Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – IV Collection Review
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – IV Collection Review

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin I – IV Collection Review
The prequel: a phrase that often causes more eye-rolling than excitement, followed by the sentence “that’s great and all, but does that story really need to be told?” Well, Gundam The Origin is a six-part OVA series set before, and leading straight into, the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. These first four focus on the backstory of one of the lead characters: Char Aznable, but does this need to be told, and more importantly, is it any good?
• 24th May 2018
Golosseum Volume 1 Review
Manga Review

Golosseum Volume 1 Review

Golosseum Volume 1 Review
Golosseum makes its entrance in true WWE larger-than-life style. But wait - who is that I see on the cover: President Putinov!? Kodansha brings out a new martial arts manga with a difference... but is it worth your time?
• 22nd May 2018
Naruto Shippuden Box Set 32 Review
Anime Review

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 32 Review

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 32 Review
Naruto Shippuden’s 32nd release is almost entirely filler, despite what the front cover wants you to think. The “New Chunin Exams arc”, as it’s often called, concludes at Episode 413, giving a whole two canon episodes! Is this filler arc worth sticking with, or are you going to buy the set for two episodes' worth of content? Let’s find out if either are going to be true…
• 21st May 2018
Our Favourite Classic Anime
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Our Favourite Classic Anime

Our Favourite Classic Anime
Join the writers at Anime UK News as they look back to the classic titles that first inspired them to investigate anime and ask, ‘What makes an anime a classic? Does it have to have stood the test of time?’
AUKN Staff • 17th May 2018