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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Anime Review

Turn A Gundam: Part 2 Review

While often constrained in its action and pacing by too many rules, when it has its feet planted on the Earth, Turn A Gundam delivers with a strong story and a fantastic set of characters, telling of a planet that was previously ravaged by war and its people rising up to stop it from having to face that fate once again.

Onosume • 21st January 2021

Roundup

Looking Back at the Autumn Season 2020 – Our Favourite Shows

What anime have we enjoyed watching this autumn at Anime UK News? We take a look back at the series that impressed us in the final months of a difficult year...

AUKN Staff • 10th January 2021

Anime Review

Turn A Gundam: Part 1 Review

While Turn A Gundam may be the last of the classic pre-digital era Gundam series, it’s proving to be one of the best, with a strong plot, fun and diverse characters and a very Ghibli-esque tone to it all.

Onosume • 6th January 2021

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2020 Part 2: Anime

2020 has been a year like no other – but anime has provided a great source of diversion and entertainment. So…what were the best titles of 2020? Read on…

AUKN Staff • 22nd December 2020

Anime Review

Z/X Code Reunion Review

While it's nothing special, Z/X Code Reunion is a fun but whimsical schoolgirl sci-fi action series, where being familiar with the original card game it's based on doesn't matter too much.

Onosume • 15th December 2020

Anime Review

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Review

While it does lose some of its early momentum in its second half, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs is a decent ecchi romantic comedy that is at times surprisingly good-hearted when it puts its full weight against its fun cast of characters.

Onosume • 7th December 2020

Features

UK Anime and Manga Christmas Gift Guide 2020

The Anime UK News Christmas Gift Guide is back, but with a new twist. This time, the team has come together to give you ideas on what we think will make the best gifts you can give this year.

AUKN Staff • 1st December 2020

Anime Review

Fire Force Season 1 Part 2 Review

While its goofy and, at times, sexist comedy often holds it back, Fire Force remains a decent shonen action sequences with competent animation and exciting fight sequences.

Onosume • 27th November 2020

Manga Review

Mermaid Saga Collector’s Edition Volume 1 Review

This first volume of Rumiko Takahashi's Mermaid Saga proves to be a very interesting read that successfully dabbles in the horrors surrounding mythical creatures in a typical Japanese style.

Onosume • 16th November 2020

Roundup

What We’re Watching in Autumn 2020 – Anime UK News Autumn 2020 Preview

Autumn 2020 has brought a wealth of new anime titles to our screens - but which ones are worth watching? The Anime UK News writers share their first impressions...

AUKN Staff • 28th October 2020

Anime Review

Fairy Gone: Season 1 Part 2 Review

After resolving the first part’s issues with its narrative, Fairy Gone turns out to be a decent action fantasy series that excels with its characters and worldbuilding.

Onosume • 23rd October 2020

Anime Review

New Game! + New Game!! – Seasons 1 & 2 Review

While New Game! might not be the critical assessment of the games industry that some might have hoped for, it is just a very fun and heart-warming slice of life comedy about a group of young women who make video games.

Onosume • 13th October 2020

Roundup

Summer Season 2020 Overview

The final episodes of the Summer 2020 anime season have aired and it’s time for the writers at Anime UK News to deliver their verdicts! Find out which series – if any – were worth watching all the way through.

AUKN Staff • 7th October 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Review

While it does have a high barrier to entry, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn stands as the pinnacle of the Gundam franchise, bringing the characters and battles of the Universal Century to life like never before.

Onosume • 2nd October 2020

Anime Review

Fairy Gone: Season 1 Part 1 Review

While there are good things to take away from this first half of Fairy Gone, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, throwing in too many plot threads and ideas, becoming unfocused and confusing.

Onosume • 28th September 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Film + OVAs Collector’s Edition Review

While the included series recap OVAs are a vast disappointment, A Wakening of the Trailblazer is a good take on an alien invasion story with 00’s trademark action sequences.

Onosume • 22nd September 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Part 2 Review

The second part of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans is a rollercoaster ride into hell, filled with intense action sequences and tender moments with its strong, tight-knit cast of characters. While it may lack the finesse of the first part’s drama and plot development, this is overall one of the strongest entries in the Gundam franchise.

Onosume • 9th September 2020

Anime Review

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid – The Complete Series Review

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid is a slice-of-life comedy that is both very funny and very relaxing to watch. These types of shows don’t come up very often these days, so if you’ve been craving something like it, then it’ll definitely scratch that itch.

Onosume • 1st September 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Part 1 Review

While this first half of Iron-Blooded Orphans does have its flaws, Mari Okada and Tatsuyuki Nagai's unique and distinct take on the Gundam franchise emerges as extremely dark, profusely political, and brutally bloody.

Onosume • 24th August 2020

Anime Review

Mysteria Friends Review

While being connected to the Rage of Bahamut mobile game presents a barrier to entry, and its very slow, methodical pace may bore some viewers, Mysteria Friends is a beautiful slice-of-life series with a surprisingly wholesome yet playful take on the yuri genre.

Onosume • 11th August 2020