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5 Centimeters Per Second Collector’s Edition Review

The 5 Centimeters Per Second manga returns to the West in a new collector's edition format, but does it prove a must-have edition of the work?

Demelza • 13th February 2024

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Volume 1 Review

What would you do if the world turned into your favourite novel and you were the only one to know how the story ends? Dokja Kim needs to find a way to survive in this new world where one wrong move will kill him.

Noemi10 • 12th February 2024

Anime Review

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 Collector’s Edition Review

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!

Onosume • 11th February 2024

Manga Review

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Volume 6 Review

Ichimura and Yoi haven't seen each other since their trip to Kobe and they're struggling to find time due to Yoi's busy schedule. How will they deal with the loneliness? And what happens when co-worker Takuto invites Yoi out for the afternoon?

Demelza • 10th February 2024

Manga Review

Hollow Regalia Volume 1 Review

Strike the Blood author Gakuto Mikumo returns with new series: Hollow Regalia. In a post-apocalyptic Japan where powerful monsters run amok, protagonist Yahiro works as a salvager while looking for clues as to the whereabouts of his sister.

Demelza • 9th February 2024

Manga Review

Tokyo Babylon: CLAMP Premium Collection Volume 2 Review

This time, Subaru is called upon to help a girl in a coma, while Hokuto runs into a foreigner living in Japan without a visa.

Ian Wolf • 8th February 2024

Manga Review

Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Volumes 3 and 4 Review

These two new volumes of Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms introduce us to a new rival for Mona and a new transfer student. With so much happening, will she get any closer to stealing Medaka's heart once and for all?

Demelza • 7th February 2024

Manhwa/Manhua Review

The World After the Fall Volumes 3 and 4 Review

Jaehwan can't continue to climb the tree until he clears up the mess in Chaos. First order of business is bringing Gorgon Fortress under control.

Noemi10 • 6th February 2024

Manga Review

My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku Volume 1 Review

Back when loving anime and manga had its drawbacks, one girl tried to hide her passion for the sake of love.

Ian Wolf • 5th February 2024

Manga Review

Since I Could Die Tomorrow Volume 1 Review

Sawako Honna, busy, single career woman (42), develops alarming physical symptoms. Is it time to reassess her priorities in life?

Sarah • 4th February 2024

Manga Review

Ogami-san Can’t Keep It In Volume 2 Review

Ogami and Yaginuma have successfully become friends, but could it be that there's more to their relationship than that? With summer break approaching, they begin spending more time together and wondering could this be love...?

Demelza • 2nd February 2024

Manga Review

Fairy Tail Omnibus 1 (Volumes 1-3) Review

While it is a great series, this omnibus edition doesn't feel the best way to introduce the story to new readers.

Ian Wolf • 1st February 2024

Manga Review

Sunbeams in the Sky Volume 3 Review

Sunbeams in the Sky reaches its conclusion here in Volume 3. With the twins' secret revealed, they're confronted by their love interests. How will their lives change from here?

Demelza • 31st January 2024

Manga Review

One More Step, Come Stand by My Side Review

A collection of tales detailing the doings of kidnapped princesses, cancer patients and foolhardy explorers.

Ian Wolf • 30th January 2024

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Volume 1 Review

Sooha is ready to start her new school life at Decelis Academy where entry is forbidden to vampires. However, the academy might not be as safe and vampire-free as she thinks.

Noemi10 • 28th January 2024

Book Review

Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture Volume 1 Review

After an otherworldly experience in childhood, Naoya Fukamachi has the ability to hear lies, a power which has brought him great hardship. Now in university, he finds himself attending Akira Takatsuki's Folklore Studies II lecture and is soon dragged into all manner of mysterious investigations when he becomes Akira's assistant.

Demelza • 27th January 2024

Anime Review

Mari Okada’s Maboroshi Review

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?

Josh A. Stevens • 26th January 2024

Manga Review

How I Met My Soulmate Volume 1 Review

When Yuuki meets Iori while out clubbing with her friend, she can't even begin to imagine that he might help her in her quest to find her one true love. In fact he may even be that very person she's hoping to find!

Demelza • 25th January 2024

Roundup

Winter Season 2024 Preview

Has 2024 got off to a good start when it comes to the Winter Season? It’s looking distinctly promising, with Bucchigiri?! the first new series from Hiroko Utsumi since Sk8 the Infinity, and the …

AUKN Staff • 24th January 2024

Manga Review

My Mate is a Feline Gentleman: UK Arc Over Volume 2 Review

Alex (Nyartigian and alpha) has been summoned back to the UK on an assignment – and he’s been told to bring Toushirou (omega) with him. But will London society and Alex’s parents prove to be as welcoming as Toushirou hopes… or is he in for a rude surprise?

Sarah • 22nd January 2024