In the second part of their nostalgic look-back, the writers at Anime UK News share their memories of favourite anime from 2012…

What anime were you watching in 2002? The writers at Anime UK News have been looking back…and rediscovering some favourite titles!

Disgustingly sexy and brilliantly grotesque, Kakegurui takes a silly and over-the-top premise and just rolls with it, producing a show that you can giggle at like a lunatic as the cast really get their gambling freak on.

When Belle discovers the Beast’s secret – another Belle, his fiancée, imprisoned in crystal in the castle’s rose courtyard – she resolves to help him break the curse placed upon him and the castle by the witch Madame La Médium, as it may give her hints in finding her mother. However, she quickly finds that doing so puts her in greater danger than she might have imagined, while she struggles to accept that she can never have the man, or beast, she loves.

A new year, a new anime season! What series have caught the attentions of the Anime UK News writers? Check out their recommendations…

The first volume of the manga adaptation of Sarasa Nagase’s light novel offers a great read, fixing some of the clunkier aspects of its source material to offer arguably the best way of experiencing this fascinating politically focused take on the villainess isekai trope.

Time for the writers at Anime UK News to look back at the 2021 Autumn anime season..

Orient finally arrives at what we’ve been waiting for, delivering a highly entertaining volume filled with high-stakes action that pushes our heroes to their limits, and beyond…

Nio Nakatani returns after her hit yuri manga Bloom Into You with this collection of short stories and one-shots, offering fans a unique insight into some of her other work.

Featuring brilliant writing and a wonderful, heart-warming cast of characters, Nichijou: My Ordinary Life is a beautifully animated, laugh-out-loud slice-of-life comedy that is arguably one of Kyoto Animation’s best.

Manga and light novel sales have never been better in 2021! Here are the Anime UK News writers’ top picks from the last twelve months. Why not share your favourites with us as well…

Has 2021 been a better year than 2020 in terms of the anime-viewing experience? Discover the top choices from the writers at Anime UK News as they look back over the past twelve months...and look forward to 2022!

Volume 4 of Orient is a marked improvement over the last couple of volumes, as it picks up on the action, gives us a threatening antagonist, and delves further into the world’s mythology.

After being dumped by her fiancé, Aileen d’Autriche realises she’s been reincarnated into her past life’s favourite video game where she’s doomed to die! Determined to avoid her fate from the game, Aileen must use her newfound knowledge to politically manoeuvre around her ex and the game’s heroine, marry the Demon King Claude, and somehow save both him and herself from certain death.

While Love Live! Sunshine!!’s second season wrapped up quite conclusively, Sunrise brings the girls of Aqours back for one more outing in this flawed but highly entertaining epilogue.

Step into the world of the Otherside, a bizarre and eerie world filled with dangerous creatures from popular folklore that the young women Sorawo and Toriko must face in order to find Toriko's missing friend, Satsuki