Anime Review

Anime Review

Blood Lad

“The geek shall inherit the Earth.” – Alexander Robbins

Blood Lad is an anime which stirs up strange thoughts. Thoughts such as: “Is Blood Lad the most northern-sounding…

• 3rd February 2015
Anime Review

Kamisama Dolls

Kyohei looks like a normal college boy, but in fact he’s from a rich family and a long line of ‘Seki’ – humans with the power to control kakashi, ancient wooden God-like beings. But many years ago …

• 1st February 2015
Anime Review

Giovanni’s Island

“It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” – Leo Tolstoy

When it comes to Japan covering the World War II, it is always a subject treated with wariness. …

• 26th January 2015
Anime Review

Durarara!! x2 Shou

Episodes 1-2 (Streaming on Crunchyroll) – This review contains spoilers.

“Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it’s more likely to be female.” –…

• 22nd January 2015
Anime Review

Akame Ga Kill!

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…

• 13th January 2015
Anime Review

Kabukimonogatari

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 …

• 10th January 2015
Anime Review

Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar

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.…

• 28th December 2014
Anime Review

Nekomonogatari White

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 …

• 22nd December 2014
Anime Review

Nekomonogatari Black

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…

• 18th December 2014
Anime Review

The Garden of Sinners

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…

• 14th December 2014
Anime Review

Patema Inverted

“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…

• 11th December 2014