Anime Review

The end of Sailor Moon?! The Cosmos Movies are streaming on Netflix, read our review now!

When anime first became a thing here in English-speaking countries there were three films that everyone, and I mean everyone, watched: Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Ninja Scroll, and while the latter may not have had the far and wide impact the first two had, it was still a big deal within anime fandom. So how come the Ninja Scroll TV series has made so little impact that most people will see this review and go “there was a Ninja Scroll TV series?”

Summer 2024 is arguably the season of the romcom anime, but what has made "Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines" such a stand-out that it's reportedly attracted the attention of Makoto Shinkai? Let's find out...

After Kazuya gets dumped by his first girlfriend, he turns to a rental girlfriend service and hires out first-rate beauty Chizuru Mizuhara. However, after a run-in with both their grandmothers they now have to pretend they are actually dating! Discover an unapologetic look at messy relationships in this cheesy rom-com!

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.

Half-vampire assassin Kufa Vampir is tasked with investigating Melida Angel, a noble girl who is thought to be the product of an affair as she has not inherited her father’s magic. While he is meant to kill her, he instead bestows upon her his own mana, meaning that he must now protect Melida’s school life or risk them both being executed.

After the success of the first School Idol Festival, the girls of Nijigasaki High quickly move to put on its second iteration, but the sudden appearance of Zhong Lanzhu throws everything up in the air. Faced with an upstart rival who denies everything their club stands for, the girls are going to have to take their battle to the stage if they want to get Lanzhu to join them!

Following the success of Maquia, the acclaimed anime writer and director Mari Okada teams up with Studio MAPPA for a story about a town trapped in time. "Maboroshi" is a teen love story as beautiful as it is transgressive, and unflinchingly Okada - but is it good?

Crunchyroll premieres the first two episodes of the long-awaited Solo Leveling anime in the UK.

The first post-Ash Ketchum series makes its UK debut in the BBC's first anime premiere in 20 years.

Minato used to love kyudo – the Japanese art of archery – until he developed target panic in middle school. Now he’s starting high school and there’s a struggling kyudo club that’s desperate for new members; can he be persuaded to put his fears aside and try again?

If you like your supernatural shows to be filled with whimsy but less action and drama, then you’ll find a lot to like in Flying Witch.

While the Asahigaoka girls’ summer adventure in Okinawa may be over, there’s still plenty of fun to be had before the holidays end, yet when they do, the new school term brings in some new faces as the girls discover both the highs and lows of growing up.

Love Live! returns with an all-new generation! Despite loving to sing, Kanon Shibuya struggles to perform in front of others and has given up on her dream of being a singer. Yet after bumping into idol enthusiast Keke Tang she might have another chance. Facing down stern student council president Ren Hazuki, the pair have to win an idol contest for Keke to form the school idol club, but with so little time and experience will they be able to make it, or will their idol dreams be dashed forever?

Iroduku tells the story of a teenager thrown 60 years into the past. In unfamiliar surroundings with new people and potential friends, will she be able to find something to brighten up her dull world?

We return to the peaceful village of Asahigaoka in this strong and consistent follow-up where Renge, Hotaru, Natsumi and Komari continue to learn, laugh and grow through a variety of fun and engaging adventures in the Japanese countryside.