Features

Spring Preview 2022 – Funimation Fades Away…

It’s the new season – but it’s mostly on Crunchyroll! What new anime have impressed us so far? Find out – and let us know if you agree with our choices…

AUKN Staff • 24th April 2022

Roundup

What We Watched…and was it any good? Winter Season 2022 Overview

The Winter 2022 season is over – and we’ve watched a lot of anime at Anime UK News! But which shows impressed us all the way through to the final episodes?

AUKN Staff • 4th April 2022

Roundup

Have you read this one…? We recommend some excellent manga that you might have missed…

Finding it hard to decide which manga series to read next? The Anime UK News reviewers have some must-read recommendations!

AUKN Staff • 20th February 2022

Features

Interview: Ciarán Strange (Requiem of the Rose King’s Richard III)

We interview one of the few British voice actors working in anime today.

Ian Wolf • 18th February 2022

Roundup

What were you watching in 2012? The Anime UK News writers reminisce about their favourite anime from a decade ago

In the second part of their nostalgic look-back, the writers at Anime UK News share their memories of favourite anime from 2012…

AUKN Staff • 14th February 2022

Roundup

Twenty Years Ago! The anime we would have been watching in 2002 if only we could have…

What anime were you watching in 2002? The writers at Anime UK News have been looking back…and rediscovering some favourite titles!

AUKN Staff • 7th February 2022

Roundup

Winter 2022 Preview: What We’re Watching …

A new year, a new anime season! What series have caught the attentions of the Anime UK News writers? Check out their recommendations…

AUKN Staff • 24th January 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

Roundup

Autumn Anime Lookback 2021: The Good, the Bad and the Indifferent

Time for the writers at Anime UK News to look back at the 2021 Autumn anime season..

AUKN Staff • 6th January 2022

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2021 Part 2: Manga and Light Novels

Manga and light novel sales have never been better in 2021! Here are the Anime UK News writers’ top picks from the last twelve months. Why not share your favourites with us as well…

AUKN Staff • 22nd December 2021

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2021 Part 1: Anime

Has 2021 been a better year than 2020 in terms of the anime-viewing experience? Discover the top choices from the writers at Anime UK News as they look back over the past twelve months...and look forward to 2022!

AUKN Staff • 21st December 2021

Roundup

Scotland Loves Anime 2021 Roundup Part 2 – Festival Highlights

With this year's Scotland Loves Anime now over, AUKN writers look back on their favourites from the festival.

AUKN Staff • 4th November 2021

Roundup

Scotland Loves Anime 2021 Roundup Part 1 – Films In Competition

With this year's Scotland Loves Anime now over, AUKN writers take a look at the films that were in competition and vying for the festival's judge's and audience awards.

AUKN Staff • 3rd November 2021

Roundup

What We’re Watching in Autumn 2021

The Autumn Season 2021 has a bewildering number of new titles to choose from – but which ones have the writers at Anime UK News chosen as their favourites?

AUKN Staff • 30th October 2021

Roundup

Summer Overview New Series 2021 – What We’ve Been Watching

The Summer Season 2021 is over – but how did the new series turn out? Did they live up to their initial promise – or disappoint? The writers at Anime UK News look back at their favourites from the Summer Preview…

AUKN Staff • 5th October 2021

Roundup

Summer Overview: Returning/Continuing Series 2021 – What We’ve Been Watching

The Summer Season 2021 is over so the writers at Anime UK News are here to share their thoughts about some of the returning/continuing series. But... have we picked the ‘right’ ones?

AUKN Staff • 4th October 2021

Roundup

Summer Season 2021 Preview – Competing with Olympics 2020?

It’s Summer 2021, the 2020 Olympics are on – but are any of the new season’s anime titles worth watching? The writers at Anime UK News are here with some suggestions…

AUKN Staff • 30th July 2021

Roundup

Back For More – Spring Overview 2021 Part 2: Returning Series

What have been the stand-out returning/ongoing series in 2021's Spring Season? There's been something for everyone: shonen, shojo and kaiju versus mecha! Read more about our writers' favourites...

AUKN Staff • 7th July 2021

Roundup

Still Shiny by the Final Episode? Spring Overview 2021 Part 1: New Series

Spring Season 2021 is over! Some new shows were great, others not so much - but it's the titles that really resonated with our writers that they're here to tell you about today!

AUKN Staff • 6th July 2021

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