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Eniale & Dewiale Volume 1 Review

Kamome Shirahama’s Eniale & Dewiale showcases the mangaka’s angelic art and devilish sense of humour in this tale of two friends on either side of the heavenly divide.

Sarah • 21st December 2020

Roundup

Anime UK News Review of 2020 Part 1: Manga and Light Novels

We've had more time to read in 2020 - so what were the Best Reads in manga and light novels? The Anime UK News team are here to recommend their favourite titles!

AUKN Staff • 20th December 2020

Book Review

86: Eighty-Six Volume 6 Review

In Volume 6 of 86 the cast are given the chance to wind down and deal with the aftermath of their last fight. With so many of their comrades having sacrificed themselves, Shin and his group are left wondering what it is they desire and what's worth fighting for in this rotten world.

Demelza • 19th December 2020

Anime Review

Dr. Stone: Season 1 Part 1 Review

An anime that turns to science when people are stuck between a rock and a hard place... or indeed, just stuck in a rock.

Ian Wolf • 18th December 2020

Manga Review

Rent-A-Girlfriend Volume 4 Review

In Volume 4 of Rent-A-Girlfriend a new girl called Ruka arrives, ready to stir up trouble as she reveals she knows Kazuya and Mizuhara's secret.

Demelza • 17th December 2020

News

Funimation to simulcast Log Horizon Season 3, Mushoku Tensei, Otherside Picnic & More Anime including Simuldubs for Dr. STONE Stone Wars & Slime Season 2 this Winter 2021

Over 30 planned titles for this Winter 2021 on Funimation, with new and returning anime including Attack on Titan: Final Season, Last Dungeon Boonies, Scar on the Praeter, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, and many more.

NormanicGrav • 17th December 2020

Manga Review

Remina Review

Nightmares await a girl when a world-destroying planet named after her heads towards the Earth.

Ian Wolf • 16th December 2020

Anime Review

Z/X Code Reunion Review

While it's nothing special, Z/X Code Reunion is a fun but whimsical schoolgirl sci-fi action series, where being familiar with the original card game it's based on doesn't matter too much.

Onosume • 15th December 2020

Manga Review

Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Volume 5 Review

In Volume 5 of Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest, Natsu and his party continue to fight both friend and foe alike, while trying to protect the Wood Dragon. Will they succeed or end in defeat?

Demelza • 15th December 2020

Anime Review

Hunter x Hunter Part 1 Review

A series that in recent years became infamous for its hiatuses is still able to entertain as an anime.

Ian Wolf • 14th December 2020

News

Chainsaw Man to Get Anime by Attack On Titan: The Final Season Studio

The latest issue of Weekly Shonen JUMP has confirmed that Tatsuki Fujimoto's delightfully violent Chainsaw Man series is getting a TV anime from MAPPA. The manga is also continuing in JUMP+.

Josh A. Stevens • 13th December 2020

Manga Review

Slasher Maidens Volume 1 Review

From one half of the team behind Akame ga Kill! comes a new shonen series. In a world where people's stress can transform them into dangerous monsters, protagonist Asume Sudou gets more than he bargained for when he gets involved with a secret organisation hoping to save the world from ruin...

Demelza • 13th December 2020

Manga Review

A Witch’s Love at the End of the World Volume 1 Review

This yuri manga series has the right ingredients for a magical love spell, but overall, it’s a quick but disappointing read.

darkstorm • 12th December 2020

Book Review

Rascal Does Not Dream of Logical Witch Review

In the third volume of the 'Rascal Does Not Dream of' series the spotlight is placed on Rio Futaba. When she suddenly gains a doppelganger, Sakuta has no choice but to invite her to his place over the summer and work out how to resolve everything quickly.

Demelza • 12th December 2020

Anime Review

Fairy Tail: Final Season Collection 23 Review

The disbanded guild members reunite as they prepare for their final battle.

Ian Wolf • 11th December 2020

Film Review

Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather Review

Blue Lynx/GRIZZLY brings Twittering Birds Never Fly – Kou Yoneda’s grim and gripping BL yakuza manga – to vivid life in the first of three films: The Clouds Gather.

Sarah • 10th December 2020

News

Funimation To Acquire Crunchyroll Anime Streaming Service

Sony Pictures has announced that they are set to acquire anime streaming service Crunchyroll from AT&T, adding it to their Funimation Global Group.

Josh A. Stevens • 10th December 2020

Manga Review

The Witch and the Beast Volume 1 Review

Looking for a new dark fantasy/horror manga? You might want to try the first volume of The Witch and the Beast - although this stylish debut from Kousuke Satake may not appeal to everyone...

Sarah • 9th December 2020

Film Review

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Review

The sequel to the movie trilogy doesn’t ruin the original TV ending, or improve on it in any meaningful way, it sits comfortably in the middle; a 'take it or leave it' film that’s entertaining in its own right.

darkstorm • 8th December 2020

Manga Review

How Do We Relationship? Volume 2 Review

In the second volume of How Do We Relationship? couple Miwa and Saeko must cope with being apart on a weekend-long training camp. Unable to tell those around them about their relationship, tensions begin to mount as the two contend with their loneliness and jealousy.

Demelza • 8th December 2020