Rui

Rui can usually be found on the Anime UK Forums ready to leap in and converse with anyone else as passionate about historical anime (fantasy or otherwise). There is apparently some debate around whether Rui is an actual person or some kind of experimental anime-obsessed A.I.

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Opinion

Anime UK News Team’s Favourite Anime and Manga Royalty

In celebration of King Charles III’s coronation, the AUKN team pick their favourite royals from anime – both the malevolent and benevolent!

AUKN Staff • 5th May 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

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

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi): The Comic Volume 1 Review

The first volume of the manhua (comic) adaptation of danmei fantasy series Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi) introduces a new audience to the story of Wei Wuxian, summoned back to the world of the living to revisit the unfinished business he left behind in death.

Rui • 14th February 2023

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series

How difficult is it for a brand-new anime series to stand out this autumn from the slew of returning titles? The writers at Anime UK News are here to introduce some of the new material that’s impressed them…so far!

AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2022

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series

Bleach returns! Mob Psycho 100 returns! My Hero Academia returns! And many more favourites, old and new, are back this autumn with brand-new seasons. But have these favourites still got what it takes? Find out what the Anime UK News writers think…

AUKN Staff • 22nd October 2022

Roundup

Summer 2022 Overview – Yeah! or Meh?

The writers at Anime UK News look back at the Summer 2022 Season – and pick their favourite shows (while also shaking their heads over the series that didn’t live up to their expectations).

AUKN Staff • 3rd October 2022

Book Review

Final Fantasy XIV Picture Book: The Namazu and the Greatest Gift Review

The Namazu and the Greatest Gift is a picture book based on the popular MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV. Follow the namazu of the Azim Steppe as they head out on a brand new mini-adventure of their own!

Rui • 12th August 2022

Opinion

My First BL/Yuri Anime and Manga – the Anime UK News writers indulge in some LGBT+ nostalgia to celebrate Pride Month 2022

It's Pride Month - and the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at their first discoveries in LGBT+ manga and anime...

AUKN Staff • 12th June 2022

Roundup

What were you watching in 2012? The Anime UK News writers reminisce about their favourite anime from a decade ago

In the second part of their nostalgic look-back, the writers at Anime UK News share their memories of favourite anime from 2012…

AUKN Staff • 14th February 2022

Roundup

Twenty Years Ago! The anime we would have been watching in 2002 if only we could have…

What anime were you watching in 2002? The writers at Anime UK News have been looking back…and rediscovering some favourite titles!

AUKN Staff • 7th February 2022

Manga Review

I Wish I Could Say “Thank You” Review

A review of I Wish I Could Say "Thank You", Yukari Takinami's autobiographical 'essay comic' about cancer, bereavement and what filial piety means to her.

Rui • 18th November 2020

Roundup

What We’re Watching in Autumn 2020 – Anime UK News Autumn 2020 Preview

Autumn 2020 has brought a wealth of new anime titles to our screens - but which ones are worth watching? The Anime UK News writers share their first impressions...

AUKN Staff • 28th October 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

Features

Summer Season 2018 Overview

As the Summer Season 2018 draws to a close, four of the AUKN writers look back at the shows that caught their attention.

AUKN Staff • 16th October 2018

Features

Our Favourite Classic Anime

Join the writers at Anime UK News as they look back to the classic titles that first inspired them to investigate anime and ask, ‘What makes an anime a classic? Does it have to have stood the test of time?’

AUKN Staff • 17th May 2018

Features

Spring Season 2018 – the Anime UK News Team Take a First Look

So many big titles are back with tempting new material. If we thought the Winter Season was stuffed with delicious must-sees, then look at the mouth-watering line-up: My Hero Academia Season …

AUKN Staff • 23rd April 2018

Features

Winter Season Streaming 2018

Winter Streaming Season 2018 is over. Join our writers at Anime UK News as they choose their top favourite series from a packed season. Agree? Disagree? Which were your favourites?

AUKN Staff • 9th April 2018

Roundup

Winter Streaming Preview 2018

Winter Season 2018 is already upon us! And already it seems as if we – the UK viewers – might need to subscribe to Netflix and Amazon Prime, as well as Crunchyroll, Funimation (for simuldubs) and …

AUKN Staff • 30th January 2018

Features

Autumn Streaming Preview 2017

It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since we were speculating at Anime UK News as to how a new and refreshingly different autumn series set in the world of competitive ice skating would…

AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2017