Long before Spirited Away, before Studio Ghibli, one of Hayao Miyazaki’s first directorial gigs was the Lupin III TV series. One of the most enduring characters in anime and manga aimed…
Rozen Maiden Ouverture is a 2-part OVA that seemingly takes place during Rozen Maiden Träumend.
When Jun comes home with a new brooch, Shinku seems hostile towards his kind gesture. So Souseiseki…
“Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear.” – Baruch Spinoza.
A series of six 45 minute films, Towa no Quon is about a race of beings called “Attracters” (or…
If you’re still reading the reviews of Dragon Ball and got yourself the first three volumes, I’m sad to inform you that you are hooked, especially as it only gets better from this season…
Chaos;Head centres on 17 year-old Takeru, a massive anime otaku who lives in a storage container. So all-consuming is his obsession that he completely rejects “three-dimensional girls”…
What can I say about Puella Magi Madoka Magica that hasn’t already been said? Since it aired in Japan around a year and a half ago, it’s been universally praised in both the anime industry and community,…
“There was a shortage of directors; I was pretty fast in finishing my work and the producer thought: ‘He’ll be able to finish the storyboards in a jiffy’. I was pushed…
I was very excited to see Nerawareta Gakuen, I truly was. Before the movie, I discussed and defended studio Sunrise’s recent Slice Of Life projects as some of the surprisingly well made ones around…
“War is not nice.” – Barbara Bush.
Somewhere in an alternative version of the Earth, war is still raging between humans and aliens, war is still being led by young girls with magical…
Episodes 14-25
It starts out as a normal training exercise for the young Ex-Wires from True Cross Academy – and then Amaimon, demon lord of the earth, appears. Driven beyond his limits as…
“Everybody has got to die, but I’ve always believed an exception would be made in my case.” – William Nabokov
If you move to a small rural village miles from anywhere, then the…
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood was my very first introduction to the franchise and as ignoring the original 2003 anime series is something I’m guilty of, trying to find the old Revelation …
“‘Life,’ wrote a friend of mine, ‘is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.'” – E. M. Forster.
Life moves on…
And now, we’ve reached the 100 episodes mark with the third season of Dragon Ball Z. Let’s get the technical details out of the way first. This set offers pretty much the same as the …
“Yukimura!” “Your lordship!” “Yukimura!” “Your lordship!” “YUKIMURA!” “YOUR LORDSHIP!” Takeda Shingen…
“I am a member of a magic circle – The Secret Six – which is so secret I don’t know the other five.” – Tommy Cooper.
This fourth collection of episodes is currently the last…
2011 was a great but short year for the so-called Noitamina line-up of DVD releases; both House of Five Leaves and The Tatami Galaxy were terrific series that were a bit different from the usual …
Last year, I had the privilege to review Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood anime series for this site and it became one of my most memorable experiences in terms of reviewing anime. I knew nothing…
Whether you’re a fan of supernatural fiction or not, its popularity and sudden rise in the public eye has made everyone aware of the basics; vampires drink blood, werewolves come out at …
Endings must be a daunting thing to write for story creators, because no matter what you write not every fan is going to be pleased with how their favourite characters end their tale. Every reader…
