Manga Review

I Think Our Son is Gay Volume 2 Review

Doting mother Tomoko is determined to do her best to support her elder son Hiroki whom she suspects is gay but not yet ready to admit it to the world or even, maybe, to himself. Time to meet the Aoyama family again in the second slice-of-life volume of Okura’s I Think Our Son is Gay.

Sarah • 4th December 2021

Manga Review

Double Volume 2 Review

Winning that elusive breakthrough role is what most actors aspire to – but in the second volume of Double, friends Yuujin and Takara find themselves auditioning for the same film. Who will get the part?

Sarah • 25th November 2021

Book Review

Elegant Spirits: Amano’s The Tale of Genji and Fairies Review

Yoshitaka Amano’s art books The Tale of Genji and Fairies are re-issued in one sumptuous hardback volume: Elegant Spirits.

Sarah • 22nd November 2021

Manga Review

Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 2 Review

Asahi and Mitsuki continue their round-the-world journey as they land in Finland! But when they encounter some unforeseen obstacles, how well will their relationship survive?

Sarah • 19th November 2021

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volume 04 Review

It’s nearly time for the school cultural festival – and Miyano has been selected to represent his class in a drag contest. But how will Sasaki react? Tensions rise in Volume 4 of Sasaki and Miyano.

Sarah • 17th November 2021

News

Manga Planet Partners with Kodansha USA to Bring Over 1,200 Volumes of Manga to the Subscription Service

Manga Planet and Kodansha USA in new partnership to bring subscribers over 150 Kodansha manga titles!

Sarah • 10th November 2021

Roundup

What We’re Watching in Autumn 2021

The Autumn Season 2021 has a bewildering number of new titles to choose from – but which ones have the writers at Anime UK News chosen as their favourites?

AUKN Staff • 30th October 2021

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 4 Review

Hibino thinks of Kanda as his rival on the concert platform – but are the two gifted pianists now rivals as cat owners as well? Find out if the first meeting of the two pets ends in purrs or flying fur in the fourth volume of A Man & His Cat.

Sarah • 8th October 2021

Roundup

Summer Overview New Series 2021 – What We’ve Been Watching

The Summer Season 2021 is over – but how did the new series turn out? Did they live up to their initial promise – or disappoint? The writers at Anime UK News look back at their favourites from the Summer Preview…

AUKN Staff • 5th October 2021

Roundup

Summer Overview: Returning/Continuing Series 2021 – What We’ve Been Watching

The Summer Season 2021 is over so the writers at Anime UK News are here to share their thoughts about some of the returning/continuing series. But... have we picked the ‘right’ ones?

AUKN Staff • 4th October 2021

Anime Review

Fruits Basket Season 2 Part 2 Review

More engrossing episodes to watch in the latest collection of Fruits Basket from Funimation as Tohru Honda is drawn deeper into uncovering the dark secrets of the Soma clan.

Sarah • 26th September 2021

Manga Review

Double Volume 1 Review

When a talent agent scouts aspiring actor Takara, she discovers that the potential star can’t function effectively without his friend and fellow actor, Yuujin. A must-read for manga fans who love theatrical behind-the-scenes stories!

Sarah • 25th September 2021

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 4 Review

The day of the first university examination approaches. Will Yatora and his fellow art students be ready in time?

Sarah • 11th September 2021

Manga Review

Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 1 Review

Mitsuki and Asahi are off on a round-the-world journey of a lifetime together – but how far will they get when Mitsuki admits on the plane that he’s scared of flying? Find out in the first volume of this unusual and involving travel manga with a difference!

Sarah • 28th August 2021

Manga Review

The Witch and the Beast Volume 6 Review

Ashaf and Guideau go in search of the witch Angela to Orlencia Sett, the land of the vampires.

Sarah • 17th August 2021

Manga Review

The Witch and the Beast Volume 5  Review

How did Ashaf the Mage and Guideau, the witch-cursed young woman first meet? The fifth volume of The Witch and the Beast has some intriguing answers…

Sarah • 16th August 2021