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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Manga Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 4 Review

With Toriko missing, Sorawo and Kozakura plunge into the Otherside to search for her, but end up fighting for survival themselves as they have to face the alternate reality’s harsh swamps, forests and other things that go bump in the night, all while being followed by the mysterious Space-Time Man.

Onosume • 14th September 2023

Anime Review

Non Non Biyori Nonstop Review

While the Asahigaoka girls’ summer adventure in Okinawa may be over, there’s still plenty of fun to be had before the holidays end, yet when they do, the new school term brings in some new faces as the girls discover both the highs and lows of growing up.

Onosume • 5th September 2023

Anime Review

Love Live! Superstar!! Season 1 Collector’s Edition Review

Love Live! returns with an all-new generation! Despite loving to sing, Kanon Shibuya struggles to perform in front of others and has given up on her dream of being a singer. Yet after bumping into idol enthusiast Keke Tang she might have another chance. Facing down stern student council president Ren Hazuki, the pair have to win an idol contest for Keke to form the school idol club, but with so little time and experience will they be able to make it, or will their idol dreams be dashed forever?

Onosume • 21st August 2023

Film Review

Non Non Biyori Vacation Review

It’s the summer holidays and the kids of Asahigaoka are bored. The remedy? Suguru winning a 4-day trip to Okinawa in a lottery! Get ready to follow our cast on a life-changing adventure in this fun and cosy tropical film.

Onosume • 18th August 2023

Manga Review

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (Manga) Volume 1 Review

It’s a double review from Anime UK News! Darkstorm and Onosume give their opinions on the highly anticipated first volume of the Miraculous Ladybug manga adaptation!

AUKN Staff • 13th August 2023

Roundup

Summer 2023 Preview

We subtitled Summer 2022’s Preview ‘The Rise of HIDIVE’ but perhaps 2023 Summer 2023’s Preview should be subtitled ‘The Rise of Netflix’? Our writers have some intriguing things to say about …

AUKN Staff • 26th July 2023

Manga Review

Sugar Apple Fairy Tale Volume 1 Review

In this coming-of-age romantic adventure, the young confectioner Anne Halford aims to become a Silver Sugar Master by competing at the Royal Candy Fair in Lewiston. With the pretty but dark warrior fairy Challe Fen Challe at her side, Anne sets off to face not just her rival Silver Sugar confectioners, but also the injustices and corruption that fill the world around her.

Onosume • 10th July 2023

Anime Review

Non Non Biyori Repeat Review

We return to the peaceful village of Asahigaoka in this strong and consistent follow-up where Renge, Hotaru, Natsumi and Komari continue to learn, laugh and grow through a variety of fun and engaging adventures in the Japanese countryside.

Onosume • 5th July 2023

Roundup

Spring 2023 Overview

Yet again, the end of the Spring Season overlaps the start of the Summer Season. Undaunted, the writers at Anime UK News are back to share their thoughts on the (mostly finished) series that caught…

AUKN Staff • 4th July 2023

Anime Review

Non Non Biyori – Season 1 Review

Relaxing and heartfelt, Non Non Biyori depicts the lives of a group of young girls who live in a sleepy faming village as they learn, grow and embark on a range of fun adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside.

Onosume • 29th May 2023

Manga Review

Quality Assurance in Another World Volume 1 Review

Taking an entertaining but critical look at the world of video game QA testing, Quality Assurance in Another World sees a group of testers, along with main character Haga, trapped in the video game they were working on. After losing several of his colleagues and friends to the bugs and glitches caused by the forbidden “Debug Mode”, Haga resolves to continue to test and go through the entire game, hoping that when he eventually clears it, all those trapped within will finally be able to log out.

Onosume • 1st May 2023

Roundup

Spring 2023 Preview

New Spring Season anime series galore – but which ones are worth your attention? The Anime UK News writers have a few suggestions to get you started…

AUKN Staff • 24th April 2023

Anime Review

Zombie Land Saga Revenge Review

After bombing hard at their big live concert at the Ekimae Fudōsan Stadium, Franchouchou find themselves deep in debt while their manager is drowning himself in a mixture of alcohol and depression. With the end of Saga prefecture nigh, can the group pull each other up out the doldrums and save their fans, the townsfolk and each other from certain doom?

Onosume • 17th April 2023

Roundup

Winter 2023 Overview

Overwhelmed by the sheer number of new anime series this Winter Season? We were too! Nevertheless, the writers at Anime UK News are here to share the titles that turned out to be their favourites…

AUKN Staff • 7th April 2023

Anime Review

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 1 Collector’s Edition Review

After being thrilled by Setsuna Yuki’s electrifying performance, Ayumu Uehara and Yu Takasaki attempt to join their school’s School Idol Club only to find it has suddenly disbanded! Focusing on Yu and the club’s 9 idols, the series follows them as they try to overcome their differences and reform the club, making both friends and rivals along the way.

Onosume • 28th March 2023

Manga Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 3 Review

While Sorawo and Toriko manage to escape from Station February, the horrors within make Sorawo want out of this crazy adventure which pushes the two friends into a heated fallout. While they try to make up with each other, Toriko mysteriously disappears while Sorawo finds Otherside phenomena seeping through into the real world after she slips through and encounters the Time-Space Man.

Onosume • 22nd March 2023

Opinion

Favourite Anime and Manga Based on Video Games

With Video Game Adaptations becoming more popular in the West, we share our favourite adaptations from the East!

AUKN Staff • 11th March 2023

Anime Review

Witchblade Collection – Collector’s Edition Review

Based on Top Cow’s comic book series, Witchblade sees Masane Amaha grapple with her darker side as the host of the titular sentient superweapon, battling mechanical bioweapons and other scantily clad buxom blade wielders in order to protect her young daughter.

Onosume • 6th March 2023

Manga Review

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 2 Review

Despite being warned by Mami not to go into Kamihama City, Kyouko Sakura heads there anyway. Lulled into a false sense of security by how easily she defeats some of the witches there, Kyouko finds herself thrust into one of Kamihama’s rumours and ends up cursed! Faced with mysterious slips of paper that appear out of nowhere and seem to be counting down to something, Kyouko returns to Kamihama to find out what is going on and stop the countdown before it is too late.

Onosume • 9th February 2023

Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 5 Review

It’s time for the final showdown with Madame La Médium as her evil plot reaches its climax. Can Belle and the Beast stop her before it is too late, and will the pair ever declare their love for each other and find true happiness? All the answers are here in this explosive final volume of Kaori Yuki’s Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost!

Onosume • 1st February 2023