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

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 5 Review

Volume 4 of Witch Hat Atelier ended on a nail-biting cliffhanger – so does Volume 5 deliver a satisfactory resolution?

Sarah • 27th April 2020

Manga Review

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey Volumes 1-3 Review

How hard is it to become a mangaka? Young Akiko Hayashi has no idea of the problems that lie ahead when she decides that she will turn her love of reading shojo manga into a career. Find out more in the first three volumes of Akiko Higashimura's fascinating autobiographical manga...

Sarah • 18th April 2020

Roundup

Winter 2020 Overview

Now that Winter Streaming 2020 Season is over, the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at the series that caught their attention. Is there a title that we missed?

AUKN Staff • 5th April 2020

Manga Review

Beyond the Clouds: The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Volume 1 Review

Attractive art entices the reader to open the pages of new mangaka Nicke's first series - but does Beyond the Clouds live up to the promise of its striking cover image?

Sarah • 3rd April 2020

Site Announcement

Announcing the Anime UK News Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 Winners!

The votes are in and now it's time to celebrate not just the best anime, manga and light novels of 2019 - but of the past decade too! Did your favourite win in the Anime UK News Reader's Choice Awards 2019?

AUKN Staff • 20th March 2020

Manga Review

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 1 Review

Will a little mind-reading magic transform the lives of two 30-something salarymen? Find out in Cherry Magic! Yuu Toyota's first BL manga from the new Square Enix list.

Sarah • 16th March 2020

Anime Review

Fruits Basket Season 1 Part 2 (Limited Edition) Review

The good-looking new anime version of the well-loved shojo classic manga Fruits Basket is well underway by Part 2 - but have the adaptors brought the best out of the original material or has something been lost in the process?

Sarah • 4th March 2020

Anime Review

Plastic Memories (Limited Edition) Part 2 Review

Plastic Memories comes to an end in these final six episodes – but is it a satisfactory conclusion to this tale of love and loss (with a dash of science fiction)?

Sarah • 3rd March 2020

Anime Review

Plastic Memories (Limited Edition) Part 1 Review

Suppose you could have your very own lifelike android companion – but with a limited lifespan? Plastic Memories sets out to explore the impact on the human owners when that lifespan draws to a close.

Sarah • 27th February 2020

Manga Review

Given Volume 1 Review

Here - at last - is the much anticipated English language translation of Given Volume 1 from SuBLime Manga. Has it been worth the wait?

Sarah • 20th February 2020

Film Review

Calamity of a Zombie Girl Review

Calamity of a Zombie Girl revisits a few classic horror tropes – but does this 2018 anime film deliver a satisfying dose of thrills and chills?

Sarah • 19th February 2020

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 1 Review

The first volume of a charming new manga that's bound to appeal to cat lovers; meet Fukumaru - and his owner who's never owned a cat before.

Sarah • 18th February 2020

Roundup

Winter Season Preview 2020

Lots of different new anime shows to choose from, this Winter Season, or not enough variety? The writers at Anime UK News have a few suggestions to help you if you're still wondering what's worth watching.

AUKN Staff • 3rd February 2020

Manga Review

Paradise Kiss 20th Anniversary Edition Review

Paradise Kiss returns in a new all-in-one 20th Anniversary edition - but has Ai Yazawa's classic josei manga stood the test of time?

Sarah • 29th January 2020

News

The Garden of Words – the official stage production opens in London in July 2020

Whole Hog Theatre brings World Premiere of stage adaptation of The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai to London...

Sarah • 20th January 2020

Roundup

Autumn Season Overview 2019

As the Autumn Season 2019 draws to its conclusion, the writers at Anime UK News return to assess the series they've been following. Which titles lived up to their initial promise? Which titles jumped the shark? Find out...

AUKN Staff • 9th January 2020

Manga Review

Seven Days: Monday – Sunday Review

Seven Days: Monday-Sunday was a popular BL two-part series a decade ago - and introduced us to Rihito Takarai, a promising new mangaka. Now SuBLime have brought us a timely new 2-in-1 edition - but has the story stood the test of time?

Sarah • 8th January 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

Manga Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 4 Review

As beguiling fantasy Witch Hat Atelier reaches its fourth volume, does Kamome Shirahama manage to keep her tale of apprentice witch Coco fresh and inventive or is the tale beginning to flag? fantasy

Sarah • 21st December 2019

Manga Review

The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese Review

Fed up with facile romance manga, BL or otherwise, that offer a sugar-coated version of real life? Why not try Eisner-nominated Setona Mizushiro's The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (M rated) - complex, believable characters, mingling touches of dry humour and all the feels.

Sarah • 26th November 2019