We all knew it had to end this way, but that doesn’t make it any less tragic. It’s a testament to the superior writing of Cowboy Bebop that when the poetic conclusion of this fine series…
During its first volume, we made a pact with Gungrave; I was sceptical about the generic supernatural elements seen the in the first episode, but soon forgot my complaints as the story switched…
A thousand years after a global catastrophe known as the Seven Days of Fire ravaged the surface of the earth, the remaining members of the human race cling to life on the fringes of an enormous toxic…
Following an epic battle that resulted in a draw, legendary space warrior Iczer-1 returns to her home planet to recuperate. Unfortunately, planet Earth is still under threat from invasion so…
Meet the Danger Service Agency. Consisting of gun-toting femme fatale Mikura, punky gadget expert Harada and pasta-obsessed ex-cop Kurokawa, they take on the jobs that many would consider …
I have to admit that I’ve been regarding Full Metal Alchemist with a somewhat cynical eye, all too often when shows have to shoulder this amount of publicity the threat of falling victim …
The second volume of the R.O.D. TV series begins with a nail-biting episode in which the Paper Sisters are sent on an assignment to retrieve a book from a remote castle in Romania, which tests the…
When priceless Beethoven manuscripts start disappearing around the world, Section A of the British Library Special Operations are assigned to retrieve them and track down those responsible.…
It’s a sobering thought to suddenly realize there is now only one volume left of Cowboy Bebop. Us long suffering UK fans had waited so long for this fated series, to see the timeless phrase…
Aside from a few passing comments in various corners of the internet, s-CRY-ed was a series I knew next to nothing about. But I certainly prefer it that way though; it gives me a chance to sit down …
Cowboy Bebop #4 is the most character driven volume of this series yet, with no less than three of these four episodes being devoted to fleshing out the eventful back stories of flaky bombshell …
Stand Alone Complex is a series that has always retained effortlessly high standards and this fourth volume, despite not being nearly as remarkable as the previous three, proves that this series…
For a genre as well represented in mainstream film as the “mafia & gangster epic”, it’s rare, despite it’s known diversity, to find anything in Japanese animation…
For the sake of simplicity, I’m going to refer to this series as simply R.O.D.: the TV. There is some confusion over the title, but suffice to say it isn’t even crystal clear in Japan…
For a number of reasons, I’ve found Cowboy Bebop #3 hard to review; mainly due to its episodic nature, I have to be weary not to repeat what I wrote before.By now, we should have established…
Appearing amidst a flurry of hyperbole and rave reviews, Full Metal Alchemist has achieved Naruto-sized success in its native Japan and rapidly garnered something of a cult following over here…
When I was around nine years old, I saw a beautiful and imaginative foreign-looking film which went by the name of ‘Laputa: The Flying Island’ on terrestrial TV. Unaware of the fact…
We’re at the point now where Stand Alone Complex would have to do a hell of a lot wrong to destroy my devoted love for this show. And at the risk of sounding like a complete fanboy, this is a damn…
As much as I love to eulogise about Cowboy Bebop, there really isn’t much I can comment on from volume to volume without running the risk of repeating myself. By now, you should know that this…
Being a low-key spin-off from a cult action video game, Gungrave was largely expected (like the majority of video game adaptations) to be all gun-toting style over substance. But of course, assumptions…
