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27th March UK anime releases

The last few anime DVD releases of the month are due out today, including the oft-delayed Steamboy (available in both regular and Director’s Cut editions), the first double disc set of …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 2

Following its somewhat unimpressive debut, Burst Angel is back with another quartet of episodes which see Jo and the other girls taking on another pair of missions. As before, there’s …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 5

On the run from the British Library with Yomiko and Nancy in tow, the Paper Sisters seek refuge in Yomiko’s parents’ house in the mountains. Secluded, deserted and with a healthy …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Full Metal Alchemist Volume 5

After the confrontation with Scar left both Elric brothers in quite a state, Ed and Al return home for some much needed healing, both physical and mental. Of course, it’s not long before …

• 25th March 2006
Anime Review

Tokyo Underground

Unbeknownst to the general populace, deep beneath the streets of Tokyo exists a sealed city, unimaginatively entitled Tokyo Underground. Home to numerous controversial experiments, and …

• 23rd March 2006
Anime Review

Heat Guy J Volume 1

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…

• 22nd March 2006
Anime Review

Last Exile Volume 7

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…

• 22nd March 2006
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20th March UK anime releases

This week sees another batch of anime DVDs hitting our shores, including the concluding volume of Chrono Crusade, and the first instalment of Madlax, a ‘girls with guns’ series …

• 20th March 2006
Anime Review

Samurai 7 Volume 1

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 …

• 20th March 2006