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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SSSS.Gridman: The Complete Series Review
Anime Review

SSSS.Gridman: The Complete Series Review

SSSS.Gridman: The Complete Series Review
SSSS.Gridman combines Studio Trigger’s trademark style and eccentricity with the absurdness and creativity of the tokusatsu genre. It remains faithful to the original 1990s TV series with the kaiju and the action sequences, while telling an engaging and heartfelt story with a strong cast of characters.
• 3rd February 2020
Autumn Season Overview 2019
Roundup

Autumn Season Overview 2019

Autumn Season Overview 2019
As the Autumn Season 2019 draws to its conclusion, the writers at Anime UK News return to assess the series they've been following. Which titles lived up to their initial promise? Which titles jumped the shark? Find out...
AUKN Staff • 9th January 2020
Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Part 2 Review
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Part 2 Review

Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Part 2 Review
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 cements the entire series as a fantastic action show full of tense and exciting mobile suit battles, and while some areas are an improvement over its first season, such as dialogue and character development, it feels weaker in others, particularly in its plot and pacing.
• 30th December 2019
Soul Eater – The Complete Series Review
Anime Review

Soul Eater – The Complete Series Review

Soul Eater – The Complete Series Review
Soul Eater is a shonen classic: an exciting action show with a sheer sense of style that covers its entire look and feel, from world to soundtrack to characters. Despite its plot having an anime original ending, it's still thrilling to watch and manages to ties things up in a satisfying way.
• 10th December 2019
Autumn Season 2019 Preview
Roundup

Autumn Season 2019 Preview

Autumn Season 2019 Preview
The Autumn Season 2019 has something for everyone - so long as you like isekai, it seems. In spite of initial appearances, there are several interesting new shows (not just isekai) to watch as well as returning favourites. The Anime UK News writers are here with some recommendations...
AUKN Staff • 4th November 2019
Fate/Apocrypha – Part 2 Review
Anime Review

Fate/Apocrypha – Part 2 Review

Fate/Apocrypha – Part 2 Review
Fate/Apocrypha’s second half does well to bring its story to a conclusion, pitching in with some fantastic fight sequences and art direction, all the while showing some good character development along the way.
• 1st November 2019
Fate/Apocrypha – Part 1 Review
Anime Review

Fate/Apocrypha – Part 1 Review

Fate/Apocrypha – Part 1 Review
The first half of Fate/Apocrypha sets itself up as an exciting and tense action series, while also focusing on its deep and satisfying character relationships. With no ties to previous entries in the Fate universe, this also makes it a great place to start for newcomers.
• 30th September 2019
Kokkoku: Moment by Moment Review
Anime Review

Kokkoku: Moment by Moment Review

Kokkoku: Moment by Moment Review
Kokkoku: Moment by Moment throws in a lot of interesting ideas around the consequences of stopping time, life and death amidst a cat-and-mouse game plot that sees one woman try to rescue her family from a crazed religious cult. However, it fails to execute on its potential as it struggles with poor pacing, gaping plot holes, and finding an ending for its characters.
• 29th August 2019
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card – Part 2 Review
Anime Review

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card – Part 2 Review

Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card – Part 2 Review
The second part of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card combines the core elements of the franchise with a darker and more mysterious tone that gives it its own unique feel. It's truly a deserving successor to a much-loved legacy and I can’t wait to see where CLAMP takes it next.
• 12th July 2019
Welcome to the Ballroom: Part 1 Review
Anime Review

Welcome to the Ballroom: Part 1 Review

Welcome to the Ballroom: Part 1 Review
Welcome to the Ballroom applies the sports anime formula to competitive ballroom dancing with great success, filling the screen with beautiful dance work and character drama. Despite Anime Limited's release being very bare-bones, this is show anyone can have a lot of fun with.
• 8th July 2019
Dragon Ball Super: Broly Review
Film Review

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Review

Dragon Ball Super: Broly Review
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is a thrilling action film, pitting Goku and Vegata against the hulking Broly with some great animation work and a solid backstory that eases in newcomers to the franchise. For all its outrageous action that fans will love, those coming into this fresh will find the elongated fight scenes go on for far too long, perhaps resulting in them switching off in its final moments.
• 27th May 2019
Girls’ Last Tour Review
Anime Review

Girls’ Last Tour Review

Girls’ Last Tour Review
Girls’ Last Tour is a very relaxing survival story that generates a lot of appeal from its comfy styling and deceptively cute presentation. Its slow pace and slice-of-life sensibilities may seem boring to some, but if you look past that, the series shows an engaging deeper narrative with a strong anti-war message.
• 13th May 2019
Winter 2019 Overview
Roundup

Winter 2019 Overview

Winter 2019 Overview
Winter Season 2019 is over (already!?) and the Anime UK News writers return to recommend their stand-out series. Did we pick one of your favourites? Have we missed anything?
AUKN Staff • 11th April 2019