Anime Review

Anime Review

Elemental Gelade Volume 6

With the last five episodes, the final volume oversees a conflict between Arc Aile (the morally questionable Edel Raid Protection Agency) and the Chaos Choir – who are more closely affiliated,…

• 26th June 2008
Manga Review

Claymore Volume 1

Norihiro Yagi’s ‘Claymore’ (クレイモア) is a dark and brooding story chronicling the journey of Claire, a Claymore (a half-breed of Human and Yoma), through her miserable job of destroying Yoma, …

• 24th June 2008
Anime Review

Shana: Shakugan no Shana

Things were looking up for Yuji Sakai. He had just started high school with his best friend and managed to bag a seat in class next to Hirai, your typical Japanese high school hottie. Unfortunately…

• 24th June 2008
Anime Review

Eureka Seven Volume 10

And so we reach the end of the road for Renton, Eureka, the Gekkostate and the others as the final confrontation with the true nature of the Coralians looms: Dewey swings his plan into action while…

• 19th June 2008
Anime Review

Elemental Gelade Volume 5

The end of the last volume saw Marl again attacking Cou – but with little time to respond, Viro (the newest member of the team, and a self-confessed fan of Cou’s) manages to React with…

• 17th June 2008
Anime Review

Elemental Gelade Volume 4

The fourth volume of Elemental Gelade sees Cou and the others searching for Ren, who has been separated but continues alone in her search for the Edel Gardens, while her friends fight to be reconciled.…

• 15th June 2008
Manga Review

MPD Psycho: Volumes 1 – 4

MPD Psycho’s protagonist Kazuhiko Amamiya and his multiple personality disorder – with one personality indeed being a bit of psycho – proves to be a blessing and curse for new readers. In one sense…

• 19th May 2008
Anime Review

Ergo Proxy Volume 5

The story of Ergo Proxy had always split its attention between the events within the domed city of Romdo, a cold, mechanical dystopia closed off from the world, and the bleak surroundings leading…

• 10th May 2008
Anime Review

Ergo Proxy Volume 4

Having decided to continue her search for the truth with Vincent, Re-l prepares for the journey ahead, but her AutoReiv companion, Iggy, defies his orders to return home, as the suggestion in …

• 4th May 2008
Anime Review

Fantastic Children Volume 4

“Silver white hair, eyes of the deep young sea…’

The mystery underlying the true identities of the Children of Béfort is at last revealed in this volume. But before that, the action moves to explore…

• 28th April 2008
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 2

After being confronted with women possessing similar powers and appearance as herself when transformed by the Witchblade, Masane returns to her partners in the Douji Group conglomerate to …

• 22nd April 2008
Anime Review

Ergo Proxy Volume 3

After hesitantly giving the last volume an eight to match the first, and indicate that the series was still largely on track, this volume has, unfortunately, made all too real some of my worst anxieties.…

• 20th April 2008
Anime Review

Eureka Seven Volume 9

The penultimate volume unsurprisingly ups the ante in terms of exposition and tension as Eureka, Renton and the kids are led by Norb to the inner sanctum of the Voderac and, following a meeting …

• 17th April 2008
Anime Review

Mushishi Volume 3

“I have a tendency to attract mushi…the wandering life suits me.” But how did Ginko become a Mushi-master? And is he happy to spend his life constantly on the road? This volume provides some answers…

• 13th April 2008
Anime Review

Fantastic Children Volume 3

Mysterious black-clad, white-haired children who have been sighted again and again over five hundred years; a lonely orphan girl who constantly draws the same picture of an unearthly landscape;…

• 9th April 2008
Anime Review

Bleach Volume 2

Concluding the first series of one of the biggest anime in years, Bleach 1:2 runs right on from the precedent set in the first volume, seeing the resolution to Ichigo’s conflict with classmate…

• 6th April 2008
Anime Review

Bleach Volume 1

Bleach is the latest in animes most prolific genre – the shonen – which typically means action and a touch of comedy to keep things light, but which, in the tradition of the Dragonball…

• 3rd April 2008