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

Hirano and Kagiura Volume 03 Review

If Kagiura wants to carry on sharing a room with his senpai Hirano in the next academic year, he’s going to need to improve his test results and then some. He might be good at basketball, but he’s struggling to keep up in class. Is he a lost cause?

Sarah • 2nd August 2023

Manga Review

Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 4 Review

Mysteries accrue in the fourth volume of this compulsively readable manga series set in Kowloon Walled City where nothing is quite as it seems…

Sarah • 29th July 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

The Summer Hikaru Died Volume 1 Review

Yoshiki and Hikaru were inseparable until Hikaru went missing in the mountains. Then he turned up again – but Yoshiki knows that he isn’t ‘his’ Hikaru. And strange things have begun to happen around the village…

Sarah • 21st July 2023

Manga Review

Twilight Out of Focus 2: Afterimages in Slow Motion Review

Whenever Jin, the third-year president of the high school film club, encounters Giichi, the second-year director, sparks fly! But when they’re forced to share a dorm bedroom, will it be out-and-out war or will they find a way to get on together, in spite of their differences?

Sarah • 17th July 2023

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 8 Review

Ever since widower Mr. Kanda became the proud owner of Fukumaru, life has been far from dull! But what of his own family? What’s become of his two children – now grown-up?

Sarah • 11th July 2023

Manga Review

SOTUS Volume 2 Review

Kongpob and his fellow first-year engineering students have been working hard as a team to win their gears, trained by head hazer Arthit and the other seniors. Do they have what it takes to pass the final challenge – and is Arthit aware that Kongpob has developed feelings for him?

Sarah • 8th 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

Manga Review

Monster and the Beast Volume 4 Review

No matter how far Liam travels with his beast/demon companion Cavo, he can’t escape his shadows of his dark past – is it time to face his pursuers and the consequences of his actions?

Sarah • 2nd July 2023

Manga Review

The Yakuza’s Bias Volume 1 Review

Ken Kanashiro, second-in-command of the feared Washio Clan, is a fan of traditional ballads until the boss’s daughter Megumi takes him to an idol concert. Suddenly, his life is transformed! Or is this all just a cover for some nefarious underworld criminal activities…?

Sarah • 28th June 2023

Manga Review

Cherry Magic!! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 7 Review

The time has come for Adachi to make his decision whether to accept the transfer to Nagasaki or not – but if he accepts, how will Kurosawa feel? Is their relationship strong enough to withstand this enforced separation? And...what about his special magical ability?

Sarah • 24th June 2023

Manga Review

I Hear the Sunspot: Four Seasons Volume 1 Review

Kohei and Taichi are now going out together. As spring arrives and Kohei starts to look for a job, who should they run into but Ena, who was his girlfriend in junior high – and she has a request for him.

Sarah • 21st June 2023

Manga Review

Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 3 Review

Reiko Kujirai can’t remember anything before her current life in Kowloon. All she knows is that she has feelings for her co-worker Kudou – but he seems to see another Kujirai whenever he looks at her. And why has the enigmatic Dr. Hebinuma taken an interest in her? Find out more in the third addictive volume of this multi-faceted mystery manga!

Sarah • 15th June 2023

Manga Review

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Volume 3 Review

The 'bean counter', accountant Kondou, and his ardent knight-protector, Captain Indolark, prepare to accompany the Holy Maiden on her mission to dispel the deadly Miasma leaking from the Demon Forest. But Kondou has made enemies in this parallel world – and his life is once more in danger...

Sarah • 13th June 2023

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volume 08 Review

No longer attending the same high school, how are Sasaki and Miyano navigating their way through the early stages of being a couple?

Sarah • 9th June 2023

Manga Review

Manner of Death Volume 1 Review

A young woman’s death looks like a suicide – but the coroner Dr. Bunnakit is not fooled. Suddenly, his life is turned upside-down as he finds himself dragged into a sinister and complex murder mystery…

Sarah • 4th June 2023

Manga Review

I Cannot Reach You Volume 6 Review

High-schoolers Yamato and Kakeru have been friends from childhood – but how did their friendship begin? Volume 6 winds back the clock to their days at elementary school…

Sarah • 1st June 2023

News

CRUNCHYROLL SETS RELEASE DATE FOR PSYCHO-PASS: PROVIDENCE IN UK CINEMAS

PSYCHO-PASS: Providence is the newest addition to the fan-favourite sci-fi thriller PSYCHO-PASS franchise, continuing the story of young inspector Akane Tsunemori and the authoritarian …

Sarah • 31st May 2023

Manga Review

Lovely Muco! The happy daily life of Muco and Mr. Komatsu Volume 1 Review

Meet Lovely Muco and her owner, glassblower Mr. Komatsu, in this lively series of daily life snapshots told from a dog’s point of view.

Sarah • 28th May 2023

Manga Review

Twilight Out of Focus Volume 1 Review

Mao and Hisashi are good friends who share a dorm room at high school – but no more than friends. So will Mao’s involvement in the film club’s new project change how they see each other?

Sarah • 17th May 2023