Anime Review

Anime Review

Transformers: The Headmasters

If like me, you grew up in the halcyon days of the 1980s, the chances are that you were exposed to the Transformers; a popular children’s cartoon series about warring transforming robots.…

• 7th September 2005
Anime Review

Steamboy

If any director’s work deserves a blind buy, it’s Katsuhiro Otomo; the man who arguably brought Japanese animation to serious Western attention with his 1988 cyber-punk thriller…

• 4th September 2005
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Volume 4

Despite having finally reached Earth at the expense of hundreds of lives, anyone who thought times would be easier for the crew of the Archangel is sorely mistaken. They have landed smack-bang…

• 3rd September 2005
Anime Review

S-CRY-ED Volume 2

Despite mixing the familiar “steal from the rich, give to the poor” morality of classic medieval fable Robin Hood with X-Men’s “mutant outcasts with special powers”,…

• 1st September 2005
Anime Review

Arc the Lad

Based on the first two instalments of the videogame series of the same name, Arc the Lad follows the adventures of Elk, a young bounty hunter gifted with the power of Flame. Despite his relative …

• 1st September 2005
Anime Review

Fist of the North Star

In the not-so-distant future, Earth has become a post apocalyptic wasteland. In isolated towns and villages, people struggle to rebuild, only to have their efforts constantly destroyed or …

• 27th August 2005
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Volume 3

I’m now 10 episodes into Gundam SEED and my expectations are starting to balance off. Comparisons with the original Gundam series are warranted, but beyond basic plot similarities, SEED…

• 27th August 2005
Anime Review

D.N.Angel Volume 1

D.N.Angel is a title that made quite a splash on the manga scene when it was released through Tokyopop late last year. ADV solicited the anime almost straightaway, yet it failed to attract the same…

• 24th August 2005
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam Movie II

Continuing its epic struggle across the desolate universe, we follow the rag-tag crew of the White Base (a.k.a. the Trojan Horse) as it’s trailed over land, sea and space by the mysterious…

• 24th August 2005
Anime Review

Big O

The Big O has built up a frightening reputation since it’s inception in 1999, a quick glance at the staff list and it’s not hard to see why, the brainchild of Hajime Yatate, the creative…

• 21st August 2005
Anime Review

Cowboy Bebop Volume 6

We all knew it had to end this way, but that doesn’t make it any less tragic. It’s a testament to the superior writing of Cowboy Bebop that when the poetic conclusion of this fine series…

• 16th August 2005
Anime Review

Gungrave Volume 3

During its first volume, we made a pact with Gungrave; I was sceptical about the generic supernatural elements seen the in the first episode, but soon forgot my complaints as the story switched…

• 14th August 2005
Anime Review

Texhnolyze Volume 2

A bleak yet beautiful series, Texhnolyze is every bit as hard boiled and gritty as you should expect from glancing at the moody artwork and grotesque futuristic imagery.This is a wonderfully …

• 12th August 2005
Anime Review

Martian Successor Nadesico

The year is 2196. The Martian colonies have been destroyed, and Earth is under constant attack- all thanks to the attacking Jovian lizards. With the military unable to hold their own, Nergal Heavy…

• 4th August 2005
Anime Review

Orguss 02

When it comes to serving up nostalgia-tinged treats no other company’s back catalogue can come close to matching Manga Ent.’s unwavering slew of classic titles.Bolstering that…

• 4th August 2005
Anime Review

Adventures with Iczer-3

Following an epic battle that resulted in a draw, legendary space warrior Iczer-1 returns to her home planet to recuperate. Unfortunately, planet Earth is still under threat from invasion so…

• 1st August 2005