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My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! Review
In the anime community, as a critic especially, one of the most frustrating experiences is when a show comes along that has a ton of hype behind it and gets critically praised by everyone, yet somehow,…
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Nobunaga the Fool Part 1 (Episodes 1-13)
“Will you find your own way or will you be pulled by the winds of the Dragon Vein Vortexes?” Leonardo da Vinci to Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc
Jeanne Kaguya d’Arc (the one who hears voices) is whisked…
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Photo Kano Review
Kazuya Maeda is a second year high school student who receives a hand- me-down camera from his father. Determined to pursue his new hobby and turn his social life around, Maeda joins the school’s…
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Trinity Seven
Arata Kusaga’s life changes when the sun turns black and his world (ours?) – and his beloved cousin Hijiri – are swallowed up by the Breakdown Phenomen. Gifted with a grimoire by Hijiri, Arata …
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Wish Upon the Pleiades Review
Subaru is a junior high girl who loves the stars. However, when she opens the door to the observatory to watch a meteor shower, she gets more than she’d bargained for. Instead of the usual …
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Naruto Shippuden Box Set 26
Naruto Shippuden continues onwards with the 26th two disc “box”, this time containing Episodes 323 to 335. In the last set I complained (in a completely unsurprised way) that it was mostly filler,…
Film Review
Your Name
Mitsuha Miyamizu is a young girl living in the countryside, desperate to escape her mundane village life and experience the wonders of Tokyo. Her wildest dreams seem to come true when she suddenly…
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Orange Anime Review
“I’m writing because I don’t want you, my 16-year-old self, to carry these regrets with you for the rest of your life.”
Regular visitors to Anime UK News will know that I’m a big fan of the Orange manga.…
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Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages Review
I’m someone who has been a fan of Pokémon for as long as I can remember. I remember watching the TV show every afternoon and playing Pokémon Yellow at the height of summer, and since those years I’ve…
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Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Season One Review
When most people think about Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s, the first image that pops into their mind may be a bright red Duel Runner with its impossibly spiky-haired rider because, after all, a lot of …
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Review of One Piece, Collection 13
Episodes 300-324, may contain spoilers.
“There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.” – James Russell Lowell
There is one thing that…
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Re:ZERO Anime Review
This year has undoubtedly been a strong one for new anime but the summer 2016 season has seen perhaps some of the biggest shows. One of those shows is Re:ZERO, which I’m here to review. You may remember…
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Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 1
If you were born in the mid-to late-nineties, there’s a pretty good chance that Digimon Digital Monsters was a part of your childhood. Whilst the first series was a little bit before my time, with…
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Free! Eternal Summer
The Story
Two rival medley relay swimming teams, one at Iwatobi High, the other at Samezuka Academy, prepare to battle it out to reach the Nationals. Charismatic Rin is now captaining the Samezuka…
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Review of Assassination Classroom: Season 1, Part 2
The second half of the first series of this comic show about students trying to murder their monstrous, tentacled teacher Koro-Sensei, begins with an entirely different sort of battle.
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Akame Ga Kill! Collection 2
It’s time for the second half of Akame Ga Kill! (Episodes 13 to 24) to arrive in UK stores on both DVD and Blu-ray. The story picks up where it left off (as it obviously should!) as Night Raid, a group…
Book Review
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Volume 6 Review
The first five volumes of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in A Dungeon? (or Japanese abbreviation DanMachi as I’ll be referring to it now) have proved to be a fascinating read full of wonderful…
Anime Review
11Eyes – Complete Collection
11Eyes started off life as a visual novel, released on the PC in 2008, before eventually becoming a manga, then shortly after that, this 12 episode anime series. Originally airing in 2009, is this…