“The fox knows many things; the hedgehog, one big thing.” – Erasmus
Naruto is the third of the four big shonen mangas that I am reviewing the first three volumes of (the others…
“Oh, ye seekers of perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you pursued? Go and take your place with the alchemists.” – Leonardo da Vinci
In the second article in my series looking…
“Black spirits and white, red spirits and grey, mingle, mingle, mingle, you that mingle may.” – William Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
For some reason, probably due to the fact …
Bleach Season 8 Part 1 The Arrancar 2: The Fierce Fight
Episodes 152-159
Ichigo and his companions were forced to split up as they fought their way into Las Noches to set Orihime free from Aizen’s…
Fairy Tail #1 Episodes 1-12
“In a land far, far away…”
Lucy Heartfilia is a young, pretty, and independent-minded Celestial Wizard who wants to join a guild so that she can earn her living by practising…
“One by one, the new generation will catch up to you, and in the end, they’ll surpass you,” says Kakashi to the defeated Akatsuki member Kakuzu.
Since Naruto tried out his new powerful jutsu “Rasen…
“Never lend books; no one ever returns them. The only books I have in my library are books other people have lent me.” – Anatole France
When reading Library Wars I cannot help but make…
I have fond memories from way back in the heyday of the original Playstation. I remember popping the black-bottomed discs into Sony’s little grey box and waiting for the fun to start. The…
Cutie Honey stars, well, Cutie Honey who lives a double life as an office worker and the super heroine with extraordinary powers given to her by her father one year ago after a car accident. When …
I know it’s too early to call it, but I’m willing to bank money and say that hands down Samurai Girls wins the best animated visuals for a UK anime release of 2012. From start till end you’re treated …
Episodes 142-151
Captain Yamamoto forbids the Soul Reapers to go to the rescue of Orihime Inoue for in his view, she must have gone to Aizen’s side of her own free will, making her – ergo –…
Some of you may already know that I love the works of mangaka Natsume Ono, especially her “not simple” manga which I reviewed earlier this year, so when Beez Entertainment announced that they…
Through happy coincidence, I ended up watching Redline the same week as I did Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. Both are adamantly hand-drawn throwbacks defying the computer-oriented…
Episodes 132-141
Captain Hitsugaya is mistaken for a kid by Ichigo’s little sister (more shortie jibes here than in Fullmetal Alchemist) when she’s looking for someone to help her and her friends…
The continuing fight between Asuma and the Akatsuki member Hidan looked to have been concluded after a well-placed fire jutsu was successfully landed on the antagonist. However, something …
Six months have passed since Kaze’s death and the new dim outlook on life for both Makine and Ouri doesn’t seem to have faded over time. Ouri, now training to be Makina’s new contracted monk, takes…
The Ikki Tousen series (also known as Battle Vixens) has always been infamous for its large amount of over-the-top fights and female clothes being ripped apart. It’s been a while since …
Bleach Series 6 Part 2 Episodes 121-131
“This winter we shall fight!” Yamamoto, Captain General of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads.
The new story arc is well underway at the start of this box-set,…
No sooner than Ciel can sit down for tea and scones, another string of murders have occurred on the streets of London and this time it’s an Indian that’s suspected of the crimes, just as the Curry …
So far Hollywood’s attempts to turn anime and manga into major live action movies have either resulted in commercial and critical flops (Speed Racer, Dragonball) or have languished in…
