Anime Review
Samurai Jam: Bakumatsu Rock
If there’s one thing I’ve come to rely on anime for, it’s the medium’s propensity for the outlandish and entertainingly bizarre. From the whacked out dreamscapes of Satoshi Kon’s Paprika to the…
Flowers Of Evil
“O douleur! O douleur! Le Temps mange la vie.” (Oh pain! Oh pain! Time eats life.) – Charles Baudelaire.
Flowers of Evil was one of the more controversial anime of recent years,…
Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Episodes 1 – 4
When streaming service Viewster first picked up Chivalry of a Failed Knight I decided to give the first episode a go to see what the show’s all about. With the anime being handled by Silver Link I …
Koimonogatari
Araragi, a high school student and supernatural problem solver, and Shinobu, his 500-year-old vampire companion, would have been killed by the junior high girl turned Goddess Sengoku Nadeko,…
Outbreak Company
“I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.” – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
This is a series that has seemingly passed everyone at AUKN by. It …
Nisekoi: False Love Volume 2
Episodes 11-20
If only Raku Ichijo could remember what really happened ten years ago (he was only a five-year-old at the time, so he can be forgiven if his memories are a little vague) he’s certain…
Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse Volume 2
If you spotted my previous review of the first half of Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, you’ll recall that I was pretty pleasantly surprised by it. The mix of gnarly, full-on aliens-versus-mecha…
Nisekoi: False Love Volume 1
Episodes 1-10
Although high schooler Raku Ichijo is the son and heir to a yakuza clan, he’s happy to make breakfast for all his father’s men every day – he’s that kind of a guy. But his father has plans…
Captain Earth Volume 2
Episodes 14-25
“They are a magnetic levitation high mobility Impactor set to chaotic mode.”
The indestructible Kill-T-Gang and the Designer Children, under the command of Setsuna/Lady Siren,…
Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 3
Warning: may contain spoilers
“Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it.” Muhammad Ali
The semi-finals of the Battle City Tournament are now due, taking…
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Volume 1
The time has come for Alibaba, Aladdin and Morgiana to go their separate ways and leave the protection of Sinbad and his Eight Generals on Sindria. All three have different goals in life to pursue:…
A Certain Scientific Railgun
“Every scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next they say it had been discovered before. Lastly they say they always believed in it.”…
Tokyo Ghoul: Season 1
Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student living in Tokyo with an innocent crush on a girl he meets at his local café, Rize Kamishiro. After plucking up the courage to ask her out, he finds the date…
Bleach: The Lost Agent Part 2
Episodes 355-366
Ichigo is training hard with Kugo Ginjo, the leader of Xcution, who has offered to help him find his Fullbring powers. But something sinister is going on; a rogue member of Xcution,…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
This review contains spoilers for the TV series and first two movies of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
When heroes have played their part in saving the world, when they sacrifice everything to change…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings: and Movie Part II: Eternal
Out of all the genres in anime, ‘Magical Girl’ is one of the hardest to crossover and comprehend for non-anime fans. The basic premise is relatively simple – an ordinary girl is granted a power to…