Features

Spring Season 2020 Preview – Anime UK News Writers take a first look

In spite of the difficulties faced by the animation studios due to the coronavirus crisis, how is the 2020 Spring Season shaping up? The Anime UK News writers have chosen some of their favourite new shows to recommend...

AUKN Staff • 2nd 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

Roundup

Anime and Manga to Experience Completely and Legally Free Right Now

We’ve rounded up a selection of COMPLETELY LEGAL AND FREE anime and manga to help YOU survive the lockdown.

darkstorm • 24th April 2020

Roundup

Winter 2020 Overview

Now that Winter Streaming 2020 Season is over, the writers at Anime UK News have been looking back at the series that caught their attention. Is there a title that we missed?

AUKN Staff • 5th April 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

Roundup

Winter Season Preview 2020

Lots of different new anime shows to choose from, this Winter Season, or not enough variety? The writers at Anime UK News have a few suggestions to help you if you're still wondering what's worth watching.

AUKN Staff • 3rd February 2020

Features

Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2020 – Happiness is A State of Mind – Joy and Despair in Japanese Cinema

A preview of the films at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2020

genkinahito • 22nd January 2020

Roundup

Autumn Season Overview 2019

As the Autumn Season 2019 draws to its conclusion, the writers at Anime UK News return to assess the series they've been following. Which titles lived up to their initial promise? Which titles jumped the shark? Find out...

AUKN Staff • 9th January 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

An Introduction to Irodori Comics Aqua

Irodori Comic Aqua is a new imprint from Irodori Comics that hopes to bring doujinshi to the West and make them more readily available to (and understood by) manga fans here - but are their first four titles worth investing in?

Demelza • 13th December 2019

Features

Interview: Carole & Tuesday’s Shinichiro Watanabe and Motonobu Hori!

Carole & Tuesday directors Shinichiro Watanabe and Motonobu Hori talk with us about their creative inspirations, the legacy of Cowboy Bebop, and more!

Josh A. Stevens • 19th November 2019

Roundup

Autumn Season 2019 Preview

The Autumn Season 2019 has something for everyone - so long as you like isekai, it seems. In spite of initial appearances, there are several interesting new shows (not just isekai) to watch as well as returning favourites. The Anime UK News writers are here with some recommendations...

AUKN Staff • 4th November 2019

Roundup

Farewell to Summer – Summer Season 2019 Overview

Summer’s come to an end and so has the Summer 2019 Season – but what new anime series have kept the writers at Anime UK News glued to their screens?

AUKN Staff • 7th October 2019

Features

Interview: Kakegurui Director Yuichiro Hayashi

With Season 2 now on Netflix, back in May we sat down with MCM London Comic Con's Anime Guest of Honour and Kakegurui director Yuichiro Hayashi about Mariya Ise's spirited performance, Season 1's anime-original ending, and more!

Josh A. Stevens • 19th August 2019

Roundup

Your Memories of Kyoto Animation

One month on since the Kyoto Animation tragedy, readers and staff alike share their stories about just what the studio and their anime mean to us, and how they changed our lives.

Josh A. Stevens • 18th August 2019

Roundup

Summer Season 2019 – Writers at Anime UK News Take a First Look

So many new anime titles in the Summer 2019 Season! Finding it hard to choose which ones to watch? Never fear; the writers at Anime UK News are here with some recommendations to get you started...

AUKN Staff • 31st July 2019

Features

Share Your Stories of Kyoto Animation

In honour of Kyoto Animation, we want to hear YOUR stories about what the beloved anime studio and their work means to you.

Josh A. Stevens • 19th July 2019

Features

Spring Season 2019 – It’s Over! So what was that all about, then?

There were several big name anime series in Spring Season 2019 - but did they live up to their reputations? Were there any surprise gems to emerge from the shadow of these starry shows? Join some of the writers at Anime UK News as they discuss the titles that impressed them the most...

AUKN Staff • 15th July 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

Interview

An Interview with Shigeru Okada

We sit down with Shigeru Okada, a stop-motion animator who has worked on "Rillakuma and Kaoru" and a new horror animation called "The Depth of Yagen", to discuss his films and career.

genkinahito • 12th May 2019