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Hello, and welcome to the AUKN simulwatch of the Train to Busan movie trilogy! For the first time, an AUKN simulwatch makes the leap to the Media Discussion section of the forums. If you're new to simulwatching on AUKN and want to learn more, check out the Simulwatch schedule and suggestions...

Now that the Tokyo 2020/21 Olympic Games are underway, anyone fancy a go at this? It's a game that a friend and I played with each other during the Rio 2016 Games. The idea is simple: just come up with a daft idea for an Olympic event that doesn't currently (and most likely never will!) exist...

Welcome to the AUKN Simulwatch schedule and suggestions list! This thread is your main hub for simulwatch suggestions and lists. It begins with a quick explanation of simulwatching, before moving on to an ongoing account of our current simulwatch state of play, comprising a schedule of upcoming...

Gurren Lagann is a 2007 TV anime series by legendary animation studio Gainax. Written by playwright Kazuki Nakashima and directed by the ever-irrepressible Hiroyuki Imaishi, Gurren Lagann is a full-throttle action series that's never knowingly undersold! Imaishi and Nakashima, at a new studio...

Welcome to the Miscellaneous mecha discussion thread on AUKN. This is a place where you can air your thoughts and opinions on the best (and worst!) that the mecha genre has to offer. From older classics like Gunbuster and Gurren Lagann, through currently airing new series (Back Arrow at the...

Welcome to part two of the AUKN Satoshi Kon simulwatch, again with added Katsuhiro Ōtomo! This time we're watching Kon's 13-episode psychological animated TV drama Paranoia Agent, alongside Memories, a three-part film anthology spearheaded by Ōtomo. Details of these two titles can be found...

We've got a mindbender of a simulwatch coming up next on AUKN: it's a marathon of late-'90s technofear thriller/psychological mystery headtrip Serial Experiments Lain and the complete canon of films by the late great Satoshi Kon, as well as one optional movie of mecha madness from Akira...

Question: what connects mysterious fighting robots, a semi-autonomous Vespa, curry bread, Puss in Boots, a Gibson EB-0 bass guitar and a transdimensional portal hidden under a bandaid? The answer, of course, is FLCL! FLCL's main cast: (from right to left) Naota, Haruko and Canti FLCL (known...

In the interests of equal opportunities and all... ;) The full line-up for Scotland Loves Anime 2019's Glasgow leg: Film Time Ride Your Wave UK premiere 20:30, Friday 11th October BOOK TICKETS Redline 23:00, Friday 11th October BOOK TICKETS Weathering With You UK premiere 14:30...

Originally released in Japan in 1988 as Top wo Nerae! (Aim for the Top!), Gunbuster is a six-episode anime OVA directed and co-written by Hideaki Anno, and animated by Gainax. From MyAnimeList: Synopsis In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far...

Hello, and welcome to the AUKN simulwatch of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water! [Manga/Animatsu's front cover for the UK DVD release of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water] What's it all about? Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is a 1990 TV anime series written and directed by Hideaki Anno and...

So... With all editions of Anime Limited's UK release of Makoto Shinkai's smash-hit movie Your Name now available, what are your opinions on Australian distributor Madman's authoring job of the Blu-ray disc? Is it as bad as one early screenshot seemed to suggest? And what do you think of the...

Thought this might be fun. What are you favourite anime opening and ending sequences? Here's a couple to start off: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (opening) The only opening sequence I know all the words to! (It helps that some of it's in English. :p) Sound of the Sky (ending) Very cute...

This is a general-purpose thread for discussing all things Evangelion. I'd like to kick things off with... A year on from Manga's UK release of Evangelion 3.33, are there any little details you continue to notice about the film or Rebuild in general? For me, it took a while to tune into a...

The idea is of this thread is simple: Tell us who is Best Girl in your favourite anime shows. For me, one name comes to mind: Nagato. Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. She's quiet but totally hardcore. That shock battle sequence in episode 4 blew my mind and left a deep...

I couldn't help but notice that we don't seem to have a dedicated thread for anime showing at the cinema. Following Anime Limited's nationwide tour of Your Name, next up is A Silent Voice as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme. This was posted on UK Anime Network today: UKA: A...

This is a bit of a random idea for a topic, but it came to me after watching Bubblegum Crisis a while back. So, here goes: What are your favourite moments of Engrish in anime? (Either on-screen text or spoken dialogue.) For me, it's tough to beat that scrolling neon sign in episode 2 of...

Hi. This is kind of a belated introduction for the new year. I've followed the AUKN forums since discovering them around August last year but didn't actually join until November. It's great fun getting to interact with all the familiar names. Yoroshiku! (Best regards. :))