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

Phantom of the Idol Volumes 5 and 6 Review

What’s next for idol duo ZINGS? A role in a TV drama for Niyodo? His ghostly companion, Asahi, is delighted – but when the star of the series, Yakumo, begs Niyodo (of all people) to help him with his acting, all bets are off!

Sarah • 24th September 2023

Book Review

You Can Have My Back Volume 1 Review

Ionia died defending his country and his beloved prince, Gravis – but his memories now live on in young Leorino. Can their love be rekindled?

Sarah • 21st September 2023

Manga Review

Our Not-So Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 4 Review

Intrepid travellers and boyfriends Mitsuki and Asahi arrive in South America, ready to continue their round-the-world journey. But an unexpected phone call throws Asahi off-balance as it turns out that his younger brother is also holidaying in Rio de Janeira and wants to meet up! And Asahi hasn’t told him about his relationship with Mitsuki…

Sarah • 19th September 2023

Manga Review

The Yakuza’s Bias Volume 2 Review

Ken Kanashiro of the Washio clan has discovered a new meaning to his life: K-pop idol group MNW! And when this hardened gangster learns there's the chance to meet his bias in person at a handshake event, he'll do everything he can to win a ticket...

Sarah • 17th September 2023

Book Review

Sasaki and Miyano Second-Years Review

More intimate glimpses into the everyday lives of Miyano and Sasaki’s high school classmates in this new novelization from Kotoko Hachijo and Shou Harusono.

Sarah • 1st September 2023

Manga Review

After We Gazed at the Starry Sky Volume 1 Review

Wheelchair-bound designer Subaru has always loved the night-sky photography of Tougo Amase – and is thrilled to get the chance to work on a project showcasing his work. But what happens when he meets his idol in person?

Sarah • 29th August 2023

Manga Review

Sating the Wolf Review

What happens when Noah, a young wolf banished from his pack because he’s an Omega, ends up in a herbivore village where carnivores are feared? Find out in this new Boys’ Love manga from Tokyopop…

Sarah • 25th August 2023

Manga Review

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make you a Wizard?! Volume 8 Review

Four months have passed since Adachi’s job transfer to Nagasaki – but how has the move affected his relationship with his colleague Kurosawa?

Sarah • 23rd August 2023

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 13 Review

It’s assessment time for Yatora Yaguchi and his fellow art students and the assignment on the theme of ‘Guilt’ has proved the hardest one yet. Will Yatora be able to create an artwork in time for the upcoming assessment?

Sarah • 17th August 2023

Manga Review

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Volume 1 Review

He’s the leader of an evil organization planning to take over the world – but what does a supervillain do on his days off? The shocking truth is revealed in Mr. Villain’s Day Off!

Sarah • 15th August 2023

Manga Review

Shadows House Volume 4 Review

Emilico is caught in a race against time to rescue Kate, her young Shadow mistress, from the garden labyrinth. Can the two escape and pass their debut – or is it too late for them?

Sarah • 11th August 2023

Manga Review

My Mate is a Feline Gentleman Review

Toushirou, an omega, has known little love or understanding in his young life – so when he’s sent as a servant in the household of a foreign diplomat, Alex, he’s very surprised to find his new master is a beastman.

Sarah • 7th August 2023

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