Loud, noisy and obnoxious… enter the crazy world of Saiyuki Reload. Even the rocking theme tune could not prepare me for what was to follow: sunglass wearing monks, foolish assassins and incompetent…
I’d normally kick off a review by giving a brief overview of the plot and where the story’s headed but for this DVD I’m not going to bother. Manga Entertainment have crammed …
The world is approaching its final days. The war that has engulfed the planet is reaching its natural conclusion, and slowly but surely, the casualties are adding up. And as Shuji and Chise face…
As the fates collide and the umpteenth school uniform gets ruined, Hakufu finds herself cursed by Totaku’s earlier attack while the other players make their final moves. She decides to…
The fighting tournament reaches its conclusion and afterwards Goei takes an exhausted Haukfu and Koukin to an old hot spring in the mountains. Whilst they relax and recover from their ordeal …
Madlax is a mercenary in the war-torn country of Gazth-Sonika that happens to be very good at what she does. Margaret Burton is a young aristocrat in peaceful Nafrece with a mysterious past. Somehow…
While the name of Studio Ghibli is famous for its films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is important to remember that Isao Takahata is another one of the company’s founders and as such has …
To give you an idea of how highly I was anticipating Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, I sat through all 50 episodes of Zeta Gundam (hardly a chore though!) just so that I could prepare…
When fifteen year old Kamui Shiro returns to Tokyo after a six year absence, he has just one goal in mind- fulfilling a promise to protect his childhood friends Fuma and Kotori. Much as he would like…
If there is a volume that encapsulates everything that makes Gungrave such a fine series, it is this one. This is Brandon Heat’s tragic closing night, the promised implosion of friendship…
To celebrate this ghoulish season, the Anime UK News team have locked horns and produced a particularly striking epitaph recommending a host of blood drenched anime for those who enjoy the company…
GANTZ has arrived in the UK with a reputation for controversy; you may have heard it described as mindless violence or overly sexual- those comments are not wrong, but what separates this series…
When high school student Haru saves a strange-looking cat from being run over by a truck she is understandably surprised when it turns out that it can talk. After voicing its thanks the cat promises…
It’s easy to see how Yoshiyuki Tomino created a benchmark for Japanese animation with Mobile Suit Gundam. Strip away everything that Gundam is now famous for; namely its imaginative giant…
I’m now 10 episodes into Gundam SEED and my expectations are starting to balance off. Comparisons with the original Gundam series are warranted, but beyond basic plot similarities, SEED…
Despite the large number of anime series being released in the UK every month, there are still many shows that are yet to even see a stateside release. “The Great Unwashed Anime” is…
When it comes to serving up nostalgia-tinged treats no other company’s back catalogue can come close to matching Manga Ent.’s unwavering slew of classic titles.Bolstering that…
After what has seemed like an eternity, Bandai has finally begun to make one of its most popular and longest-running franchises available here in the UK. Yes, Gundam is slowly being made available…
College student Touma is trying to get into one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, but fails the entrance exam. On the fateful results day he meets the beautiful Meiko and in an act of…
Since entering the Limitless Fortress, Get Backers has enjoyed an exciting new lease of life. The story is exploding with intrigue as our heroes make an unwelcome return to their past stomping…
