Sarah

Sarah's been writing about her love of manga and anime since Whenever - and first started watching via Le Club Dorothée in France...

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Opinion

Gender? We Hardly Know Her! Anime UK News Celebrates Gender Non-Conforming Characters for Pride Month 2025

For Pride Month, Anime UK News spotlights favourite characters who break gender norms, the ones who celebrate who they are and make us love them, regardless of how they choose to identify.

AUKN Staff • 1st June 2025

News

Crunchyroll Home Entertainment Release Schedule June to August 2025

Anime fans will now be able to enjoy their favourite series including Date A Live V, Log Horizon, My Hero Academia Season 7, Solo Leveling Season 1 and more released on Blu-ray™ & DVD.

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Sarah • 28th May 2025

Manga Review

Love in the Palm of His Hand Volume 1 Review

Fujinaga dreams of becoming an actor; Keito longs to be able to deal with his deafness and communicate effectively. Could a chance meeting on a train be the best thing that’s ever happened to them?

Sarah • 27th May 2025

Manga Review

Guardians of the Far Frontier Review

Banished to patrol the far frontier, disgraced officer Ashath is resigned to a life in exile to expiate his guilt… but then he meets the mage Durant.

Sarah • 19th May 2025

Anime Review

Kamisama Kiss Season 1 Blu-ray Review

Nanami’s ordinary high school life will never be the same again! She’s been made land god of a run-down shrine and inherited a demon fox spirit, Tomoe, as her reluctant familiar. But can he protect her from the other yokai?

Sarah • 15th May 2025

News

The Supernatural Anime Phenomenon Returns To The Big Screen in DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE

The critically lauded and wildly popular DAN DA DAN returns for a new chapter, following the first season’s conclusion in December 2024.

Sarah • 12th May 2025

Manga Review

The Teen Exorcist Volume 2 Review

Monsters from China are threatening the palace and young Masahiro, aided by his shikigami Guren, must do his best to defeat them!

Sarah • 5th May 2025

Manga Review

My Oh My, Atami-kun! Volume 2 Review

More snapshots from the everyday routine of high schooler Atami-kun as he and his friends discuss life and what it means to be in love…

Sarah • 4th May 2025

Manga Review

Tamaki & Amane Review

Follow the lives of two individuals, Tamaki and Amane, who are drawn to each other again and again throughout history.

Sarah • 28th April 2025

Roundup

Spring 2025 Preview

New anime TV series for Spring have been springing up on all the usual streaming channels since April began – but what’s this? We can’t watch Yaiba yet in the UK – Lazarus (Shinichiro Watanabe) is…

AUKN Staff • 25th April 2025

News

Crunchyroll Home Entertainment Release Schedule May to July 2025

Crunchyroll has announced the UK home entertainment release schedule between March and May. Fans will be able to purchase Blu-ray™, DVD and SteelBook editions of anime from 5th May at Amazon,…

Sarah • 23rd April 2025

Manga Review

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Volume 4 Review

Mr. Sasaki still treasures the time he spends smoking behind the supermarket with Miss Tayama, still not realizing she’s his favourite cashier, Miss Yamada. But when Miss Yamada has a little too much to drink will she finally reveal the truth?

Sarah • 22nd April 2025

Manga Review

How to Deal When Your Intimidating Neighbor is Actually an Omega Review

Elite Alpha student Kouta has been avoiding his scary-looking neighbour – until one day they meet outside their apartments…!

Sarah • 17th April 2025

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 13 Review

One more cat – Marin – comes to stay in Mr. Kanda’s house but she’s put on so much weight she hardly fits in her cat carrier! Can Mr. Kanda, Fukumaru and the five rescue kittens help her to slim down?

Sarah • 15th April 2025

Manga Review

The Dashing Zaddy and His Icy Protégé Volume 1 Review

Young executive Iwatari has always looked up to his successful and attractive boss Takanashi – but one evening he finds out the shameful secret Takanashi has been living with for a whole year…

Sarah • 13th April 2025

Manga Review

Kei X Yaku Bound by Law Volumes 4 and 5 Review

Just as Ichiro and Shiro think they've discovered the four responsible for the terrorist incident at the Tetra building twenty years ago, a fifth perpetrator is revealed – and he’s much more dangerous!

Sarah • 10th April 2025

Manga Review

Mr. Villain’s Day Off Volume 6 Review

Be like Mr. Villain on his days off on Earth: come for the cute pandas but stay for the delicious ice cream and the unexpected encounters with Earthlings who maybe aren’t as bad as first imagined…

Sarah • 8th April 2025

Manga Review

The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride Volume 1 Review

Nanao’s life is turned upside-down when she’s attacked by a vicious ayakashi and ‘tainted’. Is there no way out for her from a life of drudgery?

Sarah • 6th April 2025

News

Nominees and Celebrity Presenters Line-up Revealed for Crunchyroll 2025 Anime Awards

Presenters include Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, British Olympic Boxer Ben Whittaker, Musician Rina Sawayama, YouTuber Gigguk & more for the ceremony on Sunday,…

Sarah • 3rd April 2025

Manga Review

Medalist Volume 7 Review

There’s very little time to prepare for the All-Japan Novice Championship – will Inori be able to execute all the moves she needs to compete?

Sarah • 3rd April 2025