Back when Bakemonogatari was released, there were two female characters that never really engaged me throughout that series: Tsubasa Hanekawa and Sengoku Nadeko. In Hanekawa’s case,…
Travelling back in time always has unforeseen consequences – as third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi (Hiroshi Kamiya) should realize. But when he asks vampire girl Shinobu Oshino …
The awaited Monogatari Season 2 is now upon us and to start us off is the continuation of Tsubasa Hanekawa story in Nekomonogatari White. This arc yet again shows what the series does best and is …
We head back into the past with the prequel to Bakemonogatari, the 4-episode OVA Nekomonogatari Black. Given the slight disappointment of Nisemonogatari, will this show deliver more of what…
Welcome to Part Two of the 2014-2015 winter anime season.
The winter 2014/15 anime season is about to launch at the end of December which means around twenty-nine new shows are set to air. A quick…
While I found the first half of Nisemonogartari entertaining, there were problems with a lack of character development for Araragi’s sister Karen during her own arc and the large amounts…
Back in January, Aniplex and SHAFT teamed up to produce a 20 episode adaptation of Naoshi Komi’s hit Weekly Shonen Jump romantic comedy manga Nisekoi. The wrap-around jacket for the series’ …
This is the second part of AUKN’s preview of the show’s airing in Japan when the summer season starts next month and so it is time to decide what you will be watching. There are some major…
This is the first part of the AUKN Summer 2014 anime preview. The summer season starts next month and so it is time to decide what you will be watching. There are some major changes that are striking…
“Just as you fill your heart through good deeds, I fill my bank account with evil ones” – Kaiki
The next chapter in the Monogatari franchise, Nisemonogatari, attempts to build on the clever…
With the conclusion of the Suruga Monkey arc at the end of the Part 1 box set, we proceed into the last two arcs in Part 2 and the end of a well-made series – but do these couple of stories make …
Last year, MVM Entertainment surprised a lot of people by announcing their plans to release Aniplex and SHAFT’s Monogatari franchise in the United Kingdom, not only on DVD, but on the high…
The Winter 2014 anime season is finally among us! While Wakanim have been running full-steam ahead with new addition Space Dandy and Crunchyroll have already started serving up their new slate,…
In the little community living under the bridge beside the River Arakawa, even an ordinary game of baseball can turn into something distinctly out of the ordinary. When Kou Ichinomiya, the fine,…
Welcome back to my picks for the Winter 2013/2014 anime season; just note that there are plenty of anime carrying over to this season including Kill La Kill, Samurai Flamenco and Hajime No Ippo:…
‘Never be indebted to anyone.’ (The Ichinomiya family motto.)
Kou Ichinomiya knows that he is perfect; intelligent, handsome and he’s already running his own companies while still …
On 26th October, the sequel to the highly popular Puella Magi Madoka Magica dark fantasy Magical Girl anime will be released in select Japanese cinemas. Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie…
It’s rare that you see a massive-selling title in the recent anime scene in Japan, unless it’s something like Haruhi or Gundam. However back in 2009, a little anime show called Bakemonogatari…
Much like winter, summer is normally a weak season with a bunch of uninteresting anime to offer. This year looks different however, since there are a lot of shows here that I’m looking forward…
The summer season is almost here! The spring season had a lot of quality titles from a diverse range of genres. Gargantia on the Verduous Planet provided all the cool sci-fi mecha-action and awesome…
