Anime Review
Battle Girls: Time Paradox
Yoshino Hide, nicknamed Hideyoshi, would much rather be texting her friends than doing her history homework on the Warring States period. So as a big test looms, our young teenaged heroine calls…
Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams
This review contains spoilers for the Vampire Knight manga series.
Fleeting Dreams is a collection of short stories written by Ayuna Fujisaki based upon the shojo manga series, Vampire Knight.…
Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 20
Episodes 245-257
The Next Challenge! Naruto Vs The Nine Tails
At the Waterfall of Truth, Naruto has reached the moment when he is ready to unlock the seal on the phenomenally powerful beast he …
Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 19
Naruto, with Master Guy, Aoba and Yamato, is on his way to the Land Of Lightning under the orders of the Shinobi Alliance, although Naruto is unaware that he is being sent there to be hidden from…
Blood Lad
“The geek shall inherit the Earth.” – Alexander Robbins
Blood Lad is an anime which stirs up strange thoughts. Thoughts such as: “Is Blood Lad the most northern-sounding…
Kamisama Dolls
Kyohei looks like a normal college boy, but in fact he’s from a rich family and a long line of ‘Seki’ – humans with the power to control kakashi, ancient wooden God-like beings. But many years ago …
Drug & Drop Volume 1
Drug & Drop is the long awaited continuation of Legal Drug, picking up with Kazahaya and Rikuo still working in the drugstore whilst picking up additional supernatural side jobs from owner…
Giovanni’s Island
“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy
When it comes to Japan covering the World War II, it is always a subject treated with wariness. …
Durarara!! x2 Shou
Episodes 1-2 (Streaming on Crunchyroll) – This review contains spoilers.
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it’s more likely to be female.” –…
Otorimonogatari: DVD Review
Back when Bakemonogatari was released, there were two female characters that never really engaged me throughout that series: Tsubasa Hanekawa and Sengoku Nadeko. In Hanekawa’s case,…
Naruto Shippūden Movie 5: Blood Prison
“You no longer matter to anyone.” Mui, warden of Hozuki Castle to Naruto Uzumaki
A murderous attack is launched on the Raikage at his stronghold – and the attacker is identified as none other than…
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!
Episodes 1-2 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)
“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts
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Akame Ga Kill!
In a land ruled by a corrupt government and saturated by despicable evil, there stands one light in the sea of darkness, the fearsome and powerful Night Raid!
Akame Ga Kill is a 24 episode action-packed…
Kabukimonogatari
Travelling back in time always has unforeseen consequences – as third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi (Hiroshi Kamiya) should realize. But when he asks vampire girl Shinobu Oshino …
Legal Drug: Omnibus
Legal Drug, the latest CLAMP manga to get the omnibus re-release treatment from Dark Horse, follows a pair of boys working at a drugstore. Kazahaya Kudo is a naïve young man with a special gift to…
Michiko & Hatchin Volume 1
“What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.” – Basque proverb
Michiko & Hatchin is a series that has some pleasant features. Perhaps the best is that, unlike…
One Piece Movie Collection 3: [Films 7-9]
The movie adaptation of long-running Shonen Jump shows tend to follow a strict formula. They usually feature a standalone story occurring outside the main series continuity so that fans can …
Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar
Bleach Season 14 Part 1 Episodes 292-303
“The truth is, Ichigo Kurosaki, all of the battles you’ve fought up till now were simply a part of my plan.” Sousuke Aizen
“I’m not done yet!” Ichigo Kurosaki.…
Nekomonogatari White
The awaited Monogatari Season 2 is now upon us and to start us off is the continuation of Tsubasa Hanekawa story in Nekomonogatari White. This arc yet again shows what the series does best and is …