Anime Review

Samurai 7 retells the extremely influential Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai but changes the setting from Japan’s past to a weird mix of science fiction, steampunk and Japanese culture to create something entirely different - well, apart from the 'small village hiring seven samurai to protect it from bandits' part anyway. Does it work, though?

The ups and downs of day-to-day life of high school boys seen through the eyes of two dorm roommates getting to know each other…

Aria The Masterpiece Volume 5, though relying on familiar set-ups for its storylines, continues to be a pleasing read, thanks to the strength of its characters and setting, and in how it grows and develops these aspects in interesting ways.

Being bullied is Takashi Arashiro’s daily routine at high school – and he endures it in silence, hating himself, until one day something snaps. Meet…The Gay Who Turned Kaiju!