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

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 6 Review

Just as salaryman Adachi finds the courage to confess to his colleague Kurosawa, their firm decides to send him to oversee the opening of a new branch in Nagasaki – 1,200 kilometres away! Does this mean their relationship is over before it's begun?

Sarah • 31st January 2023

Manga Review

I Want to Be a Wall Volume 2 Review

How is marriage working out for platonic couple Gakurouta and Yuriko? Perhaps a ‘pilgrimage’ to Kochi will bring them closer together... except it's only on the plane that Yuriko learns that Gakurouta's never travelled by air before.

Sarah • 29th January 2023

News

Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America announce UK and Ireland cinema release date for Kaguya-sama: Love IS War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

The highly anticipated first feature film from the fan-favourite romantic comedy series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War hits UK and Irish cinemas on February 15th and 16th with tickets on sale on February…

Sarah • 27th January 2023

Manga Review

Lost Lad London Volume 3 Review

Is Al Adley going to be falsely accused of the murder of Mayor King? Does D.I. Ellis still believe in Al’s innocence – and how can he save the student when someone, perhaps the real murderer, is leaking information about Al to the media? Find out in the third and final volume of Lost Lad London!

Sarah • 26th January 2023

Roundup

Winter 2023 Preview: Overpowered and Reviewing the New Series After Being Reborn in Another World…

After a packed Autumn 2022 season, it’s looking as if Winter 2023 has even more exciting series to entice and entertain. Although – exactly how many new series have the words ‘reborn’, ‘another…

AUKN Staff • 23rd January 2023

Roundup

And Here They Are Again… Did You Miss Them? Winter 2023 Returning Series

Autumn Season 2022 saw the return of many big shonen series but Winter 2023 has a more varied selection on offer, from Vinland Saga to Bungo Stray Dogs. Find out what the Anime UK News writers have been watching...

AUKN Staff • 22nd January 2023

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 10 Review

The end of first-year art show looms large for Yatora and his fellow students – and he’s struggling to decide what to paint. Has he fallen out of love with making art?

Sarah • 18th January 2023

News

Update on JETRO’s Japanese Animation Kickstarter

TOKYO- With the proliferation of OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime in the world, the popularity of Japanese animation has grown rapidly over the past few years, even in the midst of…

Sarah • 12th January 2023

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 9 Review

Art student Yatora is about to start the second term of his course at TUA – but he seems to be suffering from some crippling kind of block. Is this the end of his dreams to become an artist?

Sarah • 12th January 2023

Manga Review

I Want to Be a Wall Volume 1 Review

Yuriko and Gakurouta have just got married – but they've embarked on a twenty-first century marriage of convenience and companionship, not a partnership based on love, as she’s asexual and he’s gay. Can this evolve into a rewarding relationship for the two of them?

Sarah • 10th January 2023

Manga Review

Phantom of the Idol Volumes 1 and 2 Review

Up-and-coming J-pop duo ZINGS start to attract attention – but no one guesses that they have supernatural assistance – from the ghost of a famous young idol!

Sarah • 9th January 2023

Manga Review

The Witcher: Ronin Review

Geralt the Witcher is on a mission in snowbound Edo-period Japan to find the Lady of the Snow in this original manga spin-off from Andrej Sapkowski’s popular fantasy series.

Sarah • 7th January 2023

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Overview – Returning Series

Returning (and continuing) series have dominated the Autumn ’22 Season – but which ones have kept our reviewers returning week after week, eager to see the next episode?

AUKN Staff • 5th January 2023

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Streaming Overview – New Series

A lookback at Autumn 2022’s new anime series without a single mention of Chainsaw Man?! We let our writers choose their favourite series and that’s just how it’s panned out. You may feel differently…so please let us know your favourites too!

AUKN Staff • 4th January 2023

Manga Review

Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 2 Review

Reiko Kujirai is confused. She has feelings for Kudou, her co-worker in Kowloon Walled City – but he isn’t interested. So why has she found a photograph in a file, showing them together – at their engagement party?

Sarah • 1st January 2023

Manga Review

I Cannot Reach You Volume 5 Review

Christmas is approaching and Yamato wants to ask his childhood friend Kakeru out on a date – but will Kakeru accept? And will going on a date place too much strain on their changing relationship?

Sarah • 30th December 2022

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2022 Part 2: Manga, Manhwa and Light Novels

Another bumper year of manga, light novels (and manhwa) sales! What titles have the writers at Anime UK News chosen to recommend as they look back at 2022?

AUKN Staff • 22nd December 2022

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2022 Part 1: Anime

2022 has brought some major changes to the way we watch anime in the UK – but has the quality of the shows we’ve been watching deteriorated? The Anime UK Writers have chosen their favourite titles to recommend – let us know what you’ve enjoyed watching too!

AUKN Staff • 21st December 2022

Anime Review

Trinity Blood Collector’s Edition Review

Vampires versus the Vatican! The baroque steampunk extravaganza that is Trinity Blood is revived in a new Blu-ray collector’s edition from MVM – has it stood the test of time?

Sarah • 18th December 2022

Manga Review

Snow Fairy Review

In the snowy wastes of Hokkaido, local farmer Haruki comes across wildlife photographer Narumi snapping wild swans – and, on impulse, offers him a place to stay to complete his project. Will this chance meeting lead to friendship for solitary Haruki – or maybe something more?

Sarah • 17th December 2022