In 2307 AD, the governments of Earth have conquered their need for fossil fuels. Drawing power instead from a huge solar power array suspended high above the planet, each of the world’s main superpowers…
“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.” – Winston Churchill…
My first thought upon turning the last pages of Domu was that the manga has magnificent action. The second was that it doesn’t have much else. I point especially to the first act, which, comprising…
“The world…is rejecting me.”
Ryoichi’s life has gone badly wrong. Betrayed by a lover who has run out on him, leaving him saddled with his enormous debt of thirteen million yen, he finds himself…
The first season of Birdy the Mighty Decode was a wonderful surprise; a reboot of a largely forgotten original that actually worked. It arrived without much fanfare or hype, yet it turned out to…
Space has become the new battlefield for old wars. This disappointing fact of the future underscores the two distinct episodes of TO: 2001 Nights. They posit that despite advancing technologically…
After the passing of her father, Cecily Cambell becomes a fully-fledged knight. Her first battle protecting the people of her home village however does not go so well, as the family sword is…
Throughout my reviews, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood has proved a roller-coaster experience that I’m certainly glad to have been a part of – and now we come to the final part…
Instead of gore or monsters, The Drifting Classroom derives horror from the fall of humanity; it intends not so much to induce vomit as to shake us to our souls. The first four volumes describe the…
In June I had the opportunity to watch and review the first of four new movies that re-imagine the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The reworking of this classic came with the promise of not only …
Saki, a gifted classical pianist and teacher, takes his younger cousin Riya, an aspiring violinist, to perform at a summer retreat in the Berkshires. But when they get there, Saki is taken aback…
In the final act of the original Shakespeare play, a great misunderstanding and the rival families failing to make amends lead to the death of the star-crossed lovers: one taking a vial of poison…
“I laugh at your conversational skills, or lack of” Idlewild – When I Argue I See Shapes
As a person who has constantly listened to new music for eleven years and considers BECK:…
The first part of Xam’d had some great animation but was plagued by the focus on an unlikeable postal crew that made me less interested to find out about what was actually going on in this war-torn…
To the commoners of Great Britain, Ciel looks like a normal noble boy with a smart looking butler by his side. To those in the know, however, not only is Ciel known as the Queen’s ‘hound…
Supernatural creations are everywhere in anime and manga. Ghosts often feature, demons are dime a dozen. There are more vampires then you shake a particularly pointy stick at. Zombies, on the…
Appearing in Japan in Shogakukan’s Big Comic since 1969, it’s fair to say that Golgo 13 is something of a big deal over there. Being one of the prime candidates for the title of ‘longest…
The honeymoon is over. The secret is out. Juliet’s identity has been revealed and is now held captive in Montague’s prison, sentenced to death in two days’ time. Luckily she’s not held for…
With his job on the line, Toraji sets out to get his team ready for the Preliminary Tournament, and with the new addition of Azuma to make a full Kendo team, the dream seems to be slowly becoming a reality.…
Anime fans of a certain age may well remember the initial release of Sony’s Playstation 2 games console. I recall it vividly, particularly for the initially sparse roster of releases available…
