Anime Review

Back when Bakemonogatari was released, there were two female characters that never really engaged me throughout that series: Tsubasa Hanekawa and Sengoku Nadeko. In Hanekawa’s case,…

“You no longer matter to anyone.” Mui, warden of Hozuki Castle to Naruto Uzumaki

A murderous attack is launched on the Raikage at his stronghold – and the attacker is identified as none other than…

Episodes 1-2 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)

“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts 

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In a land ruled by a corrupt government and saturated by despicable evil, there stands one light in the sea of darkness, the fearsome and powerful Night Raid!

Akame Ga Kill is a 24 episode action-packed…

Travelling back in time always has unforeseen consequences – as third-year high school student Koyomi Araragi (Hiroshi Kamiya) should realize. But when he asks vampire girl Shinobu Oshino …

“What one owes to one’s mother is never repaid.” – Basque proverb

Michiko & Hatchin is a series that has some pleasant features. Perhaps the best is that, unlike…

The movie adaptation of long-running Shonen Jump shows tend to follow a strict formula. They usually feature a standalone story occurring outside the main series continuity so that fans can …

Bleach Season 14 Part 1 Episodes 292-303

“The truth is, Ichigo Kurosaki, all of the battles you’ve fought up till now were simply a part of my plan.” Sousuke Aizen

“I’m not done yet!” Ichigo Kurosaki.…

The awaited Monogatari Season 2 is now upon us and to start us off is the continuation of Tsubasa Hanekawa story in Nekomonogatari White. This arc yet again shows what the series does best and is …

This review contains some spoilers for the manga version of Angelic Layer.

When Misaki Suzuhara first steps out of Tokyo train station, she comes across a large crowd staring at a screen. What …

We head back into the past with the prequel to Bakemonogatari, the 4-episode OVA Nekomonogatari Black. Given the slight disappointment of Nisemonogatari, will this show deliver more of what…

“Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.” – Winston Churchill …

Garden of Sinners was originally a light novel series released in Japan in the late 90s from Type Moon; it’s not only their earliest work but also considered the ‘prototype’ for their other more…

“I wear a necklace, because I wanna know when I’m upside down.” – Mitch Hedberg

This is a very special film in terms of British anime history, in that it was one of the first…

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Mahiro wakes to find that he has been ‘asleep’ for a month and in that time the world has been reset by the Tree of Genesis. Millions of people have been wiped…

I had a lot of concerns going into the final film of this trilogy, most of which came from my fear of there being missing content everywhere from the manga, a concern I found dissipated quite swiftly…