Anime Review
Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 14
As Naruto sees Pain defeat Hinata and proceed to stab her with one of his iron rods, Naruto suddenly goes on a rampage by beginning to unleash his NineTails power to attack Pain but it’s not…
One Piece Volume 6
“Two things awe me most: the starry sky above me and the moral law within me.” – Immanuel Kant.
This sixth collection of the anime adaptation of the most popular manga ever sold…
Nisemonogatari : DVD Review
“Just as you fill your heart through good deeds, I fill my bank account with evil ones” – Kaiki
The next chapter in the Monogatari franchise, Nisemonogatari, attempts to build on the clever…
Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom – Record of the Jade Blood
“Why have I fought so hard? What the hell was everything for?” Toshizo Hijikata
Japan is in the middle of a civil war. It’s 1868 and matters go from bad to worse for the few remaining members of the …
Dragon Ball Volume 1
“Those who run to the apes to explain our behaviour are chuckle-heads too dumb to know their arse from a hole-in-the-ground.” – W. H. Auden.
When Dragon Ball Z was released …
Bakemonogatari: DVD Review
With the conclusion of the Suruga Monkey arc at the end of the Part 1 box set, we proceed into the last two arcs in Part 2 and the end of a well-made series – but do these couple of stories make …
Fairy Tail Volume 7
“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” – Garrison Keillor
This latest collection of Fairy Tail is pretty topsy-turvy. We see the strangest…
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital Volume 1
Thirteen-year-old Rikuo Nura is one quarter yōkai which means that he can only assume his powerful yōkai form, Nurarihyon, during the hours of darkness. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather,…
BTOOOM!
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown
Manga Entertainment recently released Sword Art Online, an…
Night Raid 1931
“Once is happenstance; twice is coincidence; three times is enemy action.” – Ian Fleming.
This is a TV series originating from Japan, set in 1931, which amongst other things…
Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar Part 1
“The only reason I have to fight is because I have to win!” Ichigo to Ulquiorra
Series 13 Episodes 266-278
Things don’t look too good for Orihime. Left a prisoner in Las Noches in the care of Ulquiorra…
Appleseed XIII: DVD review
Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…
Sword Art Online Volume 4
“As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’, probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.” – Woody Allen
The fourth and final release of SAO…
Durarara!!
“The concepts most familiar to us are often the most mysterious.” – Etienne Klein
All the Anime’s new limited edition Blu-ray release of the popular series Durarara!!…
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic Volume 1
Alibaba’s dream is to capture a Dungeon. These mysterious structures appeared fourteen years ago across the whole world and are said to contain treasures beyond imagination, not to mention…
Sword Art Online Volume 3
“You should treat a muse like a fairy.” – Paulo Coelho
At the end of Part 2 we witnessed the video game “Sword Art Online” being completed and coming to an end. Now…
Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
Teiichi Niiya is a first year middle school student at Seikyou Private Academy, a huge school that has a lot of ghost stories tied to it due to there being a mixture of ‘new’ and ‘old’ buildings …
Fairy Tail Volume 6
“I want to destroy the passer-by. I want to be anarchy.” – Sex Pistols
This sixth collection of episodes in the fantasy shonen series concludes the Oracion Seis arc, as well…