Anime Review

Anime Review

Read or Die

When priceless Beethoven manuscripts start disappearing around the world, Section A of the British Library Special Operations are assigned to retrieve them and track down those responsible.…

• 17th July 2005
Anime Review

Cowboy Bebop Volume 5

It’s a sobering thought to suddenly realize there is now only one volume left of Cowboy Bebop. Us long suffering UK fans had waited so long for this fated series, to see the timeless phrase…

• 14th July 2005
Anime Review

Stratos 4 Volume 2

Whilst I derided Stratos 4’s lack of excitement in my review of volume one, I still found the show to be a pleasant distraction. With the prior volume ending on something of a cliff hanger …

• 11th July 2005
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Volume 1

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is a series with a healthy reputation. Since debuting in Japan during 2002, it has succeeded in revitalizing the failing Gundam franchise and spawned a new generation …

• 10th July 2005
Anime Review

Macross Plus

When hot-headed fighter pilot Isamu Dyson is posted to his home planet of Eden as a test pilot in a test programme for the latest combat aircraft, he finds himself working alongside old acquaintance…

• 8th July 2005
Anime Review

Puni Puni Poemy

The mad maestros behind ADV’s 1999 hit comedy Excel Saga return to wreak yet more havoc in the realm of unadulterated, schizophrenic humour they helped to pioneer. Those of you out there…

• 6th July 2005
Anime Review

Paranoia Agent Volume 1

Sometimes, you can’t help but jump on the bandwagon.Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent has hit the UK in a flurry of superlative reviews, with even “mainstream” film critics…

• 5th July 2005
Anime Review

Black Jack

Black Jack is a freelance master surgeon with unrivalled skills that allow him to perform the most difficult and dangerous operations. Cool-headed, professional and reclusive, he goes wherever…

• 4th July 2005
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam Movie I

It’s impossible to exist in modern anime fandom without bumping into a few (usually enthusiastic!) Gundam fans along the way. It is the definitive mecha franchise, having survived long…

• 2nd July 2005
Anime Review

S-CRY-ED Volume 1

Aside from a few passing comments in various corners of the internet, s-CRY-ed was a series I knew next to nothing about. But I certainly prefer it that way though; it gives me a chance to sit down …

• 28th June 2005
Anime Review

Dai Guard

It is the year 2030, twelve years ago the world was ravaged by a mysterious enemy known only as the Heterodynes. The army commissioned the creation of Dai-Guard a giant fighting robot to defeat …

• 27th June 2005
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 4

After all the flashy vanship races and glamorous aristocrats of previous volumes, Last Exile #4 turns out to be this series most low key and story driven volume yet. Of course it’s a jarring…

• 25th June 2005
Anime Review

Cowboy Bebop Volume 4

Cowboy Bebop #4 is the most character driven volume of this series yet, with no less than three of these four episodes being devoted to fleshing out the eventful back stories of flaky bombshell …

• 23rd June 2005
Anime Review

Haibane Renmei Volume 2

The shy and obedient Rakka is gradually settling into her new life as a newborn haibane in the picturesque town of Glie. In this, the second volume, she finds herself working in the town’s…

• 16th June 2005
Anime Review

Tsukihime Lunar Legend Volume 1

Shiki Tohno has the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception: the ability to see the threads of death that hold all physical objects and beings together, allowing him to break them at will and physically…

• 16th June 2005
Anime Review

Blue Gender: The Warrior

No one knows where they came from, some sightings date as far back as 2017. But during the year 2031 mankind was all but extinguished by this savage new lifeform.Known simply as The Blue, these horrific,…

• 14th June 2005
Anime Review

Chobits Volume 2

Country boy Hideki has a lot on his mind. Despite studying hard to get into college and working all hours at his part time job he is still worried about his upcoming exams and is desperately short …

• 13th June 2005