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

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 31 Review

After two releases containing nearly nothing but adaptations of the manga, Naruto Shippuden Box Set 31 falls into a filler-fest, to the sad surprise of nobody. But is the filler here any good, or is it so bad it’s worth losing the few “canon” episodes contained in this set by skipping it? Let’s find out!

Cold Cobra • 22nd February 2018

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z – Movie Collection Five Review

The Legendary Super Saiyan known as Broly is, undoubtedly, the most Marmite character in the Dragon Ball franchise. The phrase “you either love him or hate him” may as well be made for him, as seemingly most fans land on one side or the other, but does the truth lie somewhere in the middle? Let’s take a look at Manga Entertainment’s 5th movie collection, bringing together all three of Broly’s movies, and see, shall we?

Cold Cobra • 9th February 2018

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super Season One – Part 2 Review

Dragon Ball Super’s second TV release features the final episode of the Battle of Gods arc before quickly shifting over to a retelling of the Resurrection F film… so, the series still doesn’t offer much new to fans who already own the Blu-rays of the latest DBZ films, but there are some differences between the two versions of Frieza’s return…

Cold Cobra • 26th January 2018

Manga Review

Dragon Ball Super – Volume 2 Review

Just in case you thought there wouldn’t be enough Dragon Ball coverage here at Anime UK News, we have a slightly belated look at the second volume of the Dragon Ball Super manga, released here in the UK on the 28th of December (and therefore taking a long time to reach my house through holiday post…) Two universes collide in a tournament with… actually no real stakes, this time…

Cold Cobra • 16th January 2018

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection Four Review

DBZ Movie Collection 4, awkwardly collecting Movies 7 and 9 (leaving 8 to be paired with the other two Broly movies… next month!), is full of good action and loosely defined villains, as well as Androids and … very on-the-nose Space Pirates! Who doesn’t want to watch those?!

Cold Cobra • 12th January 2018

Features

Anime UK News Review of 2017 Part 2 (Manga and Light Novels)

Manga

Demelza:

Looking back on 2017 I realise that I haven’t been buying many new manga series, but despite that, the few I have picked up have proven well worthwhile. This year saw the release…

AUKN Staff • 22nd December 2017

Features

Anime UK News Review of 2017 Part 1

2017 has been the year that anime made a triumphant return to many local cinemas throughout the UK, continuing the trend set by Your Name in 2016. And as Amazon Prime and Netflix have gained exclusive…

AUKN Staff • 21st December 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection Three Review

“Remember Frieza? He was good, wasn’t he? Why don’t we do that again.” And so Dragon Ball Z Movies 5 and 6 were created! Let’s have a look if they were any good, shall we?

Cold Cobra • 20th December 2017

Anime Review

Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond Review

The two Genius Party films are short story anthologies full of new short animations created and/or directed by some of the best and well regarded directors and visionaries in Japan. These shorts range from grand spectacle to the relatable and human to the completely bizarre. There is no linking narrative, no one single art style, it was literally all about giving these people a platform to show off. Does it work? Well...

Cold Cobra • 16th December 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super Episodes 112 – 118 Review

The “Tournament of Power” continues onwards as Dragon Ball Super shows more fights, transformations and magical girl parodies than you can shake a stick at… oh and technically Episode 118 might have the highest death counter in anime history! Read on to find out more!

Cold Cobra • 7th December 2017

Manga Review

Bleach – Volume 71 Review

Bleach is continuing its slowly released countdown to the finale in this country with, as the title suggests, Volume 71! Giant sentient hands, energy-created sniper rifles and a long awaited Bankai reveal await inside!

Cold Cobra • 4th December 2017

Anime Review

GANGSTA. – Collector’s Edition Review

GANGSTA. is an anime full of crime, gore and sign language, plus some lovable prostitutes and super-powered mercenaries. It also has a rather sudden ending, but does that ending hurt the overall series?! Read on!

Cold Cobra • 30th November 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection Two Review

It seems Dragon Ball Z movie collections are like buses: wait for ages for one to turn up and then you get two (nearly) at once … with a third about a month later! Anyway, Movie Collection 2 contains the third and fourth movies released under the Dragon Ball Z label, “The Tree of Might” and “Lord Slug”, or the one with evil Goku and the one with evil Piccolo, if you wish…

Cold Cobra • 26th November 2017

Anime Review

Naruto Shippuden – Box Set 30 Review

Naruto Shippuden's 30th TV series release (and the 10th volume of the show I've reviewed for this site!) features Naruto and co. battle against Madara, Obito and... Mecha Naruto? Read on to find out what on Earth I'm talking about!

Cold Cobra • 25th November 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z – Movie Collection One Review

Over 25 years after their original theatrical release the first two Dragon Ball Z movies are finally available to buy here in the UK, and on Blu-ray no less! Do they stand the test of time?

Cold Cobra • 3rd November 2017

Anime Review

Steamboy Review

"From the Director of Akira" it may be, but that's the only thing the two have in common! Steamboy is a fun family adventure film with stunning visuals, but what's it like to watch? Read on, and if you want, take a drink every time you read the word "steam"... then don't drive.

Cold Cobra • 29th October 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super – Part 1 Review

As the English translation of the opening to this very show goes, “Now it's calling for me go back to the start”, as Dragon Ball Super begins its Blu-ray / DVD release here in the UK with the first thirteen episodes!

Cold Cobra • 27th October 2017

Features

Autumn Streaming Preview 2017

It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since we were speculating at Anime UK News as to how a new and refreshingly different autumn series set in the world of competitive ice skating would…

AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2017

Anime Review

Dragon Ball Super – Episodes 106 – 111 Review

Dragon Ball Super’s “Universe Survival Arc” continues to give viewers non-stop action, this time including Goku fighting a far more powerful foe and gaining a new transformation in the process! We’re breaking new ground here! I kid (sort of) but let’s take a look at the happenings...

Cold Cobra • 17th October 2017

Anime Review

The Red Turtle Review

The Red Turtle is a Studio Ghibli film, though it was created and directed by award-winning Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit instead of the Ghibli team itself. It contains stunning visuals and masterful direction, and is entirely presented without any spoken dialogue. Overly artsy, or genuine masterpiece? Read on!

Cold Cobra • 23rd September 2017