When the Strike the Blood anime originally aired back in late 2013 I was quite fond of a lot of the ideas the series had, so when it finished its run I was really eager to experience more of the story.…
Dragon Ball Z Kai (known as simply Dragon Ball Kai in Japan) was an effort from Toei Animation to take the original 291 episodes of Dragon Ball Z and slim it down to better fit the pace of the original…
“I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.” – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
This is a series that has seemingly passed everyone at AUKN by. It …
Episodes 11-20
If only Raku Ichijo could remember what really happened ten years ago (he was only a five-year-old at the time, so he can be forgiven if his memories are a little vague) he’s certain…
I’ve always found myself having a very love-hate relationship with Attack on Titan. It’s a series that I took interest in because of the anime adaption but it’s never been one that I could really…
This is a review of volumes 1 to 3
I’ll be the first one to admit it – I am not My Love Story!!’s target audience. For one thing, I am not a teenage girl. For another, I tend to hate romance stories, myself…
“Never sweep. After four years the dirt gets no worse.” – Quentin Crisp
Fumi Nishioka is a new transfer student at Kurokado Private High School. She has suffered a lot: her…
If you spotted my previous review of the first half of Muv Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse, you’ll recall that I was pretty pleasantly surprised by it. The mix of gnarly, full-on aliens-versus-mecha…
Episodes 1-10
Although high schooler Raku Ichijo is the son and heir to a yakuza clan, he’s happy to make breakfast for all his father’s men every day – he’s that kind of a guy. But his father has plans…
Episodes 14-25
“They are a magnetic levitation high mobility Impactor set to chaotic mode.”
The indestructible Kill-T-Gang and the Designer Children, under the command of Setsuna/Lady Siren,…
“There are two things I like stiff and one of them’s jelly.” – Dame Nellie Melba
When she was growing up, the five-year-old Komomo Ninomiya had just about everything.…
Warning: may contain spoilers
“Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it.” Muhammad Ali
The semi-finals of the Battle City Tournament are now due, taking…
“I was an unwanted child. I was always being handed off and kicked out. But now…I’ve finally found something to cling to.” Chise, reflecting on her new life as her master and magus Elias takes…
The time has come for Alibaba, Aladdin and Morgiana to go their separate ways and leave the protection of Sinbad and his Eight Generals on Sindria. All three have different goals in life to pursue:…
“Every scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next they say it had been discovered before. Lastly they say they always believed in it.”…
Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student living in Tokyo with an innocent crush on a girl he meets at his local café, Rize Kamishiro. After plucking up the courage to ask her out, he finds the date…
Episodes 355-366
Ichigo is training hard with Kugo Ginjo, the leader of Xcution, who has offered to help him find his Fullbring powers. But something sinister is going on; a rogue member of Xcution,…
This review contains spoilers for the TV series and first two movies of Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
When heroes have played their part in saving the world, when they sacrifice everything to change…
Out of all the genres in anime, ‘Magical Girl’ is one of the hardest to crossover and comprehend for non-anime fans. The basic premise is relatively simple – an ordinary girl is granted a power to…
“The body is but to the soule as a clogge tied to the legge.” – James Cole (1629).
Kuro Karatsu is a shaven-headed student at a Buddhist college with few prospects. If he has one…
