Anime Review

Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 2

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…

• 5th October 2010
Anime Review

Ocean Waves

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 …

• 26th September 2010
Anime Review

Disgaea: Complete Series

“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…

• 20th September 2010
Anime Review

Gunparade March

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…

• 11th September 2010
Anime Review

Desert Punk Volume 5

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…

• 4th September 2010
Anime Review

Rozen Maiden: Träumend #1 & #2

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,…

• 26th August 2010
Anime Review

Aquarion Volume 4

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,…

• 17th August 2010
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippūden the Movie

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…

• 10th August 2010
Anime Review

Pet Shop of Horrors

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;…

• 8th August 2010
Anime Review

Bleach Volume 9

 “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…

• 2nd August 2010
Anime Review

Appleseed EX Machina

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…

• 27th July 2010
Anime Review

Bleach: Series 4 Part 2

Just as the Soul Society arc was a look into the why of Rukia, the Bount arc is the same unto Ishida and how he is dealing with the loss of his powers after the events of Soul Society. It’s this …

• 18th July 2010
Anime Review

Astro Boy [Movie]

After a number of false starts and near misses, the past few years have finally seen the first Hollywood big-screen adaptations of anime and manga. However it hasn’t been the most audacious…

• 8th July 2010
Anime Review

Baldr Force EXE

BALDR Force EXE is one of those peculiar beasts. Based on the plot of a Japanese video game series, you’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes and swiftly moving on, but there’s a good deal more to this…

• 6th July 2010