Sarah

Sarah's been writing about her love of manga and anime since Whenever - and first started watching via Le Club Dorothée in France...

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Manga Review

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Volume 2 Review

Everyone needs a day off – even the leader of an evil alien organization plotting to take over the Earth. So why does ‘The General’ choose to spend his downtime on Earth, in disguise as a human? Could it be because he’s obsessed with pandas?

Sarah • 16th November 2023

Manga Review

Send Them a Farewell Gift for the Lost Time Review

Tsukushi and his novelist boyfriend Toui have been together for four years – until one day, Tsukushi walks out. When did they stop communicating? Is their relationship beyond saving? Do they really want to break up?

Sarah • 14th November 2023

Manga Review

Twilight Out of Focus 3: overlap Review

Second-year students Mao and Hisashi met as roommates in the school dorm, made a film together, and are now in a secret relationship! But their busy lives mean they have little time to spend together…and as the third year approaches, important decisions have to be made about the future…

Sarah • 9th November 2023

Anime Review

Tsurune Collector’s Edition (Season 1 Episodes 1-14) Review

Minato used to love kyudo – the Japanese art of archery – until he developed target panic in middle school. Now he’s starting high school and there’s a struggling kyudo club that’s desperate for new members; can he be persuaded to put his fears aside and try again?

Sarah • 3rd November 2023

Manga Review

Never Let Go Volume 1 Review

All the students welcome good-looking Alpha student Haruto when he transfers into an all-gender high school – except the student council president Miyabi who treats him with contempt. Haruto is intrigued – and determines to find out why Miyabi is so hostile.

Sarah • 31st October 2023

Roundup

Autumn Season 2023: Some Anime UK News Picks

For once, the hype was real: Frieren is as good as they’d predicted it would be, perhaps even better. But how many of the other slew of brand-new autumn shows are proving as impressive? And the returning…

AUKN Staff • 26th October 2023

Manga Review

Lullaby of the Dawn Volume 2 Review

Alto has grown up protecting and serving Elva, the white-haired battle shaman, who nightly fights off monsters emerging from the Black Sea. But the two have been separated. Elva is adrift without Alto and the signs of his curse, the black stains on his body have begun to reappear. Is he, too, doomed to die young, like the others marked this way?

Sarah • 24th October 2023

Manga Review

Lullaby of the Dawn Volume 1 Review

Alto is only a boy when he first meets Elva, the young battle shaman who protects the village from the monstrous creatures that live in the Black Sea, but he’s so impressed that he wants to stay by his side. When he learns that Elva is cursed, doomed to die from the effects of the Black Sea, Alto resolves to do all he can to save him…but how?

Sarah • 18th October 2023

Manga Review

10 Dance Volume 7 Review

Ballroom dance champions Suzuki and Shinya have broken up – and the dream of excelling in the 10-Dance Competition seems further away as they start to train with different coaches.

Sarah • 15th October 2023

Manga Review

The Red Thread Volume 1 Review

Pharm is just starting university and is looking forward to life at college – but why does he react so badly to sudden loud noises? And why does his first sight of swimming club captain Dean provoke such a strong reaction? They’ve never met before but…

Sarah • 13th October 2023

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 9 Review

Kittens! Fukumaru’s peaceful home life has been disturbed by five kittens, humans, and now, even worse, it’s time to go to the vet’s. What else could possibly go wrong?

Sarah • 11th October 2023

Manga Review

Manner of Death Volume 2 Review

Investigating a supposed tragic suicide, coroner Dr. Bun has unwittingly been drawn into a web of murder and lies. On the run with Tan, the two men must try to expose the true criminals without becoming the next victims...

Sarah • 7th October 2023

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volume 09 Review

Sasaki and Miyano are dating – but at a distance! Sasaki is now in his first year at university and Miyano is in his third year at high school, so meeting up requires some planning. How will being apart affect their relationship?

Sarah • 3rd October 2023

Roundup

Summer 2023 Overview

Summer 2023 is all but over, except for ongoing series – and those, like Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead that have been beset with production delays and now seems to be on hiatus. Maybe it’s not so …

AUKN Staff • 2nd October 2023

Manga Review

SOTUS Volume 3 Review

Fresher engineering student Kongpob has tried to hide his feelings for faculty upperclassman and head hazer, Arthit. But now the training period is over, he can’t pretend any longer – but will proud Arthit reject him, once and for all?

Sarah • 1st October 2023

Manga Review

Glitch Volume 1 Review

It’s never easy making a fresh start in a new town, but siblings Minato and Akira never expected to see vast shadowy figures moving through the buildings. What’s more, most of the inhabitants don’t even seem to notice that they’re there! What’s going on?

Sarah • 26th September 2023

Manga Review

Phantom of the Idol Volumes 5 and 6 Review

What’s next for idol duo ZINGS? A role in a TV drama for Niyodo? His ghostly companion, Asahi, is delighted – but when the star of the series, Yakumo, begs Niyodo (of all people) to help him with his acting, all bets are off!

Sarah • 24th September 2023

Book Review

You Can Have My Back Volume 1 Review

Ionia died defending his country and his beloved prince, Gravis – but his memories now live on in young Leorino. Can their love be rekindled?

Sarah • 21st September 2023

Manga Review

Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 4 Review

Intrepid travellers and boyfriends Mitsuki and Asahi arrive in South America, ready to continue their round-the-world journey. But an unexpected phone call throws Asahi off-balance as it turns out that his younger brother is also holidaying in Rio de Janeira and wants to meet up! And Asahi hasn’t told him about his relationship with Mitsuki…

Sarah • 19th September 2023

Manga Review

The Yakuza’s Bias Volume 2 Review

Ken Kanashiro of the Washio clan has discovered a new meaning to his life: K-pop idol group MNW! And when this hardened gangster learns there's the chance to meet his bias in person at a handshake event, he'll do everything he can to win a ticket...

Sarah • 17th September 2023