As the fifth volume of this series left a great impression on me, I was excited to watch the last episodes of Desert Punk and to see how everything unfolds leading up to the finale. In the end it left…
It’s not uncommon in the anime industry for popular franchises to have a movie release that tries to summarize the original manga or TV story into a 90 minute timeslot. It’s also not too rare of a …
An imperial ox-cart is crossing a bridge when the ox begins to buck and shy; the cart crashes and its passenger, a young boy, is tossed into the fast-flowing river below. A young woman sees the accident…
How a series ends is important. Perhaps more important even than how it begins. The final moments of a show are key to how it will be remembered. It’s impossible to please all of the people …
In an urgent attempt to rescue Gaara, Team Guy and Team Kakashi rush towards the Akatsuki hideout, only to be delayed by Akatsuki members Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasuke’s older brother, Itachi…
If you were to discuss ‘Studio Ghibli films’ with any anime fan, several film titles are sure to come up. Examples include the worldwide success ‘Spirited Away’ and the critically acclaimed …
“Whoops, I kinda went over budget” – Enta
Whilst video games have a low batting average when it comes to being adapted into other media (what with Sonic SatAM, Gungrave and the manga adaptation…
Allow me for a minute to give you an insight into the world of the humble reviewer. It can be a tricky prospect reviewing the later volumes in a series. As this is the second volume (of the second series,…
In an alternate history, in 1945, strange alien creatures known as the Genjyu appear in the skies above Earth. Leaving a trail of poison and destruction wherever they roam, these creatures decimate…
If there’s one anime studio that I seem to be ignoring at the moment, it’s Gonzo – unless you count the multiple times I’ve seen Linkin Park’s music video for “Breaking…
A lot has changed since the end of the first season of Rozen Maiden; Jun has overcome his fear of leaving his home and is now studying hard to catch up to his classmates over the summer. In addition,…
Fullmetal Alchemist is one of the most popular Japanese properties of the last decade. The fact that people are still cosplaying as Hiromu Arakawa’s troupe of brilliantly conceived actors…
It used to be that every male Japanese Otaku worth his salt wanted nothing more than to pilot his own giant robot. Then later it became their ultimate fantasy to be surrounded by a harem of adoring…
So here we are at the end of line, as the war between humanity and their enemies, the Shadow Angels, heads toward its conclusion! But before the final battle in the Shadow Angels’ realm of Atlandia,…
Ponyo is the eighth film that Hayao Miyazaki has directed for Studio Ghibli. For a lot of anime fans the reading of this review can end there. It’s another Miyazaki film, and that’s…
What if it was true that Naruto had been killed so early in the Shippuden series? The Internet would go haywire with angry Naruto fans; there would be riots in the streets, governments would be unable…
Horror is an intriguing and vast genre as its meaning changes depending on the person perceiving it. We all have our own personal view of what horror is and what haunts us in our nightmares. For example;…
“It just keeps getting more complicated” – Rukia
So, how does one top the gripping finale to the previous set?
With a filler episode in the filler arc that does precious little to keep up with…
Beginning in 1985 as a graphic novel and continuing sporadically thereafter, Masamune Shirow’s tales of urban combat and political unrest in a hi-tech utopia have persisted in the affections…
“Naruto Uzumaki has returned to the Hidden Leaf Village!”
After a long two and a half years of hard training with Master Jiraiya, Naruto returns to the Hidden Leaf Village older and stronger than…
