As one of the first Ghibli titles to reach these shores, Princess Mononoke will no doubt have already become a familiar sight on store shelves. Nonetheless, this repackaged version with more …
At the end of volume 4 we were in the midst of an unnecessary recap section which derailed the storytelling of the series. The first two episodes of this volume do nothing to rectify the situation…
It’s a Hayao Miyazaki film – instant 10/10.Oh, okay, I’ll do it properly.
Kiki’s Delivery Service tells the story of a young witch in training who, on her 13th birthday,…
“From the creators of Noir!” the box proudly claims. I’ll be honest; I was never a fan of that series. I found it terribly dull and excruciatingly slow, so it’s fair to…
We have three more helpings of the FMP! comedy spin-off as undercover military operative Sousuke and his reluctant charge Kaname find themselves in more scrapes and madcap adventures. An art…
Towards the end of World War II, Professor Kaneda put the finishing touches to a terrifying new weapon, but vowed to never allow it to be unleashed. Several years later it is inadvertedly reawakened…
On the surface, Shuji and Chise seem like any other pair of seventeen year olds who’ve just started dating- they’re not entirely sure about their feelings for each other, but they’re…
In the first instalment of Samurai 7 we saw priestess Kirara begin to gather together the seven samurai needed to defend her village from the Nobuseri bandits, but with only two samurai and two …
Having been described by Beez’s DVD cover-art as a “faithful adaptation of a classic epic of Japanese science fiction”, I had high hopes for Crest of the Stars and despite …
“Reunion” is a word used through out Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and that’s exactly what this movie is; a reunion of old friends on screen and a reunion for old fans off…
Before sitting down to watch Cromartie High School, make sure you give yourself time to acclimatize. This is comedy so deeply embedded within the surreal that even I had to check whether or not …
The series reaches its conclusion as Hideki discovers the truth concerning Chi’s origins. Is she really one of the “Chobits’ series? Meanwhile Chi realises that she must…
It’s the final showdown in the war between Naturals and Coordinators, and both sides are getting desperate. As the Earth forces begin an all-out assault on the Plants, ZAFT prepares to …
As the battlefield moves to space, the crew of the Archangel find themselves caught between the two warring sides. With the Earth forces gathering all the forces they can at the moon, and ZAFT continuously…
Shizuku is a teenager dealing with the usual problems of growing up; high school entrance exams, busy parents, a bossy older sister- and of course, relationships. Whilst reading library books…
Chobits reaches its penultimate instalment as Chi is kidnapped by person or persons unknown. Could this be somehow connected to the speculation that she may be a member of the Chobits series? …
Full Metal Panic! was a show of two halves. At times it was an action-filled mecha drama featuring the freelance anti-terrorist organisation Mithril battling kidnappers, terrorists and numerous…
The Yamadas are as typical a dysfunctional family as you could ever expect. Father Takashi, mother Matsuko, children Noboru and Nonoko, and grandmother Shige all live in a quiet little house …
Lauded as anime’s answer to The Crow, Karas is a slick retooling of the superhero myth courtesy of anime impresario Keiichi Satou (who will be best known to western fans for his contributions…
Robin and Nagira continue their search for Amon, and find themselves following a trail of breadcrumbs he seems to have left for them. As they follow up these new leads, more and more pieces of the…
