Anime Review

Tokyo Aliens Volume 1 Review

When high school student Akira finds himself caught up in a fight between an alien and an agent of a special forces team, his life will change forever. The latest series from Aoharu x Machinegun creator Naoe is here!

Demelza • 19th November 2022

Manga Review

Avant-Garde Yumeko Review

Avant-Garde Yumeko is Shuzo Oshimi's first single-volume series from way back in 2003. Here we meet phallus-obsessed Yumeko Mochizuki and unsuspecting art club member Shoichi Honda - who may be just the person to help her...

Demelza • 18th November 2022

Manga Review

The Poe Clan Volume 2 Review

The immortal vampirnellas: Edgar, Alan and Marybelle are back to haunt their descendants in this second collection of Moto Hagio’s classic manga.

Sarah • 17th November 2022

Manga Review

Aria The Masterpiece Volume 4 Review

Aria The Masterpiece Volume 4 focuses more on the bonds between characters, especially how mentors influence their pupils, and also continues to grow Akari’s bond with the citizens of Neo-Venezia, whilst providing more striking imagery and fantastical happenings.

HWR • 15th November 2022

Manga Review

Wandance Volume 2 Review

Inspired by Hikari Wanda’s charismatic dance moves, Kaboku has joined the high school dance club – to find out he’s the only first-year boy! Find out how that’s working out for him in the second volume of Wandance.

Sarah • 12th November 2022

Manga Review

Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 1 Review

Usotoki Rhetoric follows protagonist Kanoko Uraba who has the ability to "hear lies", an ability that has brought her no small amount of hardship. When she meets detective Iwai Souma, her fate begins to change for the better...

Demelza • 11th November 2022

Manga Review

Skygrazer Review

Mangaka Masakazu Ishiguro is known for being the mind behind SoreMachi: And Yet the Town Moves and the ongoing series Heavenly Delusion, but here we check out Skygrazer, one of the creator's single-volume works.

Demelza • 8th November 2022

Manga Review

A Man & His Cat Volume 7 Review

Enter Geoffroy Lambert, the handsome and charismatic concert pianist who’s been nursing a grudge against Fuyuki Kanda for many years. Why has he suddenly asked Mr. Kanda if he can study piano with him? Find out in Volume 7 of A Man & His Cat (and look out for kittens)!

Sarah • 7th November 2022

Manga Review

My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World! Volume 3 Review

When the village of Phastan finds itself under attack from some fearsome monsters, Yuji and his slime companions step in to protect everyone. But now seen as the hero of the village, Yuji considers moving on to pastures new...

Demelza • 5th November 2022

Film Review

One Piece Film: Red Review

Eiichiro Oda, Goro Taniguchi and Tsutomu Kuroiwa come together for the latest One Piece movie in which Luffy deals with a childhood friend who has lost her way.

Noemi10 • 2nd November 2022

Manga Review

She Likes to Cook, and She Likes to Eat Volume 1 Review

Nomoto is a keen cookery blogger in her spare time but has a tendency to get carried away and make too much! What will happen when she invites her neighbour Kasuga to dinner one night…?

Sarah • 1st November 2022

Anime Review

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 3 Collector’s Edition Review

Season 3 of DanMachi changes the story as we know it when Bell discovers an intelligent monster in the dungeon. Now unable to fight monsters the way he did before and having to protect his new friend from fellow adventurers, Bell is forced to search for answers to questions he'd never even considered before.

Demelza • 29th October 2022

Manga Review

CANIS Dear Hatter Volume 1 Review

Influential Japanese hatter Satoru Kutsuna is forced out of his comfort zone when a friend/rival enters him for New York Fashion Week – but can he break out of his creative slump?

Sarah • 27th October 2022

Manga Review

Orient Volume 7 Review

Isolated from the rest of his band of samurai, Musashi not only has to take on rivals such as Akihiro Shimazu and Katsumi Amako but must survive the first assault on Awaji Island as they are attacked by hordes of gigantic demons which threaten to sink their ships.

Onosume • 21st October 2022

Manga Review

Be My Love, My Lord Review

In a world where beastmen serve and obey humans, what happens when a young man begins to develop feelings for his faithful beastman caretaker?

Sarah • 17th October 2022

Anime Review

Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part 3 Review

The third part sees Ooarai facing off against a school influenced by the Finns.

Ian Wolf • 8th October 2022

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 8 Review

Yatora and his fellow first-year art students are getting to know each other – although, given they’re all highly creative individuals, there’s bound to be clashes!

Sarah • 27th September 2022

Film Review

INU-OH Review

Masaaki Yuasa and Science Saru’s latest film turns Hideo Furukawa’s historical fantasy novel into a bombastic, if slightly flawed, animated rock musical that tells of the plight of two 14th century performers trying to showcase their talent against controlling authority figures.

Onosume • 26th September 2022

Manga Review

Wandance Volume 1 Review

All his life, Kaboku has struggled to express himself. Inspired by seeing his classmate Hikari dancing, he joins the high school dance club. Has she shown him the way to overcoming his stutter and communicating non-verbally?

Sarah • 23rd September 2022

Manga Review

Heaven’s Door: Extra Works Review

In Heaven’s Door: Extra Works, take a peek into the mind of manga artist Keiichi Koike with a trippy and fantastically written collection of psychedelic science fiction one-shots.

Onosume • 18th September 2022