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A Ten Year Review: AUKN Edition

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As I write this on October 23rd 2025, it has been ten years since my first AnimeUKNews review was published. Which I think makes for the perfect opportunity to look back on some of the things I’ve written about and enjoyed the most. But before that, I’m going to take a moment to say I am incredibly grateful to have spent a decade working with such a fantastic team. I love working with our other writers, and I have learnt a hell of a lot from our editing team. I have come a long way because of you, and the words ‘thank you’ don’t even begin to express my gratitude.

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Reading Log: January 2026

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It’s the first reading log of 2026! January has been relatively quiet, and I came down with a cold at the end, so I’ve done little else but read. And I read a lot because that’s all I could really find the brain to focus on. Hopefully that’s reflected by the backlog going down, but I haven’t worked those stats out yet… Anyway, let’s get into what I’ve been reading this month!

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Reading Log: December 2025

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It’s the last reading log of the year! It feels like it has been a busy year, and I’m looking forward to seeing how my yearly stats have shaken out. Especially having moved a lot of my reading from English to Japanese partway through the year, which arguably I am slower with. But first, let’s see what I read this month!

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A Language Learning Reflection #2

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When I wrote the first Language Learning Reflection at the start of 2025, I hadn’t intended to come back to it with a follow-up. However, since I wrote that, a lot has changed, so I figured I have enough to say to be worth sitting here and writing another. I don’t really intend for this to become a yearly series or anything, but maybe if I have something relevant to say next year, I’ll be back again.

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Reading Log: September 2025

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Summer is over \o/
Gone is the busy season, too-hot days, and here comes autumn. I say this every year, but I am a creature that loathes the Summer and thrives when it’s colder. I don’t even care that it gets dark at 4pm, I don’t want to be hot. And now we’re approaching Scotland Love’s Anime and a bunch of fun stuff, so I’m generally much happier. Anyway, enough about that. Let’s see what I read in September!

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