If you were born in the mid-to late-nineties, there’s a pretty good chance that Digimon Digital Monsters was a part of your childhood. Whilst the first series was a little bit before my time, with…
The Story
Two rival medley relay swimming teams, one at Iwatobi High, the other at Samezuka Academy, prepare to battle it out to reach the Nationals. Charismatic Rin is now captaining the Samezuka…
It’s official! Your Name (Kimi no Na wa.), the latest film from director Makoto Shinkai, has now become the highest grossing film for 2016 in Japan alone. The film has not only surpassed …
It’s time for the second half of Akame Ga Kill! (Episodes 13 to 24) to arrive in UK stores on both DVD and Blu-ray. The story picks up where it left off (as it obviously should!) as Night Raid, a group…
The first five volumes of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in A Dungeon? (or Japanese abbreviation DanMachi as I’ll be referring to it now) have proved to be a fascinating read full of wonderful…
11Eyes started off life as a visual novel, released on the PC in 2008, before eventually becoming a manga, then shortly after that, this 12 episode anime series. Originally airing in 2009, is this…
This is the third month in a row that I’ve gotten to review the Haikyu!! manga for the site and I’m still loving every second! Volume 3 features some notable changes to the Karasuno team but these…
Regular readers of my reviews will be familiar with the fact that I am a big music fan. I listen to a lot of different types of music, as well as play the guitar myself. It’s safe to say that music is something…
Ian Wolf’s Review
“There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.” – August Strindberg.
Continuing on from where the previous collection ends, our heroes Shino Inuzuka (trapped…
When Bleach ended its TV run in March 2012, I was sad. When I found out that a cute chibi spin-off of Naruto was replacing it, I was annoyed and confused. Now several years later, that previously mentioned…
Project Ito may seem like a studio name but it’s actually a synonym for Satoshi Ito, a Japanese science fiction writer who produced four novels before his passing in 2009. Most of his books have…
Souji is an ordinary highschool student with an extraordinary love: Twintails. At school, he can think of nothing other than twintails, even going so far as to start his own club totally dedicated…
In an alternate reality Earth, humans cannot be killed. Even if they are shot in head or stabbed in the heart, they will instantly revive in perfect health. However, a disease is spreading, RDS,…
Leiji Matsumoto is one of those names that you hear all the time when you start getting into anime and manga, often in sentences that start with “classic authors like…” His most famous works include…
“Serinuma-san is my girlfriend. And I won’t let you make a pass at her!” Asuma Mutsumi to Kazuma Mutsumi
High school! The happiest days of your life – but not always for fujoshi Kae Serinuma, who …
In a months time the next Scotland Loves Anime festival will commence and now the full line-up of titles have been revealed for Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Edinburgh is 17th-23rd October and Glasgow…
Over the past few weeks it was discovered that the new film from director Makoto Shinkai will be screened at a number of theaters throughout the United Kingdom. No one knew who it was that was offering…
Cheerful high school girl Chiyo Sakura has fallen head-over-heels for the tall and handsome Umetarou Nozaki. Much to her confusion though, when she tries to confess her love to Nozaki, he hands…
KOTATSU JAPANESE ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2016
Chapter – 24th & 25th September 2016
Box Office: +44 (0)29 2030 4400 email: enquiry@chapter.org
Aberystwyth Arts Centre – 15th…
