“Why have I fought so hard? What the hell was everything for?” Toshizo Hijikata
Japan is in the middle of a civil war. It’s 1868 and matters go from bad to worse for the few remaining members of the …
“Those who run to the apes to explain our behaviour are chuckle-heads too dumb to know their arse from a hole-in-the-ground.” – W. H. Auden.
When Dragon Ball Z was released …
With the conclusion of the Suruga Monkey arc at the end of the Part 1 box set, we proceed into the last two arcs in Part 2 and the end of a well-made series – but do these couple of stories make …
“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” – Garrison Keillor
This latest collection of Fairy Tail is pretty topsy-turvy. We see the strangest…
Thirteen-year-old Rikuo Nura is one quarter yōkai which means that he can only assume his powerful yōkai form, Nurarihyon, during the hours of darkness. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather,…
At the heart of Eureka Seven AO is the story of a half-alien boy, Ao Fukai, abandoned at the age of two, trying to find and save his mother. Ao, at thirteen, is now flying his mother’s mecha (or IFO) …
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown
Manga Entertainment recently released Sword Art Online, an…
“Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action.” – Ian Fleming.
This is a TV series originating from Japan, set in 1931, which amongst other things…
“The only reason I have to fight is because I have to win!” Ichigo to Ulquiorra
Series 13 Episodes 266-278
Things don’t look too good for Orihime. Left a prisoner in Las Noches in the care of Ulquiorra…
Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…
“As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’, probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.” – Woody Allen
The fourth and final release of SAO…
“The concepts most familiar to us are often the most mysterious.” – Etienne Klein
All the Anime’s new limited edition Blu-ray release of the popular series Durarara!!…
Alibaba’s dream is to capture a Dungeon. These mysterious structures appeared fourteen years ago across the whole world and are said to contain treasures beyond imagination, not to mention…
“You should treat a muse like a fairy.” – Paulo Coelho
At the end of Part 2 we witnessed the video game “Sword Art Online” being completed and coming to an end. Now…
Teiichi Niiya is a first year middle school student at Seikyou Private Academy, a huge school that has a lot of ghost stories tied to it due to there being a mixture of ‘new’ and ‘old’ buildings …
“I want to destroy the passer-by. I want to be anarchy.” – Sex Pistols
This sixth collection of episodes in the fantasy shonen series concludes the Oracion Seis arc, as well…
Series 12 Part 3
Even after 250 episodes, Bleach can still surprise us. The climax of the Muramasa arc is notable for a protracted confrontation between Muramasa and Ichigo in which we get to see…
“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” – Frank “Kin” Hubbard. …
Series 12 Part 2 Episodes 242-253
Muramasa, a vengeful Zanpakutō, has wreaked havoc in the Soul Society by using his exceptional powers to causing the Soul Reapers’ Zanpakutō to manifest themselves…
“Good tailwinds to you all!”
So now we know: Luscinia Hafez, onetime faithful bodyguard to the peace-loving Augusta, and now Premier of the Ades Federation, is hellbent on achieving…
