Anime Review

Anime Review

Samurai Champloo Volume 3

The unlikely trio of Fuu, Mugen and Jin continue their journey across feudal Japan, continuing the search for “the samurai that smells of sunflowers.” Of course, the journey is …

• 31st March 2006
Anime Review

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Volume 8

The war rages on as Kira returns to Earth with his new mobile suit, the Freedom Gundam. After the Archangel and her crew escaped the Federation’s trap at JOSH-A, they are branded deserters…

• 28th March 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 5

On the run from the British Library with Yomiko and Nancy in tow, the Paper Sisters seek refuge in Yomiko’s parents’ house in the mountains. Secluded, deserted and with a healthy …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 2

Following its somewhat unimpressive debut, Burst Angel is back with another quartet of episodes which see Jo and the other girls taking on another pair of missions. As before, there’s …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Full Metal Alchemist Volume 5

After the confrontation with Scar left both Elric brothers in quite a state, Ed and Al return home for some much needed healing, both physical and mental. Of course, it’s not long before …

• 25th March 2006
Anime Review

Tokyo Underground

Unbeknownst to the general populace, deep beneath the streets of Tokyo exists a sealed city, unimaginatively entitled Tokyo Underground. Home to numerous controversial experiments, and …

• 23rd March 2006
Anime Review

Heat Guy J Volume 1

In the city of Judoh, the Special Services Division of the Bureau of Urban Safety has created a new weapon to combat crime: a mechanical enforcement officer codenamed “J’. Alongside…

• 22nd March 2006
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 7

With the first six volumes of Last Exile having secured its place on that select list of my favourite series, the only question remaining was whether it could pull off a conclusion consistent with…

• 22nd March 2006
Anime Review

Samurai 7 Volume 1

Based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Samurai 7 transports the classic story to a world where mecha and advanced machinery exist alongside the more traditional elements of period …

• 20th March 2006
Anime Review

Tsukihime Lunar Legend Volume 3

The final showdown with Roa nears as Shiki discovers the secret that surrounds his family. After recovering from his ordeal in the second volume and with Arcueid determined to defeat Roa once …

• 13th March 2006
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GANTZ Volume 3

It’s back to business as usual in GANTZ #3 with Kurono and his new team-mates dispatched to hunt down another funky-looking alien; the “Suzuka” alien- an afro sporting robot…

• 12th March 2006
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Planetes Volume 4

Planetes #4 begins with Half-Section returning to work after their warm and fuzzy vacation on Earth; the air between Hachi and Tanabe is still uncomfortable with romantic doubt but their attentions…

• 12th March 2006
Anime Review

S-CRY-ED Volume 6

It’s been a bit of an inconsistent ride over the course of the series, but as must inevitably happen, s-CRY-ed has finally reached the finish line, with a conclusion that ranks somewhere…

• 10th March 2006
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Mezzo DSA Volume 2

There are more thrills, spills and dangerous missions for the three members of the DSA as they run into old flames, thuggish squatters, virtual reality nightmares and serial killers. Asami is…

• 10th March 2006
Anime Review

Gunslinger Girl Volume 1

Henrietta and Jose are fratello (siblings), but not in the conventional sense of the word. A terminal patient “saved’ by the Italian Social Welfare Agency, Henrietta was the recipient…

• 5th March 2006
Anime Review

Wolf’s Rain Volume 4

Hubb continues his search for Cher accompanied by Quent, resulting in a tearful reunion and a difficult decision. Meanwhile the wolves brave the worsening weather to retrieve Cheza, now joined…

• 5th March 2006
Anime Review

Robotech: Remastered Volume 3

As the Zentraedi launch the final assault on the SDF-1 there is discontent in their ranks and the hope of a truce between their forces and those of Earth. Just when peace seems to be a realistic prospect,…

• 1st March 2006
Anime Review

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

There is no denying the impact Mamoru Oshii’s cyber punk thriller Ghost in the Shell had on the world, and especially the science fiction genre, in 1995. Just like Akira, it dragged contemporary…

• 28th February 2006
Anime Review

Laputa – Castle In The Sky

Created in the mid-1980s hot on the heels of his lifework Nausicaa and The Valley of Wind, Hayao Miyazaki’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky is another breath taking fantasy adventure simmering…

• 26th February 2006