in the UK as well! UNIQLO, founded in 1949 in...

One Punch Man Collection 1 (Episodes 1-12 + 6 OVA) Saitama only became a hero for fun, but after three years of special training, he finds that he can beat even the mightiest opponents with a single punch. Though he faces new enemies every day, it turns out being...

One Punch Man is a show packed with memorable characters, but we’ve tried our best to narrow down our favourites. Disagree with our choices? Don’t worry – you can tell us your favourite character by voting in our poll here!   Saitama His ability to destroy enemies...

One Punch Man hits the UK next week! We’ve told you our favourite characters, now vote for yours! One Punch Man Collection 1 Trailer...

Toho Produced Film to Screen Nationwide on 10th August LONDON, UK - 11th July 2017 - The iconic science fiction monster Godzilla makes land fall in the UK this August with the theatrical release of Shin Godzilla from Toho Company, Ltd. Today, Manga Entertainment...

Himouto! Umaru-chan Complete Season Collection – Blu-ray/DVD Collector’s Edition To her classmates, Umaru Doma appears to be the perfect girl. She’s beautiful, friendly, and fashionable, earns top grades, and seems to be able to do any task asked of her with ease....

The official website for the live-action adaptation of Bleach has released a very short teaser trailer for the 2018 film. The franchise's first big-screen outing will cover the Substitute Shinigami arc and will be directed by Shinsuke Sato (GANTZ, GANTZ II: PERFECT...

Q4 is fast approaching, and we have some new releases to reveal! See below for release dates, some previously unannounced content, and our current schedule for October to December. The Hosoda Collection 6 November 2017   Summer Wars Worlds collide in a tale where...

"A gorgeously rendered and deeply personal portrayal" ★★★★ EMPIRE The critically acclaimed and award winning In This Corner of the World finally hits the big screen today! Have you booked your ticket? “An exquisitely rendered, moving portrait” ★★★★★ Stephen Kelly,...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Complete Season 1 Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the worldwide phenomenon, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! After 10,000 years of imprisonment, the evil sorceress Rita Repulsa and her loyal minions are freed when astronauts on a routine...

Critically acclaimed animation In This Corner of the World has been awarded the Feature Film Jury Prize at the 41st Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The first in-competition feature to be shown at the festival, the film screened to an audience of over 980...

Amagi Brilliant Park Complete Season 1 Collection Kanie Seiya, a smart and extremely narcissistic high school student, believes that the beautiful but reserved Sento Isuzu has invited him on a date at an amusement park called Amagi Brilliant Park. Much to his chagrin,...

From the creator of Full Metal Panic! comes a new series adapted by the fantastic Kyoto Animation – Amagi Brilliant Park. About Amagi Brilliant Park: Kanie Seiya believes that Sento Isuzu has invited him on a date at an amusement park called Amagi Brilliant Park. Much...

Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Deluxe Edition Blu-ray available for a limited time only includes: 2 x Blu-ray Discs, 3 x DVD discs, Episodes 1-13 packed inside 14 mm Blu-ray Case, Plastic O-card, Rigid Collector's Box, and Bonus Poster. Based off of...

With Boruto: Naruto The Movie out today, we thought we’d ask you... Boruto: Naruto The Movie Trailer

Boruto: Naruto the Movie It’s been some years since the end of the Shinobi War. Naruto Uzumaki is the 7th Hokage of Konohagakure, in this new era. His son, Boruto Uzumaki, will soon enter the Chûnin exams, alongside Sarada Uchiha and the mysterious Mitsuki. Pick up...

Another MCM London Comic Con has been and gone, we hope you all had a great time! It was fantastic to meet and hang out with you all. This MCM we teamed up with the lovely folks at Machinima SBOC, who brought a fantastic cosplay stage to the event! It was nice to see...

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: The Dark Side of Dimensions The stakes have never been higher; the rivalries never as fierce; the risks never so great. One wrong move one card short and it s game over for good. A decade in the making, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions...

We are extremely excited to be teaming up with the lovely folks over at Machinima SBOC for this month's MCM London Comic Con. Head over to the cosplay stage (Stand 4141), where there will be some special guests and a ton of Manga UK goodies to be won - Don't miss out!...

