When an iconic anime series comes along, we all tend to sit up and pay attention, whether it be ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’, ‘ Cowboy Bebop’, or ‘Gurren Lagann’ , to name but three on whose superior qualities critics and fans alike seem to agree. But I’m certain that everyone has their own secret favourite series [...]
The rock duo Monoral, consisting of Anis Shimada and Ali Morizumi, have two EPs and two full-length albums under their belts but I first heard their music, as quite a few others no doubt did, through their single Kiri, the song used in the opening theme to Ergo Proxy. This is featured on the second [...]
(Inspired by Lewis’s earlier article – and the fact that I just can’t get the first ending song from ‘Kyo Kara Maoh!’ out of my head right now!)
In France they call them ‘génériques’. Here we tend to call them the ‘opening’ and ‘closing’ song. Love them or hate them, they’ve been an integral part of [...]
Since this is my first post on this brand spanking new blog I decided to cover an issue that I had completely forgotten about until a few days ago. As I was roaring along the road running over various species of wildlife and pensioners one of Gwen Stefani’s records came on the radio. As you [...]
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
