In the second feature-length release in the Bleach franchise, the Soul Reaper Toshiro Hitsugaya takes centre stage. Hitsugaya and the tenth section are guarding an artefact known as the King’s…
In Blade of the Immortal volume 2, the supernatural samurai drama continues. Manji continues to assist the young orphan, Rin, in her quest for revenge against the clan who killed her parents. …
After countless episodes of romantic hi-jinx and lost cardigans, the final volume of the second series of Ah My Goddess takes an unexpected swerve into darker territory that makes Berserk look…
Blade of the Immortal may be a recent series but it arrives with considerable pedigree. Hiroaki Samura’s manga has been running since 1994, and has been being published in English by Dark…
Back in the 90s Manga Video (as this was the dark ages of VHS) made their name by selling 15 and 18 rated anime full of sex and violence. Memorably they used to add extra swearing to their dubs to obtain…
How a series ends is important. Perhaps more important even than how it begins. The final moments of a show are key to how it will be remembered. It’s impossible to please all of the people …
Allow me for a minute to give you an insight into the world of the humble reviewer. It can be a tricky prospect reviewing the later volumes in a series. As this is the second volume (of the second series,…
On the 23rd of August 2010, the acclaimed anime director Satoshi Kon passed away. His tragically early passing at the age of just 46, has been felt the world over. The anime community, and the animation…
It used to be that every male Japanese Otaku worth his salt wanted nothing more than to pilot his own giant robot. Then later it became their ultimate fantasy to be surrounded by a harem of adoring…
The end is nigh. That’s what it says in big letters on the back cover. And indeed it is, as Samaurai Deeper Kyo draws closer to the final volume. It nearly didn’t end at all though, as …
After a number of false starts and near misses, the past few years have finally seen the first Hollywood big-screen adaptations of anime and manga. However it hasn’t been the most audacious…
The ‘magical girlfriend’ genre of anime and manga has been a staple for some time. Ever since Rumiko Takahashi’s classic Urusei Yatsura popularised the type, generations…
