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Wandance Volume 2 Review

Inspired by Hikari Wanda’s charismatic dance moves, Kaboku has joined the high school dance club – to find out he’s the only first-year boy! Find out how that’s working out for him in the second volume of Wandance.

Sarah • 12th November 2022

Manga Review

Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 1 Review

Usotoki Rhetoric follows protagonist Kanoko Uraba who has the ability to "hear lies", an ability that has brought her no small amount of hardship. When she meets detective Iwai Souma, her fate begins to change for the better...

Demelza • 11th November 2022

News

Anime Now Streaming on ITV Hub

Cardcaptor Sakura, Cowboy Bebop, Gurren Lagann, Inuyasha and Tokyo Ghoul are among the titles available to watch right now.

Ian Wolf • 9th November 2022

Manga Review

Skygrazer Review

Mangaka Masakazu Ishiguro is known for being the mind behind SoreMachi: And Yet the Town Moves and the ongoing series Heavenly Delusion, but here we check out Skygrazer, one of the creator's single-volume works.

Demelza • 8th November 2022

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 7 Review

Enter Geoffroy Lambert, the handsome and charismatic concert pianist who’s been nursing a grudge against Fuyuki Kanda for many years. Why has he suddenly asked Mr. Kanda if he can study piano with him? Find out in Volume 7 of A Man & His Cat (and look out for kittens)!

Sarah • 7th November 2022

Manga Review

My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Volume 3 Review

When the village of Phastan finds itself under attack from some fearsome monsters, Yuji and his slime companions step in to protect everyone. But now seen as the hero of the village, Yuji considers moving on to pastures new...

Demelza • 5th November 2022

Features

Interview: Anime Director Naoko Yamada on Science SARU and LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Known the world over for hit anime like "A Silent Voice" and "K-On!", celebrated anime director Naoko Yamada sat down with us to discuss her recent move to Science SARU, LGBTQ+ themes in anime, and more!

Josh A. Stevens • 4th November 2022

Book Review

Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love Review

After Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl left us with a painful cliffhanger, the followup book is here to bring the arc to its conclusion. Will anything ever be the same again for Sakuta and his loved ones?

Demelza • 3rd November 2022

Film Review

One Piece Film: Red Review

Eiichiro Oda, Goro Taniguchi and Tsutomu Kuroiwa come together for the latest One Piece movie in which Luffy deals with a childhood friend who has lost her way.

Noemi10 • 2nd November 2022

Manga Review

She Likes to Cook, and She Likes to Eat Volume 1 Review

Nomoto is a keen cookery blogger in her spare time but has a tendency to get carried away and make too much! What will happen when she invites her neighbour Kasuga to dinner one night…?

Sarah • 1st November 2022

Reviews

My Neighbour Totoro by the Royal Shakespeare Company

My Neighbour Totoro is the kind of movie that should only work in animation, so how does it fare on stage? Find out in our review.

darkstorm • 30th October 2022

Anime Review

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 3 Collector’s Edition Review

Season 3 of DanMachi changes the story as we know it when Bell discovers an intelligent monster in the dungeon. Now unable to fight monsters the way he did before and having to protect his new friend from fellow adventurers, Bell is forced to search for answers to questions he'd never even considered before.

Demelza • 29th October 2022

News

Meet the Crew of ONE PIECE FILM: RED

One Piece: Red opens in UK and Irish cinemas from 4 November 2022!

Sarah • 28th October 2022

News

Crunchyroll’s Supercharged autumn season showcased with exclusive London mural

Thinking of attending MCM Comic-Con in London this weekend? Here's what Crunchyroll will be showing this afternoon!

Sarah • 28th October 2022

Manga Review

CANIS Dear Hatter Volume 1 Review

Influential Japanese hatter Satoru Kutsuna is forced out of his comfort zone when a friend/rival enters him for New York Fashion Week – but can he break out of his creative slump?

Sarah • 27th October 2022

News

CRUNCHYROLL ACQUIRES HIT HISTORICAL ACTION ANIME SERIES “VINLAND SAGA” SEASON 2

Simulcast of the Second Season of VINLAND SAGA (MAPPA) coming in January 2023 from Crunchyroll.

Sarah • 25th October 2022

Book Review

The Shining Sea Review

The Shining Sea comes from Ring creator Koji Suzuki. This story follows a young woman who tries to kill herself and ends up in Matsui Hospital where she's treated by Toshitaka Mochizuki. But with nothing to identify her and her inability to speak, Mochizuki must first work out who she is before he can even begin to treat her.

Demelza • 24th October 2022

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – New Series

How difficult is it for a brand-new anime series to stand out this autumn from the slew of returning titles? The writers at Anime UK News are here to introduce some of the new material that’s impressed them…so far!

AUKN Staff • 23rd October 2022

Roundup

Autumn 2022 Preview – Returning Series

Bleach returns! Mob Psycho 100 returns! My Hero Academia returns! And many more favourites, old and new, are back this autumn with brand-new seasons. But have these favourites still got what it takes? Find out what the Anime UK News writers think…

AUKN Staff • 22nd October 2022

Manga Review

Orient Volume 7 Review

Isolated from the rest of his band of samurai, Musashi not only has to take on rivals such as Akihiro Shimazu and Katsumi Amako but must survive the first assault on Awaji Island as they are attacked by hordes of gigantic demons which threaten to sink their ships.

Onosume • 21st October 2022