Demelza

When she's not watching anime, reading manga or reviewing, Demelza can generally be found exploring some kind of fantasy world and chasing her dreams of being a hero.

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Manga Review

Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet Volumes 7 and 8 Review

It's time for the school cultural festival! As Fumi spends her time practising for the beauty pageant with new friend Eito, she begins to wonder if Akatsuki even sees her as a woman. And elsewhere, love is in the air for Yoh and Aioi...

Demelza • 24th May 2025

Book Review

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Review

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days offers a selection of short stories revolving around the main cast and the customers of Café LycoReco.

Demelza • 21st May 2025

Book Review

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book Review

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book is here! This release includes all of Touko Shino's illustrations for the light novel series Volumes 1-14 and many other must-see pieces.

Demelza • 14th May 2025

Manga Review

Virgin Love Volumes 3 and 4 Review

Virgin Love comes to its conclusion with Volume 4, but will these two volumes see Shoko decide on her partner once and for all?

Demelza • 13th May 2025

Manga Review

The God-Slaying Demon King Volume 1 Review

The God-Slaying Demon King follows Hiram, a former demon king reincarnated 500 years into the future as a human. Here he'll face off against a powerful dragon, make friends with an elf princess and prepare to defeat the demon god he failed to eradicate in his former life.

Demelza • 11th May 2025

Anime Review

Urusei Yatsura (2022) Seasons 1 and 2 Collection Review

Urusei Yatsura returns with a new anime by David Productions, who have selected 'Best Of' moments. This collection includes the first 23 episodes that introduce us to the colourful world that protagonist Ataru and Lum inhabit.

Demelza • 9th May 2025

Manga Review

Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow-Up Volumes 1 and 2 Review

After being rejected by his crush, Keisuke Shizuki was left with a phobia of pretty girls. However, he's determined to start over in high school and has gone to great lengths to reinvent himself. Unfortunately for him, the prettiest girl in class has gone through her own glow-up and desperately wants his help...

Demelza • 7th May 2025

Manga Review

Tokyo Aliens Volume 8 Review

Natsuki has reunited with his childhood friend Chizuru, but a bitter fate is about to befall them. As Natsuki struggles to come to terms with events, he remembers the past that led him to join the AMO.

Demelza • 3rd May 2025

Manga Review

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Volumes 2 and 3 Review

Ahead of the anime adaptation this summer, we return to The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity for two more volumes that put the spotlight on Rintaro and Kaoruko's friends.

Demelza • 1st May 2025

Manga Review

Toxic Daughter Chi-chan Review

From popular mangaka Shuzo Oshimi comes a new story about a troubled teenager and her friends who wish to try and reform her...

Demelza • 26th April 2025

Roundup

Spring 2025 Preview

New anime TV series for Spring have been springing up on all the usual streaming channels since April began – but what’s this? We can’t watch Yaiba yet in the UK – Lazarus (Shinichiro Watanabe) is…

AUKN Staff • 25th April 2025

Book Review

86: Eighty-Six Volume 12 Review

86 Volume 12 deals with the aftermath of Volume 11, where several of the cast are weighed down by the events in the Republic. Still, there's never a moment to rest and when a team goes rogue with radioactive material it could quickly become a disaster...

Demelza • 24th April 2025

Manga Review

Wash It All Away Volume 1 Review

Wash It All Away takes us to the charming seaside town of Atami, where we meet Wakana Kinme who's been running a laundry service for the last two years. This series follows her everyday life running the business and the customers she meets along the way.

Demelza • 19th April 2025

Manga Review

Detectives These Days Are Crazy! Volume 1 Review

From publisher One Peace Books and ahead of its anime adaptation comes Volume 1 of Detectives These Days Are Crazy! But does this new series that follows a mismatched detective duo prove entertaining?

Demelza • 16th April 2025

Anime Review

Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon Theatrical Review

Kaiju No. 8 comes to cinemas thanks to recap film Mission Recon, which retells the first season of the TV anime.

Demelza • 9th April 2025

Manga Review

Gogogogo-Go-Ghost! Volume 2 Review

Ushiro and her ghostly companion Masako continue to take revenge on anyone who happens to cross them in this second volume of the supernatural comedy series.

Demelza • 4th April 2025

Roundup

Winter 2025 Overview

It’s sunny and the spring flowers are appearing – it must be the end of winter! And that also means the Winter Season is drawing to a close. We said farewell to Dragon Ball DAIMA (twenty episodes) …

AUKN Staff • 2nd April 2025

Manga Review

Wind Breaker Volumes 8 and 9 Review

These two new volumes cap off Haruka's recent struggles before introducing us to new character Tsubakino, who stands as one of the Four Kings of Bofurin.

Demelza • 1st April 2025

Manga Review

The Failure at God School Volume 1 Review

A new series from the Apothecary Diaries creator Natsu Hyuuga makes its English debut, but does it leave us as charmed as the author's other beloved work?

Demelza • 27th March 2025

Manga Review

Fall in Love, You False Angels Volume 1 Review

Otogi Katsura and Toki Ninomae are known for their good looks and angel-like personalities at school, but in truth they're both hiding behind a fake persona.

Demelza • 24th March 2025