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Bestia Volume 1 Review

Bestia has just the right mixture of familiar, unusual and interesting for an urban fantasy manga that I can definitely recommend to anyone who’s interested.

darkstorm • 9th October 2020

Book Review

Bungo Stray Dogs (Light Novel) Volume 4 Review

Volume 4 of the Bungo Stray Dogs light novel series takes the Armed Detective Agency to the floating city: Standard Island. With what they think is an easy job on their hands, the group prepare for some fun in the sun but not everything is as it seems in this resort...

Demelza • 8th October 2020

News

Get Spooked For Cheap With Humble and Kodansha’s Terrifying Tales Manga Bundle

Grab over 130 volumes of sinister and/or sweet manga for £15.71, and support charity in the process!

Teapot • 7th October 2020

Roundup

Summer Season 2020 Overview

The final episodes of the Summer 2020 anime season have aired and it’s time for the writers at Anime UK News to deliver their verdicts! Find out which series – if any – were worth watching all the way through.

AUKN Staff • 7th October 2020

Manga Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volume 6 Review

A striking cover invites us back into the enchanted world of Coco and the witches as she investigates the wonders of the Great Hall in Volume 6 of Witch Hat Atelier. Is the latest volume in this fantasy manga series as magical as the earlier ones?

Sarah • 7th October 2020

News

Funimation UK/IE Adds Kyoto Animation Anime Shows CLANNAD and CLANNAD After Story for Streaming

Two classic anime shows will be available for UK streaming on the Funimation streaming service.

NormanicGrav • 7th October 2020

Manga Review

Moriarty the Patriot Volume 1 Review

If you're a fan of Sherlock Holmes, you won't want to miss this alternate manga version of his life and times - told from the point of view of his arch-nemesis: Professor Moriarty.

Sarah • 6th October 2020

News

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival Free Online Talk Events (24 and 25 October)

The Japan Foundation London and Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival have teamed up to hold a series of free Zoom events with professional animators on October 24th and 25. Advanced booking required.

genkinahito • 5th October 2020

News

Funimation’s UK & Ireland Autumn 2020 Anime Simulcast Line-up Batch 2: Day I Became a God, Gymnastics Samurai, Moriarty the Patriot, Wandering Witch & More

Over ten anime shows will simulcast on Funimation including Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Strike Witches and also Aniplex shows HYPNOSISMIC and Warlords of Sigrdrifa.

NormanicGrav • 5th October 2020

News

Crunchyroll’s UK & Ireland Autumn 2020 Anime Simulcast Line-up Batch 2: Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai, I’m Standing on a Million Lives & More

Six more anime titles were added to the Crunchyroll Autumn 2020 anime line-up throughout the weekend. Here's the newest additions!

NormanicGrav • 5th October 2020

Anime Review

Revue Starlight Collector’s Edition Review

Revue Starlight is a spectacle of an anime with lovely animation, great soundtrack and passionate cast to tell its story.

darkstorm • 5th October 2020

News

Third Window Films Release Peaceful Comedy “The Taste of Tea” on October 5th, 2020

Details on the Third Window Films Release of Peaceful Comedy “The Taste of Tea” - October 5th, 2020

genkinahito • 4th October 2020

Manga Review

Chainsaw Man Volume 1 Review

Is this The Tokyo Chainsaw Massacre? Whatever it is, the main character certainly stands out.

Ian Wolf • 4th October 2020

Manga Review

Snow White with the Red Hair Volume 9 Review

In Volume 9 of Snow White with the Red Hair it's a race against time as a mysterious illness takes down the citizens of Lilias. Shirayuki and Ryu are faced with their most difficult task yet as they hunt for the answers to save everyone before it's too late...

Demelza • 3rd October 2020

Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Review

While it does have a high barrier to entry, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn stands as the pinnacle of the Gundam franchise, bringing the characters and battles of the Universal Century to life like never before.

Onosume • 2nd October 2020

News

Anime Limited Reveals November & December 2020 Titles with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Promised Neverland, Gundam & More

Aniplex titles Demon Slayer and Promised Neverland as well as more Gundam and standard edition releases are coming to the UK this November and December!

NormanicGrav • 1st October 2020

Manga Review

Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 2 Review

Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 2 is a great continuation that continues to focus on Minare’s personal developments whilst also shining a light on the goings-on for some of the supporting characters and their situations that I hope will see more developments soon!

HWR • 1st October 2020

Book Review

A Sister’s All You Need Volume 7 Review

Things are ever fluid in the world of A Sister's All You Need and after some particularly life-changing events in the last couple of volumes, it's high time for our cast to be given a break. In Volume 7 of this slice-of-life comedy we take a moment to unwind and check in on some of the side characters.

Demelza • 30th September 2020

News

Manga Entertainment Schedules UK Uncut Blu-ray & DVD release for Demon City Shinjuku & Wicked City

After twenty years, two classic dark fantasy horror anime films from director Yoshiaki Kawajiri make their return in its original uncut and uncensored form on Blu-ray & DVD.

NormanicGrav • 29th September 2020

Book Review

Katanagatari Volume 4 Review

The final volume of Katanagatari is here and brings the sword hunt to a close - but is it a satisfying conclusion to this mighty light novel series from NISIOISIN?

Demelza • 29th September 2020