Cold Cobra

Having watched anime since it was airing late night on the Sci-Fi channel in the late 90s, I consider myself... someone who's watched a lot of anime, and then got hired to write reviews about them. Hooray!

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Anime Review

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 – Part 1 Review

The crew of the Yamato find out that you wait several millennia for an evil space empire to nearly wipe out your planet, and then two come along at once! Yes, just three years after the original conflict with Gamillan, the Gatlantis people are now terrorising the galaxy. Is this the law of diminishing returns, or is this sequel worth watching? Let’s find out as we look at Part 1.

Cold Cobra • 10th July 2020

Anime Review

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – The Complete Series Review

Rebooting a really popular and beloved franchise is always a risk, so when it was revealed that a renewed and update version of Space Battleship Yamato (otherwise known as Star Blazers) was being made, most were rightly sceptical. Now the dust has settled, did they pull it off?

Cold Cobra • 27th June 2020

Opinion

Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition – a look back at Manga Entertainment’s R2 release

Late in 2019 Manga Entertainment celebrated the 30th Anniversary of legendary anime Dragon Ball Z with a special collector's edition - and now the writers at Anime UK News have had the chance to take a look.

AUKN Staff • 17th June 2020

Film Review

One Piece: Stampede Review

One Piece has been going a long time, so long that this latest film to hit DVD and Blu-Ray, titled “Stampede”, celebrates 20 years since the anime debuted, and while the film is mostly about celebrating the past, does it also hold together as a standalone film - or is it really just for fans?

Cold Cobra • 15th June 2020

Anime Review

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – Part 3 Review

Boruto’s third set arrives on UK shores and with it contains the end of the story arc started in the previous set, as well as a nostalgia-filled graduation exam mini-arc. But is it all throwbacks like the cover of this volume will have you believe, or does it have more substance than that?

Cold Cobra • 4th June 2020

Manga Review

The King of Fighters – A New Beginning Volume 1

King of Fighters – A New Beginning might be the most gamey-ist game adaptation of all time, but is the fact that this is an adaptation of the 14th mainline entry in the game series mean it’s not approachable for non-fans? Well…

Cold Cobra • 29th April 2020

Manga Review

Transformers – The Manga Vol. 1 Review

What happens when you take a campy 80s cartoon and create a manga tie-in? Well, a campy 80s manga with great artwork, but… well, little to no story. But is there more than meets the eye, or was that a painful attempt to reference the cartoon intro?

Cold Cobra • 27th March 2020

Site Announcement

Announcing the Anime UK News Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 Winners!

The votes are in and now it's time to celebrate not just the best anime, manga and light novels of 2019 - but of the past decade too! Did your favourite win in the Anime UK News Reader's Choice Awards 2019?

AUKN Staff • 20th March 2020

Manga Review

Samurai 8 – The Tale of Hachimaru Volume 1 Review

Samurai 8 is the next Shonen Jump story penned by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto (although it's drawn by Akira Okubo). Following up ninjas with samurai makes sense; following up ninjas with space-travelling cyborg samurai might be going too far…

Cold Cobra • 19th March 2020

Film Review

My Hero Academia – Heroes Rising Review

My Hero Academia is back on the big screen with its second cinematic outing - but is it just more predictable shonen spin-off action, or does Heroes Rising buck the trend and deliver something special?

Cold Cobra • 25th February 2020

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super – Part 10 Review

It’s time to see multiple universes cease to exist as Dragon Ball Super’s final (anime) arc comes to a close with Part 10. Does the Universe Survival Arc go out with a bang? Try multiple bangs, in quick succession… With a Japanese vocalised rock song playing in the background…

Cold Cobra • 24th February 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V & VI Collection Review

The first four Origin OVAs told the… origin story of complex antagonist Char Aznable, while the original Gundam series joined the One Year War already several months in. So what happened in between? That’s what these two OVAs are here to show us…

Cold Cobra • 30th January 2020

Roundup

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

Features

Anime and Manga of the Decade 2010-2019 – Anime UK News Writers’ Top Picks!

The last ten years have delivered some superb anime and manga - and after much soul-searching, the writers at Anime UK News have chosen their personal favourites. See if you agree with their choices...

AUKN Staff • 23rd December 2019

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super – Part 9 Review

Dragon Ball Super is nearing its physical release finale, but before we get to that, there’s an awful lot more fighting to be had in the “Universe Survival Arc” with Part 9’s release!

Cold Cobra • 6th December 2019

Anime Review

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – Set 2 Review

The story of Naruto’s son makes its second appearance in the UK, though its safe to say this second set focuses more on Sasuke and Sakura’s daughter Sarada than Boruto himself. Does this approach work or not? Let’s find out!

Cold Cobra • 5th December 2019

Roundup

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

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super – Part 8 Review

Dragon Ball used to have a reputation of it “just being people fighting”, which, while it was often close to that (particularly in the Z era) was never just people fighting… until now! Let’s have a look at the start of an 80-man Battle Royal, shall we?

Cold Cobra • 26th October 2019

Anime Review

Asura Cryin’ Complete Collection Review

What can you say about an anime series that opens with an episode featuring elements of the supernatural, mecha, high school comedy and general super-powered action? Well, you say “Okay then, let’s see where this goes…”

Cold Cobra • 24th October 2019

Roundup

Farewell to Summer – Summer Season 2019 Overview

Summer’s come to an end and so has the Summer 2019 Season – but what new anime series have kept the writers at Anime UK News glued to their screens?

AUKN Staff • 7th October 2019