What can I say about Puella Magi Madoka Magica that hasn’t already been said? Since it aired in Japan around a year and a half ago, it’s been universally praised in both the anime industry and community,…
“There was a shortage of directors; I was pretty fast in finishing my work and the producer thought: ‘He’ll be able to finish the storyboards in a jiffy’. I was pushed…
I was very excited to see Nerawareta Gakuen, I truly was. Before the movie, I discussed and defended studio Sunrise’s recent Slice Of Life projects as some of the surprisingly well made ones around…
“War is not nice.” – Barbara Bush.
Somewhere in an alternative version of the Earth, war is still raging between humans and aliens, war is still being led by young girls with magical…
Episodes 14-25
It starts out as a normal training exercise for the young Ex-Wires from True Cross Academy – and then Amaimon, demon lord of the earth, appears. Driven beyond his limits as…
“Everybody has got to die, but I’ve always believed an exception would be made in my case.” – William Nabokov
If you move to a small rural village miles from anywhere, then the…
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood was my very first introduction to the franchise and as ignoring the original 2003 anime series is something I’m guilty of, trying to find the old Revelation …
“‘Life,’ wrote a friend of mine, ‘is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.'” – E. M. Forster.
Life moves on…
And now, we’ve reached the 100 episodes mark with the third season of Dragon Ball Z. Let’s get the technical details out of the way first. This set offers pretty much the same as the …
“Yukimura!” “Your lordship!” “Yukimura!” “Your lordship!” “YUKIMURA!” “YOUR LORDSHIP!” Takeda Shingen…
“I am a member of a magic circle – The Secret Six – which is so secret I don’t know the other five.” – Tommy Cooper.
This fourth collection of episodes is currently the last…
2011 was a great but short year for the so-called Noitamina line-up of DVD releases; both House of Five Leaves and The Tatami Galaxy were terrific series that were a bit different from the usual …
Last year, I had the privilege to review Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood anime series for this site and it became one of my most memorable experiences in terms of reviewing anime. I knew nothing…
Whether you’re a fan of supernatural fiction or not, its popularity and sudden rise in the public eye has made everyone aware of the basics; vampires drink blood, werewolves come out at …
Endings must be a daunting thing to write for story creators, because no matter what you write not every fan is going to be pleased with how their favourite characters end their tale. Every reader…
The second season of Dragon Ball Z follows the adventures of Gohan, Bulma, and Krillin, who departed from Earth after Goku’s victory over Vegeta in search of planet Namek and its Dragon …
“There’s a difference between criminals and crooks. Crooks steal. Criminals blow some guy’s brain’s out. I’m a crook.” – Ronald Biggs
Released on Blu-ray…
“Always shoot to kill. Dead men cannot grass.” – Ronnie Kray
Kaze and Manga Entertainment have teamed up for this new Blu-ray release of the action-packed crime anime, with plenty…
In recent years we’ve had a large increase of Shounen titles available to UK viewers; not only we are continually getting DVD releases for Naruto and Bleach, but thanks to legal streaming…
[ Please Note: The initial batch of Panty & Stocking have been found to have a production fault that means some footage is missing. Please see Manga’s website for details on what to do…
