Anime Review
BTOOOM!
“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…
Night Raid 1931
“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…
Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar Part 1
“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 XIII: DVD review
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,…
Sword Art Online Volume 4
“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…
Durarara!!
“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!!…
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Volume 1
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…
Sword Art Online Volume 3
“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…
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
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 …
Fairy Tail Volume 6
“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…
Bleach: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale
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…
One Piece Volume 5
“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. …
Bleach: Zanpakutō: The Alternate Tale
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…
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing Volume 2
“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…
From Up On Poppy Hill
“Destroy the old and you destroy our memory of the past. There is no future for people who worship the future and forget the past.” – Shun Kazama, From Up on Poppy Hill
It’s 1963, Umi Matsuzaki…
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom
“Even the greatest splendour will fall to ruin.”
1864, Japan – a time of great change. When Chizuru Yukimura’s father, a doctor practising Western medicine, leaves home for Kyoto, he promises…
Sword Art Online Volume 2
“Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso
For many the first edition of Sword Art Online was rather slow. The episodes themselves were primarily…
Cat Planet Cuties
When I go into these kind of shows, I expect fan service and a somewhat simple plot but Cat Planet Cuties attempts to add a bit more to the formula, injecting more action/sci-fi into the mix. While…