Coveted along with Elfen Lied as one of the most violent and extreme anime series to appear in recent years, director Ichiro “Violence Jack” Itano’s version of GANTZ has turned…
Smashing into the UK with a frightening reputation for extreme physical and psychological violence, Elfen Lied never fails to live up to its name and ends just as controversially as it began. …
Again Elfen Lied denies it’s pretty style and delivers a trio of episodes that are anything but. Subverting the look of its cute characters, it clearly delights in extreme mental and physical…
The seven samurai are gathered and the fortifications are in place, but for the people of Kanna village, the conflict is only beginning. The bandits have finally arrived in overwhelming numbers,…
Aside the fact that new mecha series have been few and far between lately, Eureka Seven can raise viewer expectations to levels that threaten serious disappointment. The credits for instance…
Having travelled up from their underground city at the centre of the world, Ichise and the Doc look upon Earth’s surface world for the very first time – this episode is called “Heaven…
I’d normally kick off a review by giving a brief overview of the plot and where the story’s headed but for this DVD I’m not going to bother. Manga Entertainment have crammed …
Serving up six more episodes of school bound silliness the third volume of Cromartie High offers viewers another generous helping of surreal laughs and off the wall comedy hi-jinks. There are…
You know something’s good when you come back to it after a bit of a break, and find that it’s every bit as enjoyable as when you left it. Fullmetal Alchemist is one of those series. Although…
Still posing as her brother, Hikaru continues her quest to retrieve the last two Magatama and bring them to the capital. With an ever-increasing group of allies by her side, Hikaru puts her all …
There’s something about Madlax that I can’t quite put my finger on. All the elements for a good action-drama seem to be there; an intricate plot full of twists, a cast of sexy characters…
The world is approaching its final days. The war that has engulfed the planet is reaching its natural conclusion, and slowly but surely, the casualties are adding up. And as Shuji and Chise face…
These days it seems you can’t move for remakes of old stuff. Hollywood hasn’t had an original idea in years, relying on a constant stream of rehashes and adaptations of old properties,…
Makoto Shinkai is probably best-known as the man who created the short OAV Voices of a Distant Star almost single-handedly from little more than a desktop computer; his follow-up on the other …
Last volume, my optimistic prediction for Burst Angel was that the series had already hit its lowest point, and that the next few episodes would show a distinct improvement. Unfortunately, the…
Sadly, when it comes to anime decent horror shows, unlike say, series about pre-pubescent mecha pilots and robotic maids, are few and far between. Sure, there have been one or two notable entries…
The fourth volume of 2nd Gig proved to be something of a mixed offering, a mix of two interesting character-based episodes, and two weaker instalments with more relevance to the main storyline.…
Sanzo, Goku, Gojyo and Hakkai are a quartet of demon hunters on a journey to the west. Unfortunately, when their schedule is thrown off by a particularly enthusiastic demon attack, they are left…
Prepare yourselves for another trip into the weird and wonderful world of Cromartie High, home to the toughest, meanest and downright stupidest students in all of Japan. If you were lucky enough…
Having chosen to stay behind in the world of the Second Hand of Time, Daisuke remains separated from Dark, but now the time has come for the Phantom Thief to obtain the legendary Wedge of Time and …
