Anime Review

Trigun Volume 3

After the mild disappointment of volume 2 this instalment in the Trigun series has a lot to live up to, will it up the ante and finally see the series kick into high gear or will it be another helping…

• 2nd June 2005
Anime Review

Stratos 4 Volume 1

Stratos 4 follows the lives of four young  “Meteor Sweepers’ pilots who defend the earth from an all too common asteroid problem. They are part of a defence force created solely with…

• 1st June 2005
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New Review: Get Backers #3

Having been under whelmed by the first two volumes of Get Backers, I was pleasantly surprised by the strong set of action packed episodes on this third volume, reviewed courtesy of ADV.

“Full…
• 31st May 2005
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Review: Love Hina Spring Special

Picking up straight after the end of the TV series, I’ve reviewed the Tokyo University-bound Love Hina Spring Special, out now in the UK from MVM.

“Basically, this one off OVA is a…
• 31st May 2005
Anime Review

Get Backers Volume 3

The mediocre first two volumes of Get Backers left little to no impression on me. As the comedy-filled action struggled to place any real importance on its inevitable outcome, I felt this was a …

• 30th May 2005
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Series review: New Dominion Tank Police

Stuart Bullen has sent us his review of New Dominion Tank Police, another cult classic from manga author Masamune Shirow (out now in the UK from Manga Ent.).

The heady mix of wacky humour and frenetic…
• 28th May 2005
Anime Review

Love Hina: Spring Special

Having enjoyed the slapstick romantic comedy of the Love Hina TV series, this “Spring Special” OVA was something of a fun curiosity for me.50 minutes later and I’m not surprised…

• 28th May 2005
Anime Review

New Dominion Tank Police

I was extremely pleased when Manga announced this release, I still have fond memories of those insomnia stricken nights when I’d wile away the hours watching Tank Police on the Sci-Fi channel. …

• 27th May 2005
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The Cat Returns UK cinema line-up

Optimum have let us know that Studio Ghibli’s latest movie The Cat Returns will be hitting the following UK cinemas on Friday (the 27th of May).

WEST END/LONDON CONFIRMED 1. UGC Shaftsbury…
• 26th May 2005
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MVM art box clarification

Having spoken with MVM about their upcoming Lunar Legend Tsukihime and Paranoia Agent limited edition art boxes (due in June and July), we have been told that since these will have their own “unique…

• 26th May 2005
Anime Review

Boogiepop Phantom

Boogiepop Phantom is a dark tale and perhaps one of the most unsettling anime series currently available in the UK market. The mix of supernatural horror, macabre visuals and a gritty portrayal…

• 26th May 2005
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Snippets of Beez UK news

Beez have recently let us know about their plans to release anime soundtracks in the UK. Out on the 9th of May were two Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex CDs; repectively titled “Be Human”…

• 23rd May 2005