The writers at Anime UK News look back at the Summer 2022 Season – and pick their favourite shows (while also shaking their heads over the series that didn’t live up to their expectations).

Masaaki Yuasa and Science Saru’s latest film turns Hideo Furukawa’s historical fantasy novel into a bombastic, if slightly flawed, animated rock musical that tells of the plight of two 14th century performers trying to showcase their talent against controlling authority figures.

In Heaven’s Door: Extra Works, take a peek into the mind of manga artist Keiichi Koike with a trippy and fantastically written collection of psychedelic science fiction one-shots.

When witches start disappearing from Mitakihara, Mami Tomoe takes it upon herself to uncover the cause, leading her to Kamihama City. Faced with an abundance of witches and a new type of magic, Mami must now expose Kamihama’s dark secrets in this alternate take on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story.

The final volume of this manga adaptation reaches its climax as Aileen tries to save Keith’s bacon and free him from the demon trafficking plot he’s been caught up in for so long. However, not everything goes according to plan, as Lilia and Prince Cedric are determined to get in the way!

Inspired by the release of the Collectors Edition of Cardcaptor Sakura from Anime Limited, the writers at Anime UK News reflect on what the manga and anime of CLAMP mean to them.

Now the Summer 2022 Season is well underway, what series have caught the attention of the Anime UK News writers? Is this season as strong as Spring 2022?

Release the Spyce offers a highly enjoyable espionage romp with bombastic execution, focusing on a group of high school girls who operate as secret agents in the organisation Tsukikage, as they fight to protect the city of Sorasaki from the evil organisation Moryo and stop its attempts to take over the world.

As something of a transitional volume for the series, Orient Volume 6 sees Musashi, Kojiro and Tsugumi head east as they encounter the Uesugi Alliance and get roped into their battle with Yamata no Orochi on Awaji Island.

Has this been the strongest season for new anime in a long time? The Anime UK News writers look back at their favourite Spring 2022 series and recommend their favourites!

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In this noughties-throwback and quirky action-focused thriller, we join Sumire Takahana as the new girl at Venus Vanguard, a secret organisation that fights and protects humans from demonic creatures known as Viruses that consume human souls. As she pairs up with Lucia and the rest of the gang, Sumire must learn to use her supernatural powers to fight off the Viruses and figure out why she and Lucia are their prime targets.

This fascinating fourth volume of the series throws in a variety of twists and turns as the real Princess Belle awakes and seemingly shatters Belle’s heart and her romantic feelings for the Beast. Meanwhile as we head towards the endgame, Madame La Médium’s final plans are about to come to fruition, as she plans a trap to finish off the Beast once and for all.

Season Two of Golden Kamuy is a solid improvement over the first, going deeper into the series’ fantastic cast of characters with some moving backstories and character development, while wrapping up this arc of the story with a thrilling climax.

It’s the new season – but it’s mostly on Crunchyroll! What new anime have impressed us so far? Find out – and let us know if you agree with our choices…

After following Prince Cyril to his meeting with the Madame La Médium, Belle is duped by the said villainous witch who is possessing her mother’s body and finds herself captured before being turned into one of the faceless Idoles. Can Cyril save her before it is too late?