With the release of Digimon Adventure Tri: The Movie Part 1 upon us - we ask you to vote for your favourite Rookie from Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1. Don't forget there's another important vote you need to take part in! The UK Election will be taking place on...

We Are X From the production team behind the Oscar winning Searching for Sugar Man comes We Are X, a transcendent rock & roll story about X Japan, the world’s biggest and most successful band you ve never heard of... yet. Under the enigmatic direction of drummer,...

We are once again fundraising for a good cause at this month's MCM London Comic Con with a special charity raffle. This time we asked you to vote for the charity that you believe in and you chose the wonderful OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL, presented by Carousel! The Oska...

Writer Jim Zub and illustrator Steven Cummings' WAYWARD, an ongoing comic series published by Image Comics, has been optioned by UK-based Manga Entertainment for development in television as a Japanese animated or live action series. Zub and Cummings will act as...

Naruto Shippuden Box 28 Years before he became Naruto s teacher, Kakashi served as a member of the ANBU Black Ops team, so ruthless he earned the nickname Cold-blooded Kakashi. But despite his reputation, he is haunted by the deaths of his closest friends during the...

For MCM London Comic Con this May, we will be continuing our tradition of holding a charity raffle to fundraise for a cause that we believe in. Last year, we raised money for the Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Fund in Japan and the launch of Polished Man in the UK. This...

Our Q3 releases are now live and ready to pre-order! See below for some previously unannounced titles and release dates for shows you’ve been waiting for. A Certain Magical Index: The Movie The Miracle of Endymion Release Date: 11 September 2017 Format: Blu-ray/DVD...

Last week we asked you to vote for your favourite Shonen Jump protagonist, this week we...

Hopefully you found the first three offerings in ‘part one’ informative. So without further hesitation, let's complete the list: 4. Opening a bank account This. Nearly. Killed us. It was my second day in Tokyo and I needed to open a bank account, which turned out to...

With the UK economy in the horrendous state it’s in, there’s no surprise that increasing numbers of young people are fleeing the jobless wasteland that our Great Britain has become in search of greener pastures, where they can drink and sleep in peace without being...

Nisekoi Season 2 - Parts 1 & 2 Raku and the girls are back! The hunt for the key to his heart and locket continues in the second season of this fan favorite anime series. Nisekoi: features all the familiar characters from the first season joined by Kosaki's...

Mondo x SteelBook® #019: We Are X  We are thrilled to present the first documentary in the Mondo x SteelBook® line: “We Are X” featuring the artwork of Becky Cloonan. From the production team behind the Oscar winning Searching for Sugar Man comes We Are X, a...

Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto and Bleach are four of Shonen Jump's most popular series. So... we thought we'd ask...

The latest short teaser of the upcoming Fullmetal Alchemist live-action shows a young Ed and Al. Check it out: The adaptation will tell the entire Fullmetal Alchemist story in one film and instead of being 15, Ed will be 20 years old. When asked about the film,...

The most most wonderful time of the nerd year is fast approaching… MCM London Comic Con! In 2016, we had an absolute blast bringing the Manga UK Karaoke Stage to both May and October cons, and loved every singing, dancing, fundraising, cosplaying second of it! A big...

One Piece Collection 16 Luffy, battered beyond belief, pushes his body past the breaking point as he seeks to save his friends and deliver the decisive blow against Gecko Moria. When the dust clears, only Zoro and Sanji are left standing to protect their fallen...

Some recent unavoidable adjustments within our company involving production have unfortunately affected some release dates, so we have taken necessary steps to ensure the quality of our future titles. This means we have re-evaluated our upcoming schedule, and changed...

Ghost in the Shell Re-releases This week we have several beautiful Ghost in the Shell re-releases coming your way! The year is 2029, the world is made borderless by the net; augmented humans who live in virtual environments. Watched over by law enforcement agents that...

In cinemas across the UK & Ireland 28 June 2017 From acclaimed director Sunao Katabuchi comes In This Corner of the World, a heart-warming and inspirational tale of the everyday challenges faced by Japanese people in spite of a violent, war-torn climate. ~ "a...

