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Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1 Review

An anime made back in the days when someone who was killed in a car crash would not automatically end up in another world.

Ian Wolf • 2nd August 2021

Manga Review

Fist of the North Star Volume 1 Review

In a post-apocalyptic world where violence rules, the weak are in need of a saviour. Along comes Ken, an assassin who wields the Hokuto Shinken martial art and who is more than happy to fight off any great evil he comes across.

Demelza • 1st August 2021

Roundup

Summer Season 2021 Preview – Competing with Olympics 2020?

It’s Summer 2021, the 2020 Olympics are on – but are any of the new season’s anime titles worth watching? The writers at Anime UK News are here with some suggestions…

AUKN Staff • 30th July 2021

Book Review

The Detective Is Already Dead Volume 1 Review

Protagonist Kimihiko Kimizuka spent three incredible years with detective Siesta, but now she's dead and he's left with nothing but to return to his mundane days. That is until he meets someone who changes his life once more...

Demelza • 30th July 2021

Manga Review

I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 1 Review

Unoki has spent his whole life being bullied and now he's in high school, he's become the underling of the baddest girl at school! But little does he know this delinquent is actually in love with him and thinks they're dating...

Demelza • 29th July 2021

Film Review

Love Live! The School Idol Movie Review

Love Live! The School Idol Movie is a love letter to the fans that have stuck with μ's all this time, wrapping up the group’s story with plenty of fun and moving moments, while delivering some fantastic songs along the way.

Onosume • 28th July 2021

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 3 Review

Yatora stubbornly pursues his dream to study art at university - but it's an uphill struggle. Has he the skill and determination to keep going?

Sarah • 27th July 2021

Manga Review

Like Two Peas in a Pod Review

Tanaka and Nakata discover that they have so much in common when they start high school (not just their names!) that they’re just like ‘two peas in a pod’. But what happens to their friendship when one of them starts dating?

Sarah • 26th July 2021

News

Junji Ito wins two Eisner Awards

The horror manga creator won "Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia" and "Best Writer/Artist".

Ian Wolf • 24th July 2021

Manga Review

Call of the Night Volume 2 Review

The first volume of this supernatural coming-of-age comedy twisted many expectations, but how does the second volume hold up?

darkstorm • 23rd July 2021

Anime Review

Owarimonogatari Part 3 Review

In the final part of Owarimonogatari, Araragi must face his demons in hell and also find time to go on a date with his beloved girlfriend.

Demelza • 22nd July 2021

News

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc to simulcast on Funimation

The second season for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has been confirmed to simulcast on Funimation when it airs later this year.

NormanicGrav • 21st July 2021

Anime Review

Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files [Rail Zeppelin] Grace Note Collection Review

Despite not being about any Holy Grail Wars, is Fate's take on a 'detective mystery' still worth checking out?

darkstorm • 21st July 2021

Anime Review

Killing Bites Review

You have to expect violence in a series where the main character has the fangs of the world's most aggressive animal - the honey badger.

Ian Wolf • 19th July 2021

Manga Review

Magus of the Library Volume 4 Review

Theo has passed the Kafna exams and is now successfully in training, but now comes his next challenge - choosing which office to eventually work under.

Demelza • 17th July 2021

News

Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle Receives Standing Ovation at Cannes

Belle, the latest anime feature film from Mamoru Hosoda, was met with a fourteen minute standing ovation after its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival last night!

Josh A. Stevens • 16th July 2021

Manga Review

Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Volume 4 Review

Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town Volume 4 brings an end to the Military Academy sorcery tournament, but who will come out on top?

Demelza • 16th July 2021

Manga Review

A School Frozen in Time Volume 2 Review

With one of the eight classmates disappearing, it's left to the remaining seven to figure out how to escape the school before they too go missing...

Demelza • 15th July 2021

News

Anime Limited to Release Josee, The Tiger, and the Fish in Cinemas Next Month

Anime Limited confirms August theatrical release for "Josee, The Tiger, and the Fish", a new romantic drama anime film from the studio behind My Hero Academia, and assistant director of Mamoru Hosoa's Wolf Children.

Josh A. Stevens • 14th July 2021

Manga Review

Orient Volume 2 Review

As our heroes Musashi and Kojiro prepare to step out on their quest to rid The Land of the Setting Sun of the demons that have ruled the country for the last 150 years, this volume finds itself being burdened by all the exposition required to move the story forward. However, it still offers plenty of interesting character development as it introduces a stylish new addition to the cast.

Onosume • 14th July 2021