Onosume

With a chant of "Ai-katsu!", Matthew Tinn spends their days filled with idol music and J-Pop. A somewhat frequent-ish visitor to Japan, they love writing and talking about anime, Japanese music and video games.

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Spring 2023 Preview
Roundup

Spring 2023 Preview

Spring 2023 Preview
New Spring Season anime series galore – but which ones are worth your attention? The Anime UK News writers have a few suggestions to get you started…
AUKN Staff • 24th April 2023
Zombie Land Saga Revenge Review
Anime Review

Zombie Land Saga Revenge Review

Zombie Land Saga Revenge Review
After bombing hard at their big live concert at the Ekimae Fudōsan Stadium, Franchouchou find themselves deep in debt while their manager is drowning himself in a mixture of alcohol and depression. With the end of Saga prefecture nigh, can the group pull each other up out the doldrums and save their fans, the townsfolk and each other from certain doom?
• 17th April 2023
Winter 2023 Overview
Roundup

Winter 2023 Overview

Winter 2023 Overview

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of new anime series this Winter Season? We were too! Nevertheless, the writers at Anime UK News are here to share the titles that turned out to be their favourites…

AUKN Staff • 7th April 2023
Otherside Picnic Volume 3 Review
Manga Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 3 Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 3 Review
While Sorawo and Toriko manage to escape from Station February, the horrors within make Sorawo want out of this crazy adventure which pushes the two friends into a heated fallout. While they try to make up with each other, Toriko mysteriously disappears while Sorawo finds Otherside phenomena seeping through into the real world after she slips through and encounters the Time-Space Man.
• 22nd March 2023
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 2 Review
Manga Review

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 2 Review

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 2 Review
Despite being warned by Mami not to go into Kamihama City, Kyouko Sakura heads there anyway. Lulled into a false sense of security by how easily she defeats some of the witches there, Kyouko finds herself thrust into one of Kamihama’s rumours and ends up cursed! Faced with mysterious slips of paper that appear out of nowhere and seem to be counting down to something, Kyouko returns to Kamihama to find out what is going on and stop the countdown before it is too late.
• 9th February 2023
Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 5 Review
Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 5 Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 5 Review
It’s time for the final showdown with Madame La Médium as her evil plot reaches its climax. Can Belle and the Beast stop her before it is too late, and will the pair ever declare their love for each other and find true happiness? All the answers are here in this explosive final volume of Kaori Yuki’s Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost!
• 1st February 2023
Otherside Picnic Volume 2 Review
Manga Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 2 Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 2 Review
After seeing off the Eight-Foot-Tall Lady, Sorawo and Toriko are spirited away to “Station February”, an abandoned railway station on the Otherside where a lost platoon of US Marines is defending against a literal horde of faces.
• 16th January 2023
Autumn 2022 Streaming Overview – New Series
Roundup

Autumn 2022 Streaming Overview – New Series

Autumn 2022 Streaming Overview – New Series
A lookback at Autumn 2022’s new anime series without a single mention of Chainsaw Man?! We let our writers choose their favourite series and that’s just how it’s panned out. You may feel differently…so please let us know your favourites too!
AUKN Staff • 4th January 2023
Orient Volumes 8 and 9 Review
Manga Review

Orient Volumes 8 and 9 Review

Orient Volumes 8 and 9 Review
The Obsidian Eight finally rear their heads in the battle for Awaji Island, laying waste to the Uesugi army. In a back-and-forth tactical battle, it's up to Kuroko Usami to guide everyone around Seiroku Inukawa's villainous plans as he backs up the demon god Orochi. Meanwhile, Musashi has his own battle to fight as he battles to free Michiru from the clutches of her vile father and Obsidian Eight member, Yataro Inuda.
• 3rd January 2023
Anime UK News Review of 2022 Part 1: Anime
Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2022 Part 1: Anime

Anime UK News Review of 2022 Part 1: Anime
2022 has brought some major changes to the way we watch anime in the UK – but has the quality of the shows we’ve been watching deteriorated? The Anime UK Writers have chosen their favourite titles to recommend – let us know what you’ve enjoyed watching too!
AUKN Staff • 21st December 2022
Scotland Loves Anime 2022 Roundup
Roundup

Scotland Loves Anime 2022 Roundup

Scotland Loves Anime 2022 Roundup
After attending the 2022 edition of Scotland Loves Anime, AUKN writers reflect on both the best and the worst of what this year's festival had to offer.
AUKN Staff • 30th November 2022
Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series
Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series

Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series
How difficult is it for a brand-new anime series to stand out this autumn from the slew of returning titles? The writers at Anime UK News are here to introduce some of the new material that’s impressed them…so far!
AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2022
Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series
Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series

Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series
Bleach returns! Mob Psycho 100 returns! My Hero Academia returns! And many more favourites, old and new, are back this autumn with brand-new seasons. But have these favourites still got what it takes? Find out what the Anime UK News writers think…
AUKN Staff • 22nd October 2022