Anime Review

Manga Review

Ninth Life Love

Make the most of this title, fujoshi and fudanshi, while you can – because if, like me, you still prefer your BL manga to come in good old-fashioned paper book form, this is the last title (apart…

• 5th January 2013
Manga Review

Vampire Knight Volume 15

With Kaname nowhere to be found and his murderous actions unexplained, Yuki is taken into custody by the Vampire Hunter Society and questioned by her former guardian Kaiden Cross. Yuki herself…

• 5th January 2013
Anime Review

Anime Mirai 2012: Anime Mirai

Anime Mirai literally means “Future Anime”. The idea of this project is simple: to offer the opportunity to train new talent on the job, as they work on one of four short films that …

• 3rd January 2013
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 11

Last volume, I talked about how everything was being set up for two really important arcs. Well, that has certainly proved true; there is even one that has even been built up since the first season…

• 2nd January 2013
Anime Review

Shiki Volume 2

‘Who is safe when the urge to kill in order to survive blurs the line between man and monster?’

As the mysterious ‘epidemic’ claims more and more lives in the secluded…

• 26th December 2012
Anime Review

Freezing

“You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me neither.” – Steve Martin.

Looking at the front cover on the DVD for Freezing, I can tell you that the amount of fan…

• 24th December 2012
Manga Review

Cyborg 009 Volume 1

“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown.

If you have been following the news recently you may be aware that Digital…

• 7th December 2012
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 10

With the Guren arc finished, we return to Orochimaru who is now bedridden and severely weakened. His plan to transfer himself to Sasuke’s body after his three year wait is almost at hand. However…

• 25th November 2012
Manga Review

Missions of Love Volume 1

To her classmates, Yukina Himuro is the ‘Absolute Zero Snow Woman’, a strange girl with cold hands and an equally cold stare, avoided by everyone apart from her cousin Akira. Little do they know …

• 23rd November 2012
Anime Review

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc

Let’s be honest, by now some of you may at least have heard the name “Berserk” thrown out there in some way, shape or form, and considering the series is nearing 23 years old (15…

• 21st November 2012
Anime Review

Rozen Maiden: Ouverture

Rozen Maiden Ouverture is a 2-part OVA that seemingly takes place during Rozen Maiden Träumend.

When Jun comes home with a new brooch, Shinku seems hostile towards his kind gesture. So Souseiseki…

• 11th November 2012
Anime Review

Towa no Quon

“Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear.” – Baruch Spinoza.

A series of six 45 minute films, Towa no Quon is about a race of beings called “Attracters” (or…

• 11th November 2012