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,…
“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…
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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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…
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, 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…
“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…
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 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.…
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 …
This review contains some spoilers for the manga version of Angelic Layer.
When Misaki Suzuhara first steps out of Tokyo train station, she comes across a large crowd staring at a screen. What …
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” – Pablo Picasso
Durarara!!, or DRRR!! if you prefer, is causing some interest…
We head back into the past with the prequel to Bakemonogatari, the 4-episode OVA Nekomonogatari Black. Given the slight disappointment of Nisemonogatari, will this show deliver more of what…
“Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.” – Winston Churchill …
Garden of Sinners was originally a light novel series released in Japan in the late 90s from Type Moon; it’s not only their earliest work but also considered the ‘prototype’ for their other more…
“Honestly, I wish there was just one person who actually loved me…I’m so tired of being lonely.” Manabu Natsume
Zippo Natsuki is another new mangaka in June’s Boys’ Love list, gifted with…
“I wear a necklace, because I wanna know when I’m upside down.” – Mitch Hedberg
This is a very special film in terms of British anime history, in that it was one of the first…
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Mahiro wakes to find that he has been ‘asleep’ for a month and in that time the world has been reset by the Tree of Genesis. Millions of people have been wiped…
I had a lot of concerns going into the final film of this trilogy, most of which came from my fear of there being missing content everywhere from the manga, a concern I found dissipated quite swiftly…
“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.” – Oscar Wilde.
Kill la Kill is an anime which has a lot to live up to. The series is directed…
