Anime Review

Canaan

As I got to the third episode of Canaan, I was wondering what this show wanted to be. Was this an action thriller anime with some small light-hearted moments or was it the opposite: a light-hearted…

• 5th February 2013
Anime Review

Tiger & Bunny Volume 1

Hero TV Live is the must-watch show in Sternbild City. Producer Agnes Joubert and her indomitable team follow the crime-fighting exploits of the city’s superheroes as they compete to …

• 4th February 2013
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z Volume 5

Dragon Ball Z – Season 5 covers the Imperfect Cell and Perfect Cell sagas. It starts at episode 140 and ends at episode 165.

The Season 5 box-set comes with English 5.1 surround audio, U.S.…

• 29th January 2013
Anime Review

Needless Volume 1

“The clergy of England have no more influence over the people at large than the cheesemongers of England.” – Sydney Smith.

This series will make you go through a range of feelings.…

• 21st January 2013
Anime Review

Bleach: Arrancar vs. Shinigami

Season 10: The Arrancar 3: Arrancar vs Shinigami arc (2008-2009)

Ichigo has met his match in Espada #5, the redoutable Nnoitra (Nobutoshi Canna/Michael Sinterniklaas.) The substitute Soul…

• 13th January 2013
Anime Review

Anime Mirai 2012: Anime Mirai

Anime Mirai literally means “Future Anime”. The idea of this project is simple: to offer the opportunity to train new talent on the job, as they work on one of four short films that …

• 3rd January 2013
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 11

Last volume, I talked about how everything was being set up for two really important arcs. Well, that has certainly proved true; there is even one that has even been built up since the first season…

• 2nd January 2013
Anime Review

Freezing

“You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me neither.” – Steve Martin.

Looking at the front cover on the DVD for Freezing, I can tell you that the amount of fan…

• 24th December 2012
Manga Review

Cyborg 009 Volume 1

“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown.

If you have been following the news recently you may be aware that Digital…

• 7th December 2012
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 10

With the Guren arc finished, we return to Orochimaru who is now bedridden and severely weakened. His plan to transfer himself to Sasuke’s body after his three year wait is almost at hand. However…

• 25th November 2012
Anime Review

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc

Let’s be honest, by now some of you may at least have heard the name “Berserk” thrown out there in some way, shape or form, and considering the series is nearing 23 years old (15…

• 21st November 2012
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Z Volume 4

If you’re still reading the reviews of Dragon Ball and got yourself the first three volumes, I’m sad to inform you that you are hooked, especially as it only gets better from this season…

• 5th November 2012
Anime Review

Ninja Scroll: Ninja Scroll HD

“There was a shortage of directors; I was pretty fast in finishing my work and the producer thought: ‘He’ll be able to finish the storyboards in a jiffy’. I was pushed…

• 26th October 2012
Anime Review

Blue Exorcist Volume 2

Episodes 14-25

It starts out as a normal training exercise for the young Ex-Wires from True Cross Academy – and then Amaimon, demon lord of the earth, appears. Driven beyond his limits as…

• 21st October 2012