darkstorm

A creative, writer, editor and director with a love for video games, anime and manga.

The Best Anime Soundtracks to Help You Work From Home

There are many guides and tips on how to work from home effectively and professionally, but Anime UK News is here to offer a different kind of help. So, grab your noise-cancelling headphones, your working laptop, and load up your chosen streaming music service, because Anime UK News has a few anime soundtracks to recommend.

AUKN Staff • 1st May 2020

Roundup

Anime and Manga to Experience Completely and Legally Free Right Now

We’ve rounded up a selection of COMPLETELY LEGAL AND FREE anime and manga to help YOU survive the lockdown.

darkstorm • 24th April 2020

Anime Review

Bloom Into You Review

Bloom Into You is an exceptional yuri anime that portrays many LGBT+ themes in a unique, authentic, and compelling way.

darkstorm • 30th March 2020

Opinion

Surviving Isolation and Working from Home – the Otaku Way!

With the coronavirus sweeping across the country and people now in lockdown, let's self-heal and help each other survive these difficult times with some anime!

darkstorm • 25th March 2020

Film Review

Penguin Highway Review

If you love the surreal nature of Masaaki Yuasa’s work and the more whimsical nature of Studio Ghibli or Makoto Shinkai, then you’ll likely find a lot to love about Penguin Highway.

darkstorm • 6th March 2020

Film Review

Ni No Kuni Review

A Ni No Kuni movie could have been an interesting venture but the end result is a half-baked story with childish dialogue and no charm at all.

darkstorm • 5th February 2020

Film Review

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III – Glorification Review

Each individual Code Geass film is far from flawless, but as a trilogy, and especially this last entry, it’s a blast from start to finish.

darkstorm • 2nd February 2020

Manga Review

Elfen Lied Omnibus Volume 1 Review

The first volume of Elfen Lied isn’t visually appealing but any fan of the original anime shouldn’t pass up on reacquainting themselves with this series.

darkstorm • 31st January 2020

Film Review

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II – Transgression Review

The botched attempt to cram so much material in a small-time frame is not a fun watching experience. This movie is for diehard Code Geass fans only.

darkstorm • 23rd January 2020

Film Review

Weathering With You Cinema Screening Review

You can all let out a collective breath because Weathering With You is a great film, and with it opening in the UK at the start of 2020, let’s hope it’s a sign of a spectacular year of anime films to come.

darkstorm • 1st 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

Manga Review

Fate/Grand Order -mortalis: stella- Volume 1

Fate/Grand Order -mortalis: stella- is what you'd expect from a soulless manga adaptation of a video game; you’re better off re-watching the anime film First Order again rather than giving this a read.

darkstorm • 18th September 2019

Features

Get in the Netflix! A look back (and forward) at Evangelion.

As streaming giants Netflix prepare to put Evangelion back out there for a whole new generation of fans, we here at Anime UK News thought it was a good chance to reflect on Eva, hopefully provide some words of explanation for newcomers and also offer some personal thoughts on what the show has meant to us over the years.

AUKN Staff • 23rd June 2019

Anime Review

Kakegurui XX Episodes 1-12 Review (Streaming)

Although the story and pacing aren’t as strong as the first season, Kakegurui XX is still highly binge-able and worth indulging in.

darkstorm • 19th June 2019

Film Review

Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel I. Presage Flower Review

It’s too early to tell right now whether this will end up being the best adaptation of Fate/Stay Night so far, but as a stand-alone movie, it delivers exactly what you expect from this route and from this production company.

darkstorm • 23rd April 2019

Manga Review

Yuri Is My Job! Volume 2 Review

Volume 2 of Yuri Is My Job! continues the story strongly by allowing events and relationships to progress naturally rather than trying to stretch the clichés to ridiculous extremes.

darkstorm • 22nd March 2019

Manga Review

Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger Volume 2 Review

The story of Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger continues at a gradual yet fun pace, with plenty of FF franchise references for fans to lap up, whilst also providing engaging battle scenes and story developments.

darkstorm • 19th March 2019

Manga Review

RWBY: Official Manga Anthology Volumes 2 – 3 Review

The RWBY Official Manga Anthology volumes continue to be a labour of love for the artists; if you are a fan of the series, these new book collections will offer some new insights into your favourite characters.

darkstorm • 27th February 2019

Film Review

Ring: 20th Anniversary Screening Review

Luckily, the outdated technology of VCRs and square TVs are not the most horrific scare of this movie; Ring is the epitome of slow-burn horror with its 20th anniversary screening being a delightful reminder of why it was such a big hit back then.

darkstorm • 23rd February 2019

Manga Review

Wish Omnibus Review

Wish isn’t a series that’s likely to become your new favourite CLAMP manga but it’s a delightfully simple, fun, beautifully drawn series that easily pulls you into its story with likeable characters and genuine relationship chemistry.

darkstorm • 19th February 2019