Reviews
Absolute Duo Review
Welcome to Koryo Academy, a high school where students are trained to be future peace keepers by utilizing the power of Blaze; the ability to manifest one’s soul into the shape of a weapon, like…
Nisekoi Season 2 Review
Raku Ichijo, only son of the leader of the Shue-Gumi yakuza gang, and golden-haired Chitoge, only heir to the rival gang, have been made – unwillingly – to enter into an ‘engagement’ to bring an …
Finder, Volume 8 Review
Copyright: Finder no Mitsuyaku © 2016 Ayano Yamane
WARNING: This article covers an adult title and may cause offense. May also contain spoilers from earlier volumes.
“A photograph is neither…
Complex Age Volume 4 Review
“It’s probably not true for everything, but sometimes there are things about your hobby that just aren’t as fun.” – Shiho, Complex Age volume 4
It has been awhile since I reviewed the first…
Fairy Tail Collection 13 Review
Warning: Review contains episode spoilers
“Hans [Christian] Andersen slept in this room for five weeks – which seemed to the family AGES!” – A note in Charles Dickens’s house.
Last time the Fairy…
Persona 3 The Movie #2 Review
At the time of writing we’re just days away from the release of the latest Persona game, Persona 5, so what better way to get into the mood than with the second movie adaptation of Persona 3? This movie…
Busou Shinki Complete Collection Review
There is a saying that goes around about slice-of-life anime and how it’s often ‘cute girls doing cute things’. For this review of Busou Shinki I’ve decided to repurpose that saying to ‘cute robot…
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Review
Quick disclaimer; prior to seeing this movie, I had not seen a single episode of Sword Art Online. This particular reviewer only knows the basic concept of the show, can visually recognise a few…
Archive: Review of Gurren Lagann Ultimate Collection
On 1st April 2007, Gurren Lagann debuted. To mark its 10th anniversary, we have republished our review of All the Anime’s Ultimate Edition boxset which was first put on sale in 2014. The series …
Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy Review
“The condition of man… is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.” – Thomas Hobbes.
The original Mobile Suit Gundam series that ended in 1980 was not a success. In fact, the series got axed.…
One Piece, Collection 16 Review
Episodes 373-396, may contain spoilers.
“A man’s face is his autobiography. A woman’s face is her work of fiction.” – Oscar Wilde.
This collection marks several landmarks in One Piece: it sees…
Snow White with the Red Hair Part 1 Review
If you’re someone who’s read many of my Anime UK News reviews, you’ll know that I’m a real fan of any work adapted or created by Studio BONES. Lately there was one notable series of theirs that I didn’t…
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Volume 1 Review
The Legend of Zelda is a famous video game series that every gamer will have heard of at some point in their life. Even if you haven’t heard of it before, with the recent release of The Legend of Zelda:…
Review of Clockwork Planet, Volume 1
“How many steampunks does it take to change a light bulb? Two: one to change it and a second to glue unnecessary clock parts to it.” – James Burnett
A long time ago, the Earth died.
Then, a man known …