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What We Watched…and was it any good? Winter Season 2022 Overview

The Winter 2022 season is over – and we’ve watched a lot of anime at Anime UK News! But which shows impressed us all the way through to the final episodes?

AUKN Staff • 4th April 2022

Manga Review

Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 7 Review

Volume 7 starts with Minare and Mizuho attempting to resolve a family’s personal struggles but it’s the inclusion of an unexpected story turn which makes for a more engaging read.

HWR • 1st April 2022

Manga Review

New York, New York Volume 1 Review

Yen Press bring out the first English edition of a classic manga: a gay love story set in 1990s New York that is not afraid to explore real-life issues that are still relevant today.

Sarah • 31st March 2022

Book Review

Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Volume 5 Review

Volume 5 of Banished from the Hero's Party sees protagonist Red set out on a journey to find the perfect stone for an engagement ring.

Demelza • 29th March 2022

News

Anime Limited Acquires Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 for UK Home Video Release, Part 1 Scheduled for May 2022

The first season of Jujutsu Kaisen is coming to UK home video by Anime Limited, with standard and collector's editions available to pre-order right now.

NormanicGrav • 24th March 2022

Manga Review

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest Volume 7 Review

The latest instalment of The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest sees protagonist Matthias face-off against his most formidable foe yet, but can he bring down the enemy and protect the kingdom?

Demelza • 24th March 2022

Manga Review

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun Volume 0 Review

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun first came to life in a three-chapter mini-series, which has been collected in this Volume 0 release. Find out how things differed between this and what became a long-running shonen series.

Demelza • 23rd March 2022

Book Review

Unnamed Memory Volume 4 Review

As we reunite with the cast of Unnamed Memories, we find things are quite different as we embark upon a journey in a new timeline with the same characters and the same fated meeting, but with a whole new set of problems.

Demelza • 22nd March 2022

Manga Review

Deko-Boko Bittersweet Days Review

Highschool romance can be sweet – but can it survive beyond graduation? Dekoboko Bittersweet Days follows Rui and Yuujirou as they face some difficult decisions…

Sarah • 21st March 2022

Manga Review

Sex Ed 120% Volume 3 (Final Volume) Review

Naoko Tsuji has been teaching her pupils a lot about sexuality, but when she falls in love, can she deal with her own?

Ian Wolf • 20th March 2022

Book Review

Goodbye Otherworld, See You Tomorrow Volume 2 Review

In Volume 2 of Goodbye Otherworld, See You Tomorrow Keisuke and Nito find themselves staying at a temple where they meet others living in the area. These meetings will set them down an emotional path as they explore the connections between everyone and, in some cases, hope to restore severed relationships.

Demelza • 19th March 2022

Manga Review

Double Volume 4 Review

Actor Takara Takarada and his onetime friend and mentor Yuujin Kamoshima have gone their separate ways – until a new theatrical production offers the chance to perform on the same stage together again. Will this make or break their friendship?

Sarah • 16th March 2022

Book Review

You Call That Service? Volume 5 Review

Volume 5 of You Call That Service? sees protagonist Ryouta return to Japan with Archbishop Alfoncina - but what lies in store for him as they spend two days alone together?

Demelza • 15th March 2022

Film Review

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Review

Coming to UK cinemas this week is Jujutsu Kaisen 0, a rare Shonen Jump! movie that is actually canon to the anime its based on, and in this case is actually based on an earlier version of the original manga so it acts as a prequel to the core series, with a familiar supporting cast and antagonist but a whole new protagonist at its heart…

Cold Cobra • 13th March 2022

Film Review

Josee, The Tiger and the Fish Collector’s Edition Review

From beloved Studio BONES comes a new film centred around a university student and the disabled girl he becomes friends with. This meeting changes the course of their lives while pushing the two forward in ways they didn't know they needed.

Demelza • 11th March 2022

Book Review

86: Eighty-Six Volume 9 Review

In the latest volume of 86 Kurena is forced to face her demons as she begins to wonder what lies beyond the war and what she's even fighting for right now. Elsewhere, the cast chase after a powerful Legion in the hopes of destroying it for good.

Demelza • 10th March 2022

Anime Review

The “Hentai” Prince and the Stony Cat. Complete Collection Review

In this dumb-but-fun harem rom-com, Yoto Yokodera and Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi both make wishes on a stone cat statue, but when they are fulfilled, they realise they’ve swapped personality traits with someone else! The two resolve to track these people down and work out how to swap back. However a mischievous cat god and the feelings of the other girls that gather around Yoto are set to get in the way!

Onosume • 9th March 2022

Book Review

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie Volume 1 Review

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie has a lot in common with My Next Life as a Villainess - but despite these similarities, does it offer an entertaining read in this crowded genre?

Demelza • 8th March 2022

Film Review

Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel III. Spring Song Review

This movie isn’t just a satisfying conclusion to the Heaven’s Feel story arc, but also a cathartic ending to all the Fate ufotable anime that has come before.

darkstorm • 7th March 2022

Manga Review

I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 2 Review

Volume 2 of I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School introduce Toramaru's younger brother, who is a huge romance fan! With his shoujo knowledge to hand, he starts giving Toramaru tips to advance her relationship with Unoki.

Demelza • 5th March 2022