For five years I have been to various conventions around the UK and reporting on them for Anime UK News. Last year I decided to expand my convention travels to Ireland for the first MCM Dublin Comic…
Onimonogatari is the fourth arc in Monogatari Second Season and is focused this time on Araragi’s blonde vampire companion. This arc is one of the shorter ones with only four episodes …
From all the fan-service shows I’ve watched as a reviewer, I’m considering Ben-To as one of the best ones I’ve seen and there are several reasons why. It might not be an instant classic, …
Last year I did an introduction to the card game Weiss Schwarz in which I talked about the rules and mechanics of the game If you missed it, here is a link to the article: http://www.animeuknews.net/article/123/introduction-to-the-anime-card-game-weiss-schwarz-…
Naruto, with Master Guy, Aoba and Yamato, is on his way to the Land Of Lightning under the orders of the Shinobi Alliance, although Naruto is unaware that he is being sent there to be hidden from…
Back when Bakemonogatari was released, there were two female characters that never really engaged me throughout that series: Tsubasa Hanekawa and Sengoku Nadeko. In Hanekawa’s case,…
The awaited Monogatari Season 2 is now upon us and to start us off is the continuation of Tsubasa Hanekawa story in Nekomonogatari White. This arc yet again shows what the series does best and is …
We head back into the past with the prequel to Bakemonogatari, the 4-episode OVA Nekomonogatari Black. Given the slight disappointment of Nisemonogatari, will this show deliver more of what…
While I found the first half of Nisemonogartari entertaining, there were problems with a lack of character development for Araragi’s sister Karen during her own arc and the large amounts…
Another year, another Scotland Loves Anime, I’m back with some new reviews on this year’s festival. It’s been a ton of fun again, both inside and outside of the event, and I’m…
Even though I have been before, it’s been a long time since I last came to Hyper Japan. I haven’t been there since it changed its venue from the Olympia to Earls Court, so experiencing…
My reaction to the filler that has been in some Naruto Shippuuden episodes has mostly been positive. I like the filler episodes that add more depth to characters that perhaps needed it; on the …
As Naruto sees Pain defeat Hinata and proceed to stab her with one of his iron rods, Naruto suddenly goes on a rampage by beginning to unleash his NineTails power to attack Pain but it’s not…
“Just as you fill your heart through good deeds, I fill my bank account with evil ones” – Kaiki
The next chapter in the Monogatari franchise, Nisemonogatari, attempts to build on the clever…
With the conclusion of the Suruga Monkey arc at the end of the Part 1 box set, we proceed into the last two arcs in Part 2 and the end of a well-made series – but do these couple of stories make …
Around two years ago, I covered the first MCM Birmingham Expo (which was a chance to check if it was worth going to). Since then I have gone to almost every one of them and it’s become a nice place …
Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…
Welcome back to my season preview picks! I’m here yet again to select five shows from this new Spring season; if you want to check out the full list of new anime this season, check out genkinahito’s…
Last year saw the localisation release of Weiss Schwarz, a collectable card game based on popular anime and was created by Bushiroad, I’ve taken a liking to the game recently and I’ve decided to…
