Anime Review

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate

Bayonetta first burst onto the video game scene in 2010 for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Before the release there was a lot of hype for the game due to the famous director of the Devil May Cry series,…

• 27th November 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Volume 5

This review contains spoilers.

“About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.” – Herbert Hoover.

In the last collection of Dragon Ball we witnessed…

• 25th November 2014
Anime Review

Yu-Gi-Oh! Volume 1

“Regarded as a game, chess is more intellectual than life… or bridge.” – Thomas Hardy

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a rare example of a project that became bigger in another format that…

• 17th November 2014
Anime Review

Linebarrels of Iron

Daydreaming his way through school, Kouichi Hayase fantasizes about being the ‘ally of justice’, a protector of the weak and innocent… while his reality is far different.…

• 15th November 2014
Manga Review

Witchcraft Works Volume 1

“Ah, fire: scourge of Prometheus, toaster of marshmallows, eradicator of dead wood.” – Sideshow Bob, The Simpsons.

Some people say it is best to fight fire with fire. In Witchcraft…

• 13th November 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

“This is what happens when mortals don’t share their pudding.” Lord Beerus, God of Destruction.

It’s Bulma’s birthday party (she’s not saying how old she is, though!) and she’s invited everyone,…

• 10th November 2014
Anime Review

One Piece Volume 8

“In heaven all the interesting people are missing.” – Friedrich Nietzsche. 

Now it has to be said from the outset that most of this collection is filler. However, as filler…

• 4th November 2014
Anime Review

Attack on Titan Volume 2

This review contains spoilers from the first part. 

“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.” – Betty Reese. 

The first collection…

• 28th October 2014
Anime Review

The Princess and the Pilot

The Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium are at war. But on the island of San Maltilia a glittering reception is being held to celebrate the engagement of young Lady Juana Del Moral and Prince…

• 27th October 2014
Anime Review

Devil Survivor 2 the Animation

Hibiki Kuze and Daichi Shijima (best buddies) and fellow high school student Io Nitta rashly sign up to the Nicaea App on their phones that promises to show them the face of a friend who’s just about…

• 21st October 2014
Anime Review

Black Butler: Cinema Screening

The live action movie version of the popular manga series Black Butler takes place in 2020 in an Asian city where Western and Eastern cultures blend together. Several years earlier, a young woman…

• 20th October 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Volume 4

This review contains spoilers.

“There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.”…

• 18th October 2014
Anime Review

Black Butler

This review is for the theatrical release of the live action Black Butler movie. 

It used to be the case that UK fans could only dream of being able to watch the live action adaptations of their favourite…

• 16th October 2014
Anime Review

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

One moment, Ensign Ledo of the Galactic Alliance is engaged in a life-or-death battle in deep space with the alien enemy, the Hideauze. The next, Ledo and his mecha Chamber are sucked into a wormhole.…

• 4th October 2014