Opinion

Trick or Treat?!

It’s that time of year again: Pumpkin Spice is the flavour of the month in your local café, the supermarket shelves are filled with tempting spider/bat/skeleton snacks, and the nights are getting…

AUKN Staff • 31st October 2024

Opinion

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

News

Akira Toriyama: Life and Legacy

Legendary manga creator and artist Akira Toriyama has passed away, but his legacy will live on forever.

Cold Cobra • 8th March 2024

Opinion

AUKN Writers Celebrate Death Note’s 20th Anniversary

The Shonen Jump sensation turns 20 years old! The Anime UK News team reminisce on the series that captured the hearts of an entire generation of anime and manga fans, and ask: does it still hold up in 2023?

AUKN Staff • 1st December 2023

Opinion

Anime UK News Team’s Favourite Anime and Manga Royalty

In celebration of King Charles III’s coronation, the AUKN team pick their favourite royals from anime – both the malevolent and benevolent!

AUKN Staff • 5th May 2023

Opinion

Favourite Anime and Manga Based on Video Games

With Video Game Adaptations becoming more popular in the West, we share our favourite adaptations from the East!

AUKN Staff • 11th March 2023

Opinion

Our Favourite CLAMP Series: Manga and Anime

Inspired by the release of the Collectors Edition of Cardcaptor Sakura from Anime Limited, the writers at Anime UK News reflect on what the manga and anime of CLAMP mean to them.

AUKN Staff • 26th July 2022

Opinion

My First BL/Yuri Anime and Manga – the Anime UK News writers indulge in some LGBT+ nostalgia to celebrate Pride Month 2022

It's Pride Month - and the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at their first discoveries in LGBT+ manga and anime...

AUKN Staff • 12th June 2022

Opinion

Kadokawa’s Higehiro Light Novel Release: A Troubling Translation

Kadokawa's release of Higehiro Volume 1 Part 1 is here, but the translation quality leaves plenty to be desired for this flagship light novel.

Demelza • 11th January 2022

Opinion

Analysis: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train UK Box Office Hits £1 Million

With Demon Slayer: Mugen Train having earned over £1 Million at the UK and Irish box office, Josh A. Stevens looks at the circumstances that made this Shonen JUMP anime follow-up an unexpected global success.

Josh A. Stevens • 12th June 2021

Features

Lockdown Reads: Robot x Laserbeam

Tadatoshi Fujimaki's follow-up to Kuroko's Basketball was a manga about golf that only lasted a year before Shonen Jump dropped it. What went wrong?

Ian Wolf • 18th February 2021

Opinion

Fangs out At Midnight: Anime and Manga’s Best Vampires

With the Twilight series getting a new novel in August, the team at Anime UK News recommends their favourite vampires to sink your teeth into

AUKN Staff • 4th August 2020

Opinion

Dragon Ball Z 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition – a look back at Manga Entertainment’s R2 release

Late in 2019 Manga Entertainment celebrated the 30th Anniversary of legendary anime Dragon Ball Z with a special collector's edition - and now the writers at Anime UK News have had the chance to take a look.

AUKN Staff • 17th June 2020

Opinion

Manga Series that Deserve a Sequel

There have been many popular manga series that have received sequels, from Cardcaptor Sakura to Death Note - but which series deserve to get a sequel next? The Anime UK News staff share their thoughts...

AUKN Staff • 8th May 2020

Opinion

The Best Anime Soundtracks to Help You Work From Home

There are many guides and tips on how to work from home effectively and professionally, but Anime UK News is here to offer a different kind of help. So, grab your noise-cancelling headphones, your working laptop, and load up your chosen streaming music service, because Anime UK News has a few anime soundtracks to recommend.

AUKN Staff • 1st May 2020

Opinion

Surviving Isolation and Working from Home – the Otaku Way!

With the coronavirus sweeping across the country and people now in lockdown, let's self-heal and help each other survive these difficult times with some anime!

darkstorm • 25th March 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

Features

Get in the Netflix! A look back (and forward) at Evangelion.

As streaming giants Netflix prepare to put Evangelion back out there for a whole new generation of fans, we here at Anime UK News thought it was a good chance to reflect on Eva, hopefully provide some words of explanation for newcomers and also offer some personal thoughts on what the show has meant to us over the years.

AUKN Staff • 23rd June 2019

Opinion

Fujino Omori and His Ever-Changing Adventures

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is a series with over twenty light novels to its name. Demelza investigates how author Fujino Omori keeps the series innovative and from falling into the trap of so many other series.

Demelza • 30th March 2019

Opinion

Why The Rising of the Shield Hero’s Anime Is Better Than the Original Light Novel

The Rising of the Shield Hero's introduction into the world of anime has had a rocky start – but how does it compare to the original material?

Demelza • 16th January 2019