Anime Review

Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere

Plot Summary: In a distant future, Japan is divided into feudal territories, which have been conquered and are ruled by outside countries. The flying city-ship Musashi, which holds the remnants…

• 5th August 2013
Manga Review

No. 6 Volume 1

“I am not a number! I am a free man!” – Patrick McGoohan as Number Six in The Prisoner.

The choice of the above quote is rather fitting for this review, and not just because the …

• 27th July 2013
Anime Review

One Piece Volume 1

“You want my treasure? You can have it. I left it everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it!” The last words of Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates.

Monkey…

• 19th July 2013
Anime Review

Project A-Ko

Project A-Ko is a reviewer’s nightmare. After the end credits have rolled, initial impressions have coalesced, and the infectious ’80s guitar pop of ‘Follow Your Dreams’…

• 23rd June 2013
Anime Review

Naruto: Shippuuden Volume 12

To be fair, it would be hard to top the episodes that were contained in the last box set and sadly, this twelfth box set doesn’t continue the great quality of episodes and stumbles a lot of times,…

• 30th May 2013
Manga Review

Atomcat

“Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer.” – Bruce Graham.

Astro Boy is widely regarded as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest,…

• 11th May 2013
Anime Review

Fractale

Clain (Yu Kobayashi/Brina Palencia), a young teenaged boy, lives in a cottage on the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea, with his dog, his mother and father. Correction: with the virtual doppels…

• 6th May 2013
Anime Review

Persona 4: The Animation Volume 2

Episodes 10-17

Can Yu and friends save teen idol Rise from herself as she is the next one to be pushed into the TV screen and appear on the sinister Midnight Channel? Naoto Shiragane (Romi Park/Mary…

• 28th March 2013
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

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