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

Medalist Volume 1 Review

Figure-skater Tsukasa is about to give up on his dream of fame on the ice when he encounters eleven-year-old hopeful Inori. Seeing her potential, he decides to coach her. How will this work out?

Sarah • 3rd April 2024

Roundup

Winter 2024 Overview

How was your Winter 2024 Season? Was it better than Autumn 2023? Did the ongoing slew of isekai enchant or overwhelm you? And what on earth was going on in Brave Bang Bravern!? As the late-starting…

AUKN Staff • 31st March 2024

Manga Review

I Got Reincarnated in a (BL) World of Big (Man) Boobs Omnibus 1 Review

Nagare Otokawa’s gloomy otaku life was cut short by an accident – but then, reincarnated in a handsome new body, he hopes his dying wish ‘to touch boobies’ will at last be granted. Be very careful what you wish for…

Sarah • 28th March 2024

Manga Review

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (manga) Volume 4 Review

In the Other World, displaced accountant Seiichirou has been sent to the Demon Forest alongside the Holy Maiden Yua as she performs the ritual to disperse the deadly miasma. It’s a dangerous situation for all involved, but especially the Bean Counter – how will he cope?

Sarah • 26th March 2024

Book Review

The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (light novel) Volume 1: Holy Maiden Summoning Improvement Plan Review

In valiantly trying to save a high school girl, hard-working accountant Seiichirou Kondou finds himself plunged into another world! She’s the Summoned Holy Maiden, but he’s just there by mistake – and he can’t be sent back. In this Boys’ Love isekai, how will Seiichirou make the best of his new life?

Sarah • 18th March 2024

Manga Review

Nude Model and Other Stories Review

An unconventional relationship develops between a high school art student and her classmate who offers to be her nude model; a bored high school boy discovers he has an unexpected talent that draws unwanted attention and a young doctor who can’t stand the sight of blood discovers a rather unusual host club…

Sarah • 15th March 2024

Opinion

Memories of Akira Toriyama

Akira Toriyama's amazing body of work has influenced and entertained so many people around the world. The writers at Anime UK News look back at their memories of their first encounters with the world of Dragon Ball!

AUKN Staff • 10th March 2024

Manga Review

I Think Our Son is Gay Volume 5 Review

'Is our eldest son Hiroki gay?' Tomoko has been wondering this for some time even though the exuberant high-schooler has never come out. As her husband Akiyoshi returns home after working abroad, can she persuade him to change his rigid attitudes without upsetting the harmony within the family?

Sarah • 10th March 2024

News

The Hottest New Anime Makes Its Long-Awaited Big Screen Debut This April In SPY x FAMILY CODE: White

Japan’s heartfelt and action-packed #1 box office sensation opens wide across the UK & IRE from Friday 26th April!

London, UK, 8th March 2024 – Organising a family holiday can …

AUKN Staff • 8th March 2024

Manga Review

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 10 Review

Adachi and Kurosawa have realized that they want to spend the rest of their lives together. But planning a same-sex wedding isn’t as straightforward as they’d hoped…

Sarah • 6th March 2024

Anime Review

Tsurune: The Linking Shot (Season 2 Episodes 1-13) Review

Minato and his fellow members of the kyudo club at Kazemai High have won a place to compete at the nationals. It should be plain sailing from here - except now there’s competition from a new unknown team to contend with – as well as their old rivals at Kirisaki High.

Sarah • 4th March 2024

Manga Review

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Volume 3 Review

What does an evil alien general do on his day off from campaigning to take over the Earth? He goes to the zoo incognito to watch the pandas. But the Rangers who defend Earth have become aware that there’s an alien enemy around…

Sarah • 3rd March 2024

Manga Review

The Red Thread Volume 2 Review

Students Pharm and Dean felt inexplicably drawn to each other from the day they first met on campus. But both have been experiencing disturbing dreams. Is it possible that the dreams are memories – of their previous lives?

Sarah • 26th February 2024

Manga Review

The White and Blue Between Us Review

Seven years have passed since Hozumi sailed away from his island home and his high-school first love Mishima. Now he’s back – but can he repair the damage he did to their relationship back then? Or is it too late?

Sarah • 22nd February 2024

Manga Review

The Summer Hikaru Died Volume 2 Review

It looks like Hikaru. It sounds like Hikaru. But is Yoshiki the only one to realize that this isn’t his best friend, even if it’s doing its best to behave like him? And have others in the village begun to realize that something’s wrong?

Sarah • 17th February 2024

Manga Review

Lullaby of the Dawn Volume 3 Review

The mystery surrounding the kannagi who defend the island from the monsters who emerge from the Black Sea at night deepens when Alto makes an extraordinary discovery.

Sarah • 14th February 2024

Manga Review

Since I Could Die Tomorrow Volume 1 Review

Sawako Honna, busy, single career woman (42), develops alarming physical symptoms. Is it time to reassess her priorities in life?

Sarah • 4th February 2024

Roundup

Winter Season 2024 Preview

Has 2024 got off to a good start when it comes to the Winter Season? It’s looking distinctly promising, with Bucchigiri?! the first new series from Hiroko Utsumi since Sk8 the Infinity, and the …

AUKN Staff • 24th January 2024

Manga Review

My Mate is a Feline Gentleman: UK Arc Over Volume 2 Review

Alex (Nyartigian and alpha) has been summoned back to the UK on an assignment – and he’s been told to bring Toushirou (omega) with him. But will London society and Alex’s parents prove to be as welcoming as Toushirou hopes… or is he in for a rude surprise?

Sarah • 22nd January 2024

Manga Review

Twilight Out of Focus 4: the evening monologues Review

It’s back to Midorigaoka High School and first-year Shion Yoshino has just joined the Film Club. Is he passionate about cinema and keen to make films? No way; he’s there to find himself a boyfriend!

Sarah • 18th January 2024