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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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

News

Crunchyroll announces UK and Ireland cinema dates for That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond

Film released in UK and Ireland cinemas on January 18th, with tickets on sale January 6th 2023

Crunchyroll has announced that That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond will…

Sarah • 16th December 2022

Manga Review

Shadows House Volume 2 Review

Emilico is doing her very best to serve her young mistress – but when a terrifying phantom made of soot creatures appears in Shadows House, all the living dolls must work together to try to destroy it!

Sarah • 14th December 2022

News

Calling all Anime Fans! A New Kickstarter from JETRO (the Japan External Trade Organization)

These Indie Anime Studios Need Your Help to Bring Their Passion Projects to Life

This year, JETRO (the Japan External Trade Organization) is supporting small anime studios in Japan to give them…

Sarah • 11th December 2022

Manga Review

The Snake Who Loved a Sparrow Review

Members of the sparrow clan should be terrified of snakes – but when Komazu’s life is saved by a white snake, it’s the start of an unusual relationship in a world in which forest creatures can assume human form.

Sarah • 7th December 2022

News

Toho announces UK and Ireland cinema dates for Makoto Shinkai’s new masterpiece Suzume

Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom to distribute Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume internationally (excluding Asia). In UK (and Ireland) cinemas from…

Sarah • 6th December 2022

Manga Review

I Think Our Son is Gay Volume 4 Review

Daily life in the Aoyama household goes on as Tomoko watches over her sons and wonders how life would be for her eldest if he were to come out as gay.

Sarah • 3rd December 2022

Manga Review

Hirano and Kagiura Volume 01 Review

The ups and downs of day-to-day life of high school boys seen through the eyes of two dorm roommates getting to know each other…

Sarah • 28th November 2022