Last week we asked you: In the event of a zombie apocalypse which character would you most like to team up with? Over 1,000 of you voted and the top 3 answers were... Kurosaki Ichigo – 25% Goku – 24% Uzumaki Naruto – 11% Now, as Triage X is out now in the UK, there's...

The Manga UK website and the weekly Mangazette has been relaunched! Our weekly Mangazette aims to give our readers the very best anime-related deals, news and of course, exclusive competitions. By signing up to our Weekly Mangazette between now and Friday March 24th -...

Triage X Mochizuki General Hospital boasts some of the most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though these ladies spend much of their day battling sickness, their after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort of disease...Under the leadership...

Anime is filled with wonderful, powerful and frankly bad-ass characters. This week we have selected some of our favourites and ask...

Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! Heart Throb Yuta Togashi thought he had problems dealing with one delusional girlfriend in the person of Rikka Takanashi, but now things are about to go totally insane as his former "one true soul mate" from when he was a chuni...

DRAMAtical Murder Aoba is drawn into the shady underworld that surrounds the popular virtual game Rhyme, the universe that he thought he knew falls apart. If deja vu describes the sensation of experiencing something that you think you may have done before, what is it...

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILM ‘WE ARE X’ ABOUT JAPAN’S BIGGEST ROCK BAND FROM THE PRODUCERS OF ‘SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN’ TO CELEBRATE ITS UK FILM PREMIERE ON 28 FEBRUARY AND RELEASED IN UK CINEMAS FROM 2 MARCH Film Soundtrack Released 3 March through Sony Music’s Legacy...

BLEACH COMPLETE SERIES 16 A year has passed since Ichigo lost his Soul Reaper powers and resumed the life of a normal teenager. But those ordinary days come to an end when Ichigo meets a mysterious man named Kugo Ginjo, who offers to help him get his Soul Reaper...

The deadline for our Ghost in the Shell variant poster competition has come and gone, the entries have been pored over and a winner chosen. We were overwhelmed by the number and quality of the entries we received - it's clear that there are quite a few talented Ghost...

One Piece Collection 15 Luffy’s impulsive attack on Gecko Moria ends up costing the rubber-man something he can’t live without his shadow! When Zoro and Sanji find themselves in the same boat, the three fierce fighters must find a way to recapture what was lost, or...

In This Corner of the World continues its remarkable commercial and critical run after winning the Hiroshima Film Festival "Peace Award", “Best Movie” and  “Jury Special Award” at the Yokohama Film Festival and the Takahashi Film Festival “Horizon Award". Now Kinema...

Manga Entertainment have been releasing Naruto on home video since 2006 and are incredibly happy to announce that the franchise has now sold over 520,000 copies! Naruto first hit UK shelves in 2006 with Naruto Unleashed Series 1 Part 1 and the series quickly became...

Manga Entertainment is excited to announce it has licensed Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for home video release in the UK, as well as Power Rangers Dino Charge and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge! Beginning April 2017, Saban’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will...

Are you an anime fan that dabbles in design, fawns over fanart and, most importantly, geeks out over Ghost in the Shell? This January, we're bringing the anime classic Ghost in the Shell to UK cinemas for one night only, and want you to get involved! Design your own...

Now that 2017 is just around the corner, we thought we'd take a look back on the past year and share our 2016 highlights! What were yours? We kicked off 2016 with DBZRF in 3D on January 20th - a pretty explosive start to the year! Did you see it? In May we ramped up...

Get ready for some anime goodness to hit your TV screens in 2017! We're teaming up with SyFy UK to broadcast some of our top science fiction and fantasy anime films every Saturday night from the 7th January until the 11th February - make sure you tune in to the SyFy...

Time for another #AskAndrew - we asked you for your questions, compiled our favourites and put them to our Marketing Manager Andrew Hewson! Take a look below to find out a bit about our ideas for upcoming special packaging, what Manga UK will be up to in 2017 and...

To celebrate our upcoming theatrical release of the anime classic Ghost in the Shell, we have a brand new, action-packed trailer for your viewing pleasure! Take a look below and let us know what you think? The year is 2029, the world is made borderless by the net;...