These days it seems you can’t move for remakes of old stuff. Hollywood hasn’t had an original idea in years, relying on a constant stream of rehashes and adaptations of old properties,…
Makoto Shinkai is probably best-known as the man who created the short OAV Voices of a Distant Star almost single-handedly from little more than a desktop computer; his follow-up on the other …
Last volume, my optimistic prediction for Burst Angel was that the series had already hit its lowest point, and that the next few episodes would show a distinct improvement. Unfortunately, the…
Sadly, when it comes to anime decent horror shows, unlike say, series about pre-pubescent mecha pilots and robotic maids, are few and far between. Sure, there have been one or two notable entries…
The fourth volume of 2nd Gig proved to be something of a mixed offering, a mix of two interesting character-based episodes, and two weaker instalments with more relevance to the main storyline.…
Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai are a quartet of demon hunters on a journey to the west. Unfortunately, when their schedule is thrown off by a particularly enthusiastic demon attack, they are left…
Prepare yourselves for another trip into the weird and wonderful world of Cromartie High, home to the toughest, meanest and downright stupidest students in all of Japan. If you were lucky enough…
Having chosen to stay behind in the world of the Second Hand of Time, Daisuke remains separated from Dark, but now the time has come for the Phantom Thief to obtain the legendary Wedge of Time and …
FMP? FUMOFFU reaches its end with three full-length episodes that feature down-and-out yakuza, a dubious school club challenge and misplaced biological weaponry”¦a normal day at Jindo…
Mio may be gone, but Daisuke’s troubles are proven to be far from over after Satoshi’s father arranges for him to fall under the spell of a mysterious artefact known as the Second Hand…
After the lacklustre and frankly dull Robotech Masters arc I didn’t approach The New Generation with much enthusiasm. Fortunately the character development, storyline and artwork …
With the last volume of Stand Alone Complex setting a high standard by throwing some much needed character exploration into the mix, it remained to be seen whether the subsequent instalments …
The first volume of Tetsujin 28 was a pleasant surprise, and I found a lot to like with its mix of retro-styled mecha action and penchant for the dramatic. It’s fair to say I had high expectations…
A dark and experimental OAV that makes use of sophisticated CGI to tell a futuristic and nightmarish fairytale, Malice@Doll is something of a “sleeper’ title that seems to have …
Following the gruelling training and all the other trouble they’ve had to put up with from the Student Council, the members of the Juuken Club decide to unwind at the local bowling alley.…
Still staggering his way through Trigun’s dangerous Old West, it’s now got the point where merely Vash’s fleeting presence is enough to level an entire town. Unable to hide…
When a series as good as Planetes finally ends, it’s hard to know what to say – from start to finish, it was consistently worth watching. It had no flaws, no blips in animation, no random…
If you have a human heart, it will break during the first episode of Gantz #6. The end of the Buddhist Temple arc is neither fair nor happy – a dismembered, bleeding Kurono is forced is sit and…
I think I came into Gilgamesh with my expectations tweaked a little too high. After spending days gazing in awe at the moody DVD cover art, I suppose I was expecting something a little more”¦…
It’s taken a little under four years to get here, but Naruto has finally reached our funny little island. At its pre-release peak, hundreds of thousands of hungry fans were downloading this show…
