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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Featuring three stand alone episodes with the only recognisable face being that of the distorted Shounen Bat, Paranoia Agent #3 is none the less a successful ride through the realms of the weird…
Along with GANTZ, Elfen Lied is touted as one of the most infamous anime series Japan has produced for a good few years. Harking back to the dark days when anime delighted in plentiful bloodshed,…
“Am I alive or dead?” Kurono wonders as he and his new friends stumble through the streets of late night Tokyo, confused and upset by the previous hours of violent onslaught. Having…
Equal parts ideological science fiction and heartfelt drama, this tight third volume of Planetes continues to forge ahead with its touching ambition of human struggle in the not so familiar …
Given the general acclaim that s-CRY-ed has garnered from other quarters, I find myself approaching each volume with the hope that the series will improve and I will finally understand why it …
The fourth and final set of adventures of the scaled-down, super cute goddesses sees more high jinks featuring rebellious doubles, rigged election campaigns and even more cheeky references…
The raccoons of Tama Forest are in trouble- human development is slowly but steadily eating away at their territory. Determined to fight back, the raccoons begin rediscovering the ancient art…
