Anime Review
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital Volume 1
Thirteen-year-old Rikuo Nura is one quarter yōkai which means that he can only assume his powerful yōkai form, Nurarihyon, during the hours of darkness. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather,…
BTOOOM!
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown
Manga Entertainment recently released Sword Art Online, an…
Night Raid 1931
“Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action.” – Ian Fleming.
This is a TV series originating from Japan, set in 1931, which amongst other things…
Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar Part 1
“The only reason I have to fight is because I have to win!” Ichigo to Ulquiorra
Series 13 Episodes 266-278
Things don’t look too good for Orihime. Left a prisoner in Las Noches in the care of Ulquiorra…
Appleseed XIII: DVD review
Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…
Sword Art Online Volume 4
“As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’, probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.” – Woody Allen
The fourth and final release of SAO…
Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki
“A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.” – Lana Turner.
Wolf Children is the third of Mamoru Hosoda’s feature films (if you ignore ones like One Piece which are based on already…
Durarara!!
“The concepts most familiar to us are often the most mysterious.” – Etienne Klein
All the Anime’s new limited edition Blu-ray release of the popular series Durarara!!…
Vinland Saga Volume 2
‘England at War’ proclaims the blurb beneath a border of Viking runes. ‘The foolish King Ethelred has fled, and Askeladd’s band is one of hundreds plundering the English countryside. Yet victory…
Ranma 1/2: Volume 1-2
“When Margaret Atwood asked women what they feared most from men, they said: ‘We’re afraid they’ll kill us.’ When men were asked the same question, they said:…
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Volume 1
Alibaba’s dream is to capture a Dungeon. These mysterious structures appeared fourteen years ago across the whole world and are said to contain treasures beyond imagination, not to mention…
Sword Art Online Volume 3
“You should treat a muse like a fairy.” – Paulo Coelho
At the end of Part 2 we witnessed the video game “Sword Art Online” being completed and coming to an end. Now…
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Teiichi Niiya is a first year middle school student at Seikyou Private Academy, a huge school that has a lot of ghost stories tied to it due to there being a mixture of ‘new’ and ‘old’ buildings …
Fairy Tail Volume 6
“I want to destroy the passer-by. I want to be anarchy.” – Sex Pistols
This sixth collection of episodes in the fantasy shonen series concludes the Oracion Seis arc, as well…
Wandering Son Volume 6
“Poor Shu. One day you’ll be all hairy and your voice will change.” Maho Nitori to her younger brother Shuichi.
Summer Vacation It’s Summer Vacation for Shuichi ‘Nitorin’ Nitori, the boy who wishes…
Bleach: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale
Series 12 Part 3
Even after 250 episodes, Bleach can still surprise us. The climax of the Muramasa arc is notable for a protracted confrontation between Muramasa and Ichigo in which we get to see…
One Piece Volume 5
“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” – Frank “Kin” Hubbard. …
Bleach: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale
Series 12 Part 2 Episodes 242-253
Muramasa, a vengeful Zanpakutō, has wreaked havoc in the Soul Society by using his exceptional powers to causing the Soul Reapers’ Zanpakutō to manifest themselves…