News
Akira Toriyama 1955-2024
Akira Toriyama, the celebrated creator of iconic manga such as Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump, and Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, has passed away aged 68.
Opinion
AUKN Writers Celebrate Death Note’s 20th Anniversary
The Shonen Jump sensation turns 20 years old! The Anime UK News team reminisce on the series that captured the hearts of an entire generation of anime and manga fans, and ask: does it still hold up in 2023?
News
Believe it! Anime Limited Acquires Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden at MCM London Comic Con
You better believe it - Anime Limited have announced that Masashi Kishimoto's iconic "Naruto" and "Naruto Shippuden" anime series are coming to Blu-ray in the UK!
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?
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+.
Manga Review
Spy X Family Volume 1 Review
Spy x Family plunges the reader into the exploits of master spy Twilight and his most risky mission yet, for which he needs a wife and child. What could possibly go wrong?
News
BLEACH to Return, and Tite Kubo’s Burn the Witch Receiving Anime
With next year marking the 20th anniversary of Tite Kubo's popular BLEACH manga, a number of new projects are being announced - including an anime of the Thousand Year Blood War story arc, and spin-off one-shot Burn the Witch!
News
Manga UK Comments on Boruto Packaging Error
Manga UK have issued a statement regarding a Special Feature that was listed, but is missing from, their Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Part 1 release.
Film Review
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Review
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is a typical franchise film that gives a bit more of the series to the fans eagerly awaiting the next instalment.
Video Game Review
Jump Force Review
This game marking Shonen Jump's 50th anniversary has great gameplay, but is hampered by just about everything else.
News
Viz Media Announces Restructure, Back Catalogue Service for Shonen Jump
Viz Media has revealed a major restructure for their Shonen Jump label - including a discontinuation of the digital magazine, and the opening of a back catalogue!
News
Get A Taste of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes With An Exclusive Clip!
Ahead of its release in cinemas next week, get a taste of Manga UK's "My Hero Academia: Two Heroes" with an exclusive clip from the hotly anticipated anime movie!
Manga Review
Bleach – Volume 74 Review
Our shores have finally made it to the end of Bleach, but is the 74th volume of this long-running series a fitting send-off? Does it tie up the current arc well and deliver a satisfying final goodbye? The answer to some of these questions may disappoint…
News
Bandai Namco Announces Jump Force & Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition for Western release
Two world premiere announcements from E3 2018 that will excite fans of both anime and Japanese games!
News
Nintendo reveals Weekly Shonen Jump 50th Anniversary Famicom Mini Version
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump, Nintendo are releasing a special version of the Famicom Mini with a ton of Shonen Jump games!
Anime Review
My Hero Academia – Season 2 Part 1 Review
The latest big hit from all powerful weekly manga magazine Shonen Jump!, My Hero Academia turned plenty of heads when it first appeared in anime form in 2016, and the second season only added more momentum to the series’ worldwide popularity. This set collects the first twelve episodes of Season 2, a complete story arc based around a tournament! There’s an original concept! … Seriously though, it’s great. So let’s see why!
Anime Review
Review of One Piece, Collection 13
Episodes 300-324, may contain spoilers.
“There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.” – James Russell Lowell
There is one thing that…
News
World Trigger given a second series
Shonen Jump‘s sci-fi anime World Trigger is to be given a second series, which will feature an original plot not in the manga.
At the “World Trigger Summer Festival 2015″ it…
News
Naruto – the original manga to end in five weeks time
The original manga version of Naruto will end on 10th November 2014, according to the official Weekly Shonen Jump website.
Masashi Kishimoto’s ninja manga, regarded as one of the “Big…