With Himari at death’s door, a mysterious man named Sanetoshi offers Kanba a special medicine to revive her, but at a great price. As she slowly begins to recover, Kanba becomes increasingly distant…
When I heard Jonathan Clements’s introduction to FUSE, it sounded interesting, since I really like stories that are set in the Edo period. The brief talk about how western ideas were bringing…
“I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.” – Jackie Mason.
[C], an anime series with one of the shortest titles around (unless you count the extra-long…
Watching my first Makoto Shinkai film in a cinema was probably one of the most memorible things I’ve experienced and Garden Of Words certainly was a great way for me to start my 2013 Scotland…
Lupin the Third is one of the longest running franchises in anime and manga. With multiple TV series, a handful of movies, and a long line of TV specials, it’s something of an institution …
“There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grape-nuts on principle.” – G. K. Chesterton.
This manga by the late Satoshi Kon dates…
“El Psy Congroo.”
Rintarou Okabe, self-styled ‘mad scientist,’ has been playing with fire – and now he’s faced with the consequences of his actions. Having time-travelled or, more accurately,…
“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards.” – Sir Fred Hoyle.
Anime Ltd. concludes their re-release…
“I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining.” – Groucho Marx.
This film does make for a pleasant change, because usually…
The Holy Grail War is a secret war between seven chosen Magi known as ‘masters’ that must fight each other with spirits of former warriors known as ‘servants’. The grand prize to the surviving …
“The captain has said too much or he has said too little, and I’m bound to say that I require an explanation of his words.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
The…
Episodes 20-25
‘Wild Tiger’ Kotetsu is on the run – from everyone, even his fellow Heroes. Framed for the murder of his partner Bunny’s Aunt Samantha, with his face plastered on ‘wanted’ posters…
After a quick set of flashbacks to remind you of the events from the first film, The Battle of Doldrey wastes no time in getting straight back into the action. Flying heads are everywhere as you’d…
The first box-set of One Piece left viewers halfway through the Baratie arc, with Luffy aboard the floating restaurant and under attack from the villainous and self-styled indestructible…
“I’m a student of violence because I’m a student of the human heart.” – Sam Peckinpah
As the title of the series suggests, this is a series which is pretty heavy on the …
The final arc of the Sailor Moon manga (Stars) starts in Book 11 with Usagi having a tearful farewell with Mamoru, who’s off to study abroad. Just as Mamoru gives Usagi a ring, strongly signalling…
In the real world the hero Mato is being force-fed macarons by the creepy villain Kagari and generally trying to save all her classmates from their traumatic personal problems. Meanwhile,…
Kenichi Shirahama has been training hard – really hard – to learn all the different martial arts styles of his exceptional (and eccentric) six masters at Ryozanpaku Dojo. But the threat posed …
“The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.” – Rebecca West.
One of Osamu Tezuka’s most famous creations is Princess Knight,…
“The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper. I cannot quite make it out.” – Annie Dillard.
Global warming is a big threat to the world; however after watching…
