Anime Review

Minami Nanami is struggling with finding a place to belong, especially after her classmate Aoi Hinami begins to outshine her at track-and-field. Now Nanami is offered the opportunity to go into modelling, but will this role give her the chance to become the shining star she dreams of being?

The two first met when they were delinquents - now they're adult women and one has a romantic confession to make.

As Aileen tries to curry favour with Demon King Claude to have him attend the soiree as her escort, threatening letters addressed to Prince Cedric’s new fiancée, Lilia, put her under suspicion which only intensifies when Lilia suddenly disappears. Can Aileen find the culprit and clear her name before it is too late?

Volume 7 starts with Minare and Mizuho attempting to resolve a family’s personal struggles but it’s the inclusion of an unexpected story turn which makes for a more engaging read.

Yen Press bring out the first English edition of a classic manga: a gay love story set in 1990s New York that is not afraid to explore real-life issues that are still relevant today.

The latest instalment of The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest sees protagonist Matthias face-off against his most formidable foe yet, but can he bring down the enemy and protect the kingdom?

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun first came to life in a three-chapter mini-series, which has been collected in this Volume 0 release. Find out how things differed between this and what became a long-running shonen series.

Highschool romance can be sweet – but can it survive beyond graduation? Dekoboko Bittersweet Days follows Rui and Yuujirou as they face some difficult decisions…

Naoko Tsuji has been teaching her pupils a lot about sexuality, but when she falls in love, can she deal with her own?

Actor Takara Takarada and his onetime friend and mentor Yuujin Kamoshima have gone their separate ways – until a new theatrical production offers the chance to perform on the same stage together again. Will this make or break their friendship?

Coming to UK cinemas this week is Jujutsu Kaisen 0, a rare Shonen Jump! movie that is actually canon to the anime its based on, and in this case is actually based on an earlier version of the original manga so it acts as a prequel to the core series, with a familiar supporting cast and antagonist but a whole new protagonist at its heart…

From beloved Studio BONES comes a new film centred around a university student and the disabled girl he becomes friends with. This meeting changes the course of their lives while pushing the two forward in ways they didn't know they needed.

In this dumb-but-fun harem rom-com, Yoto Yokodera and Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi both make wishes on a stone cat statue, but when they are fulfilled, they realise they’ve swapped personality traits with someone else! The two resolve to track these people down and work out how to swap back. However a mischievous cat god and the feelings of the other girls that gather around Yoto are set to get in the way!

This movie isn’t just a satisfying conclusion to the Heaven’s Feel story arc, but also a cathartic ending to all the Fate ufotable anime that has come before.

Volume 2 of I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School introduce Toramaru's younger brother, who is a huge romance fan! With his shoujo knowledge to hand, he starts giving Toramaru tips to advance her relationship with Unoki.

In these new volumes of Snow White with the Red Hair, Shirayuki and Ryu prepare to face the flu season in Lilias, while Zen's group get embroiled in a plot where someone is attacking nobles!