New Anime Releases 10/12/2012

History was always a favourite subject of mine at school, and still is, as my part-time profession clearly shows. So I was really interested to review the second boxset of one of the series with a huge cult following: Hetalia Axis Powers. The series is mainly based on the events of WW1 and WW2 but the series isn’t shy … Continued

“The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again.” – George Miller. So, another season of Hetalia, another collection of episodes of the historical comedy mocking the world, one stereotypical moe anthropomorphic personification of a country after another. In this collection, England is captured and has to try to … Continued

It’s that time of year again; it’s cold, we’re suffering from the various bugs going round, public transport is manic, and yet we somehow have to fit in shopping for that magical time of year – Christmas. Whether you celebrate it or not, with the bombardment of TV adverts from the likes of Boots to … Continued

New Anime Releases for Monday:   Hetalia: World Series – Season 3 (DVD) (Manga Entertainment)   RRP: £17.99  

“Ethnic jokes might be uncouth, but you laugh because they’re based on truth.” – ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’; Avenue Q   The time is World War I, and we join Germany discovering Italy (a.k.a. Hetalia) hiding in a box of tomatoes. Upon taking him as a prisoner, Germany’s life is turned upside down as … Continued