Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 2

In an urgent attempt to rescue Gaara, Team Guy and Team Kakashi rush towards the Akatsuki hideout, only to be delayed by Akatsuki members Kisame Hoshigaki and Sasuke’s older brother, Itachi…

• 5th October 2010
Anime Review

Gunparade March

In an alternate history, in 1945, strange alien creatures known as the Genjyu appear in the skies above Earth. Leaving a trail of poison and destruction wherever they roam, these creatures decimate…

• 11th September 2010
Anime Review

Desert Punk Volume 5

If there’s one anime studio that I seem to be ignoring at the moment, it’s Gonzo – unless you count the multiple times I’ve seen Linkin Park’s music video for “Breaking…

• 4th September 2010
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippūden the Movie

What if it was true that Naruto had been killed so early in the Shippuden series? The Internet would go haywire with angry Naruto fans; there would be riots in the streets, governments would be unable…

• 10th August 2010
Anime Review

Bleach Volume 9

 “It just keeps getting more complicated” – Rukia

So, how does one top the gripping finale to the previous set?

With a filler episode in the filler arc that does precious little to keep up with…

• 2nd August 2010
Manga Review

Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 35

The end is nigh. That’s what it says in big letters on the back cover. And indeed it is, as Samaurai Deeper Kyo draws closer to the final volume. It nearly didn’t end at all though, as …

• 30th July 2010
Anime Review

Appleseed EX Machina

Beginning in 1985 as a graphic novel and continuing sporadically thereafter, Masamune Shirow’s tales of urban combat and political unrest in a hi-tech utopia have persisted in the affections…

• 27th July 2010
Anime Review

Bleach: Series 4 Part 2

Just as the Soul Society arc was a look into the why of Rukia, the Bount arc is the same unto Ishida and how he is dealing with the loss of his powers after the events of Soul Society. It’s this …

• 18th July 2010
Anime Review

Astro Boy [Movie]

After a number of false starts and near misses, the past few years have finally seen the first Hollywood big-screen adaptations of anime and manga. However it hasn’t been the most audacious…

• 8th July 2010
Anime Review

Baldr Force EXE

BALDR Force EXE is one of those peculiar beasts. Based on the plot of a Japanese video game series, you’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes and swiftly moving on, but there’s a good deal more to this…

• 6th July 2010
Anime Review

Naruto: The Final Episodes

Yes, this is the end of the line for the first series, and even though it’s been a long time coming, the final episodes of Naruto are looking to impress with an eventful, epic conclusion. Do…

• 30th June 2010
Anime Review

Bleach: Series 4 Part 1

“Ever since the powers of the Soul Reaper were thrust upon me, my whole world has changed. Now I’m Ichigo Kurusaki, substitute Soul Reaper, and I’m combining my powerful spirit energy…

• 21st June 2010
Manga Review

Oninagi Volume 1

Nanami Kushimiya is fifteen years old, she’s looking forward to starting high school this spring time, and has found out that her junior high love Kazuto Sanjouin is also going to the same…

• 3rd June 2010
Anime Review

Naruto Volume 16

I have a soft spot for Naruto, which is one of the most popular anime series with some great action and a particular charm that won me over. Now that the first series is almost at an end, can these episodes…

• 16th May 2010
Anime Review

X TV Volume 5

Variations on the theme of the inevitability of destiny…

  It’s a little unfortunate that ‘Wish,’ the first episode on this disc, is basically a resume of what’s gone before, as first Kakyo…

• 27th April 2010
Anime Review

Fate/stay night: The Night of Rider

“There must be something wrong with me – I’m giving advice to a person I want to kill.” Archer to Shirou Emiya

Beneath a moonlit sky, Saber confronts the swordsman guarding Ryudou Temple. He reveals…

• 13th April 2010