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Scotland Loves Anime 2025

After attending the 2025 edition of Scotland Loves Anime, our writers are back with the lowdown on the festival and what films you should be checking out as they (hopefully!) head to cinemas and home video over the next couple of years.

AUKN Staff • 7th December 2025

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 16 Review

Has Yatora made the wrong choice for his next assignment? He’s begun to wonder whether he really has it in him to become an artist…which is when he unexpectedly meets Yuka again!

Sarah • 6th December 2025

Manga Review

Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! Volumes 2 and 3 Review

These two new volumes of Hero Without a Class see Arel prepare to take part in a sword-fighting tournament and turn his hand to learning magic!

Demelza • 5th December 2025

Manga Review

Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku?! Volume 1 Review

Takuya Seo spends his high school days trying to hide the fact he's an otaku, but when the two gals in his class discover his secret, he soon finds himself making new friends.

Demelza • 4th December 2025

Manhwa/Manhua Review

See You in My 19th Life Volumes 6 and 7 Review

Can Seoha and Jieum overcome their pasts and secrets to find their happy ever after when there is someone out there intent on harming them? Let's find out!

Noemi10 • 3rd December 2025

Manga Review

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Volume 2 Review

Follow young underboss Iruma as he sets out to find trustworthy new recruits for the Babel mafia family – and gets caught up in a very shady circus!

Sarah • 2nd December 2025

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Purgatory Funeral Cakes Volume 1 Review

This new supernatural manhwa is a lovely baked tale of loss and grief, topped in a sweet frosting of acceptance and love. Out now from Dark Horse!

darkstorm • 1st December 2025

Manga Review

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Volumes 2 and 3 Review

The more time Sheena spends with Mimi, the more she discovers about her unusual abilities. A girl afraid to set foot on the battlefield and another known as a ruthless killer - what will become of their relationship as they grow closer?

Demelza • 30th November 2025

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Raging Clouds Review

An excellent, unique manhwa from a promising new cartoonist, about the unforgiving world, and the women who try, and sometimes fail, to escape it.

darkstorm • 29th November 2025

News

Crunchyroll Announce UK Home Entertainment Release Schedule December 2025-January 2026

Anime fans will be able to purchase their favourite series, including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, Kaiju No. 8 Season 1, Ghost in the Shell – 30th Anniversary Edition, …

Sarah • 28th November 2025

Manga Review

Nezumi’s First Love Volume 1 Review

Nezumi's a hitman for the yakuza who couldn't imagine ever falling in love, but then she meets Ao. Could he be the boy to soften her heart? And what does getting involved with a hitman mean for his future...?

Demelza • 28th November 2025

Book Review

CLAMP Official Artbooks: COLOR Kuro & COLOR Shiro Review

Publishing can be confusing, as evidenced by these two books covering the same group of artists being released by two different publishers at the same time.

Ian Wolf • 27th November 2025

Manga Review

Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet Volume 9 Review

Akatsuki's normal editor is out on sick leave, so now he's working with substitute Sayoko Uneda. At first, Fumi gets on perfectly well with the newcomer but as time goes on, could she prove a rival for her boyfriend's love?!

Demelza • 26th November 2025

Manga Review

Semantic Error Volume 4 Review

The game development is going well and so is Jaeyoung and Sangwoo’s relationship – or it would be, if Jaeyoung weren’t due to leave to study abroad in July…

Sarah • 25th November 2025

Roundup

From Our TBR Pile… New Manga and Manhwa Recommendations! November 2025

More manga and manhwa recommendations and series continuations from the reviewers at Anime UK News…

AUKN Staff • 24th November 2025

Anime Review

Love Flops Complete Collection Review

Love Flops is an anime original that starts off as your typical ecchi harem series with plenty of perverted hijinks. However, as it develops, it shows a rewarding romantic comedy underneath thanks to its mid-season twist that will challenge your initial expectations.

Onosume • 22nd November 2025

Manga Review

Kowloon Generic Romance Volume 10 Review

Reiko Kujirai is trying to unravel the mystery behind the talisman stickers in Generic Kowloon. Is she just part of an experiment or is there more going on in G-Kowloon where it’s always summer?

Sarah • 20th November 2025

Manga Review

The Maid is a Vampire: The Complete Omnibus Review

Can a human male from a prestigious family and a horny vampire female maid co-exist? Find out in our review of this new omnibus!

darkstorm • 19th November 2025

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion Volume 9 Review

It's finally time for Raeliana and Beatrice to settle their fight. Will Raeliana survive both Beatrice and the goddess to get her happy ever after with Noah? Let's find out in the last volume of the series.

Noemi10 • 18th November 2025

Manga Review

Thunder 3 Volumes 6 & 7 Review

Even when depicting the almost total eradication of humankind, this manga still feels dull at times.

Ian Wolf • 17th November 2025