Anime Review

Anime Review

Akira

In the year 2019, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of destruction at the hands of a mysterious being known as ‘Akira’. This has given rise to a sprawling metropolis riddled with …

• 13th January 2005
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 4

I approached this forth volume of Love Hina hesitantly- the third volume was the most disappointing yet and the story had shown no signs of improvement to suggest these episodes would be any better-…

• 11th January 2005
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 5

I feel like I am constantly fighting a battle to enjoy Kiddy Grade. The strange combinations of fluffy character designs and twisting government conspiracies are enough to kill my interest, …

• 10th January 2005
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 1

By combining the lush aesthetics of a Victorian-influenced future with a hard fought, epic war- GONZO’s Last Exile has emerged in the UK with the best of reputations. Beautifully animated…

• 9th December 2004
Anime Review

Kino’s Journey Volume 2

As far as philosophical anime go, you would be hard pushed to find a more thoughtful and symbolic series than Kino’s Journey. And depending on which side of the fence you stand, you will find…

• 6th December 2004
Anime Review

Tenchi Muyo! Forever

I approached Tenchi Forever with a renewed sense of enthusiasm after the resounding enjoyment I had with the first Tenchi Muyo! movie, Tenchi in Love.Typically, feature length movies that have…

• 3rd December 2004
Anime Review

Tenchi Muyo! in Love

Tenchi Muyo! was never an anime I had pegged down as being able to comfortably make the transition from the standard 23-minute episode structure to a feature-length movie, yet I stand here corrected;…

• 23rd November 2004
Anime Review

Mazinkaiser Volume 1

Mazinkaiser is a retro-fuelled journey harking back to the days when mecha anime was just an excuse to enjoy a group of giant robots duke it out in some secluded Japanese forest. Being a story enveloped…

• 15th November 2004
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 4

Kiddy Grade #4 is the much awaited change of pace for a series that has thus far struggled to establish any kind of memorable plotline. By achieving what the previous volume merely hinted at, this…

• 5th November 2004
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 3

Love Hina #3 presents us with yet more signature slapstick comedy and ‘slice-of-life’ drama that made the earlier episodes so successful, but the story has now notably faded into…

• 4th November 2004
Anime Review

Ninja Scroll TV Volume 3

Ninja Scroll TV has been a fun and exciting ride through a semi-authentic historical Japan; brimming with inventive monsters, crazed demons and some damn fine samurai warriors. Admittedly,…

• 3rd November 2004
Anime Review

AD Police

AD Police is a fine looking cyber punk thriller that is let down by forcing us to follow the exploits of a rather crude bunch of futuristic crime fighters. Being a spin-off from the famous ‘Bubblegum…

• 1st November 2004
Anime Review

Mahoromatic Volume 1

It would be harsh to label Mahoromatic as simply an excuse to parade around a selection of young ladies tightly clad in skimpy swimming gear, but then I would be pulling the wool over your eyes. …

• 26th October 2004
Anime Review

Full Metal Panic Volume 7

Full Metal Panic! #7 is the concluding volume of what has been another underwhelming piece of eye candy from the popular GONZO animation studio. There has been no real sense of suspense or drama…

• 20th October 2004
Anime Review

Azumanga Daioh Volume 2

Azumanga Daioh #2 continues to sublimely balance the fluffy mixture of zany high-school comedy and pure unadulterated ‘cuteness’ that made the first volume such a fun and amusing…

• 14th October 2004
Anime Review

Dead Leaves

Cool…, Dead Leaves just looks cool, and that’s exactly what this 50 minute OVA delivers. It’s a glimpse into the uber-creative minds at Production I.G – vivid character…

• 7th October 2004
Anime Review

Love Hina Volume 2

Sometimes it’s nice settling down into an anime production knowing exactly what to expect; and Love Hina is a perfect example of a predictable but still fun series. Comedy, loads of fan-service…

• 5th October 2004
Anime Review

Kino’s Journey Volume 1

I write this review after being utterly consumed by the beautiful, yet incredibly bitter world illustrated for us by Kino’s Journey; a story which follows a poetic drifter (or traveller)…

• 3rd October 2004