Browsing through the internet’s many blogs and forums, it’s common to find “fans” of anime trying to separate the best anime from the worst, trying to decide whether or not it’s okay to enjoy moe anime; one side says it’s good fun, the other declares it’s sexist and disgusting. They might shout at each other [...]
Last weekend I was invited to attend the ninth Japan Expo at the Parc d’Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte. When I first read the names of the mangaka and anime artists who were appearing at Japan Expo this year, I had to pinch myself. Because the team who organize Japan Expo had accumulated a wealth of [...]
With the G8 summit happening in Hokkaido all journalistic eyes are on Japan. The news is a pretty depressing (or more so than usual) thing to read at the moment. The economy is in tatters, people are getting sacked left, right and centre and some poor teenager is being stabbed. So it’s nice every once [...]
Bookshop owner on his spare time, Ayase has a thing for for slice of life and mechas. Read Ayase's posts
Japanese language student Ben absolutely adores science fiction. Read Ben's posts
AUKN webmaster, chaos searches for the meaning of life in anime. Wil he ever find anything out?Read Chaos' posts
Student journalist Nargis enjoys her cosplay nearly as much as her manga. Read Nargis's posts
Trained musician Sarah is obviously addicted to manga! Read Sarah's posts
Hailing from Yorkshire, Alex plays the banjo and loves Cowboy Bebop! Read Alex's posts
Edinburgh-based car affectionado Lewis is a big fan of Tenchi Muyo!. Read Lewis's posts
Martin the concrete badger often burrows into Haruki Murakami's hard-boiled wonderland. Read Martin's posts
Cambridge resident Paul is struggling to write about himself in the third-person. Read Paul's posts
Budding literature enthusiast Ryan could be of Viking descent! Read Ryan's posts
