Anime Review

The Ambition of Oda Nobuna

Present-day high-school student (and keen gamer) Yoshiharu Sagara finds himself bang in the middle of a fierce Warring States battle. A dying warlord (none other than Hideyoshi Toyotomi) begs…

• 15th April 2015
Anime Review

One Piece Volume 9

Episodes 206-229, may contain spoilers.

“I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be one or the other.” – Napoleon Bonaparte.…

• 11th April 2015
Anime Review

Bleach: Fall of the Arrancar 2

Episodes 304-316

Spoilers! (Well, what did you expect…? It’s The Big Confrontation)

After two more filler episodes celebrating Bleach’s 10th Anniversary (which is, after all, something…

• 5th April 2015
Anime Review

Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 2

“Almost all people are hypnotics. The proper authority saw to it that the proper belief should be induced, and the people believed properly.” – Charles Fort

This second season…

• 29th March 2015
Anime Review

Onimonogatari: DVD review

Onimonogatari is the fourth arc in Monogatari Second Season and is focused this time on Araragi’s blonde vampire companion. This arc is one of the shorter ones with only four episodes …

• 25th March 2015
Anime Review

Appleseed Alpha

Look – I’ll level with you. the part of reviewing anime that I hate most is summarizing storylines. I just hate it. I mean, what’s the point? If you’re already interested…

• 23rd March 2015
Anime Review

Ben-To

From all the fan-service shows I’ve watched as a reviewer, I’m considering Ben-To as one of the best ones I’ve seen and there are several reasons why. It might not be an instant classic, …

• 21st March 2015
Anime Review

Kill la Kill Volume 2

Warning: may contain spoilers.

“My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.” – Jack Nicholson.

Continuing on from the first collection, we witness more…

• 17th March 2015
Manga Review

07-Ghost Volume 14

“You need to remember, Teito. If you don’t remember what’s real, how can you live honestly?” Ouka, First Princess of the Barsburg Empire. 

Warning: Spoilers! Lots…

• 10th March 2015
Anime Review

Broken Blade

Science fantasy mecha shows honestly aren’t as common as you might expect. When looking across the genre as a whole, just what notable titles stand out? Escaflowne, no doubt. Aura Battler…

• 8th March 2015
Anime Review

Rideback

In 2020, the world finds itself governed by the GGP, a tyrannical global dictatorship that has wrested control from the world’s leaders, enforcing order with an iron fist. Against this…

• 27th February 2015
Anime Review

Fairy Tail Volume 9

Warning: may contain spoilers.

“The Glorious Dead” – Inscription on the Cenotaph. 

The latest DVD collection of Fairy Tail brings us a brand new story arc, combining …

• 24th February 2015
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 20

Episodes 245-257

The Next Challenge! Naruto Vs The Nine Tails

At the Waterfall of Truth, Naruto has reached the moment when he is ready to unlock the seal on the phenomenally powerful beast he …

• 7th February 2015
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 19

Naruto, with Master Guy, Aoba and Yamato, is on his way to the Land Of Lightning under the orders of the Shinobi Alliance, although Naruto is unaware that he is being sent there to be hidden from…

• 5th February 2015