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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Friday at the Atelier Volume 2 Review
Manga Review

Friday at the Atelier Volume 2 Review

Friday at the Atelier Volume 2 Review
Despite a clunky start, Hamada's quirky romance between office worker turned model Emiko and surrealist artist Shinsui starts to come into its own as it begins to explore its characters and reflects on the pain and brilliance of the creative process.
• 25th August 2025
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy – Complete Collection Review
Anime Review

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy – Complete Collection Review

The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy – Complete Collection Review
1000 years after the fall of Leonis’ Kingdom of the Undead, two young girls, Riselia and Regina, from the Excalibur Academy awaken the former king, but as a 10-year-old boy! After dying trying to protect him, Riselia is resurrected by Leonis as a Vampire Queen and together the pair battle the invading Voids, who look suspiciously like the monsters that ravaged the medieval world all those years ago.
• 18th August 2025
Summer 2025 Preview
Roundup

Summer 2025 Preview

Summer 2025 Preview
With a bewildering number of series to watch this Summer Season, which titles are worth checking out? The Anime UK News writers have plenty of suggestions!
AUKN Staff • 24th July 2025
Spring 2025 Preview
Roundup

Spring 2025 Preview

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
Winter 2025 Overview
Roundup

Winter 2025 Overview

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
Blood Blade Volumes 2 and 3 Review
Manga Review

Blood Blade Volumes 2 and 3 Review

Blood Blade Volumes 2 and 3 Review
While Vlad and their small band of monsters have set off for the paradise of Monster Island, getting there won’t be easy as an old foe rears his head. The Justiciar has his sights set on Vlad and wants them eliminated, at any cost.
• 6th March 2025
Winter Season 2025 Preview
Roundup

Winter Season 2025 Preview

Winter Season 2025 Preview
Winter Season 2025 is now underway, so the team at Anime UK News are here to share their picks of both new and returning series!
AUKN Staff • 25th January 2025
Zenshu Episode 1 Review
Anime Review

Zenshu Episode 1 Review

Zenshu Episode 1 Review
Hotshot anime director Natsuko Harose is penning her big new anime film when she kicks the bucket and finds herself in the world of her favourite anime movie! Join us as we take a peak at this weird and wonderful new isekai series.
• 5th January 2025
Autumn Season 2024 Overview
Roundup

Autumn Season 2024 Overview

Autumn Season 2024 Overview
Now that the Autumn 2024 Season is (just about!) over, find out which series stayed the course for our writers at Anime UK News (and maybe one or two that didn’t…)
AUKN Staff • 3rd January 2025
Scotland Loves Anime 2024
Roundup

Scotland Loves Anime 2024

Scotland Loves Anime 2024
With this year's Scotland Loves Anime having come to a close, our writers look back on the festival and what films you should be keeping an eye out for!
AUKN Staff • 1st December 2024
Autumn Season 2024 Preview
Roundup

Autumn Season 2024 Preview

Autumn Season 2024 Preview

Autumn has arrived and with it all the new and returning series, spread between Crunchyroll, Netflix, Disney+, HIDIVE, Amazon Prime and even Channel 4’s Adult Swim. Which new series are…

AUKN Staff • 21st October 2024
Summer 2024 Overview
Roundup

Summer 2024 Overview

Summer 2024 Overview

Rather like the unreliable UK weather this summer, the Summer anime series have been stop-start, affected by the Paris Olympics, some off-air for a few weeks in mid-run and/or finishing at 10 …

AUKN Staff • 4th October 2024