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 …
When Dark Horse announced their releases of classic Clamp titles as omnibus editions in 2009, manga fans around the world rejoiced. The Clover and Chobits omnibus editions were released not …
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,…
Throughout my reviews, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood has proved a roller-coaster experience that I’m certainly glad to have been a part of – and now we come to the final part…
Crossover; it’s a word that gets any fan, regardless of franchise, excited. But such a word is best used on special occasions and what better occasion could it be used, but for Yu-Gi-Oh’s…
Continuing from where we last left off, we find out that the Grave Robbers are known as Furido’s 4-Man Team and are currently on a mission to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village to rebuild the…
The most important flashback in the series so far comes in the first episode of this box-set. In the city of Xerxes, we are introduced to the characters Slave 23 and a clouded Homunculus in a bottle.…
The summer of 2010 will be etched in my memory as the time I discovered Eureka 7. Having bought the Anime Legends box sets comprising the complete 50 episode series, I devoured it over the space of…
Who is Astro Boy for? Osamu Tezuka, in his day, would have straightforwardly replied ‘for children’. But Dark Horse Comics’ edition, running to a monumental twenty-three…
“If they show even a glimmer of spiritual pressure, kill them!” Grimmjow Jeagerjaquez
At last.
The Bount filler is over and done with and Bleach picks up where it left off at the end…
We begin directly where we left off with Sasuke attacking a weakened Team Kakashi with no remorse whatsoever towards his friends. He confirms that he has no desire to go back to the Hidden Leaf Village…
After an episode re-cap on important past events, mixed in with the monologue of the Elric brothers’ father Van Hohenheim, we are back where we left off. Alphonse has followed Gluttony …
When the meeting between Yamato and Kabuto Yakashi, one of Sasori’s spies (and his attempt in capture him) ends in failure, Orochimaru makes his appearance to Team Kakashi. Because of …
In the second feature-length release in the Bleach franchise, the Soul Reaper Toshiro Hitsugaya takes centre stage. Hitsugaya and the tenth section are guarding an artefact known as the King’s…
It’s crunch-time for the Soul Society. Jin Kariya, the Bount, has come to wreak vengeance on those responsible for creating him. After centuries of persecution in the world of the living, Kariya…
“Well Fullmetal, looks like we’ve landed ourselves in a pit of hell.” Roy Mustang
I knew nothing about Fullmetal Alchemist before watching this boxset except that it is widely revered…
Season 5 Part 1 Episodes 92-99
And so the Bount Arc continues into Season 5 as the Bounts arrive in the world of the Soul Society hell-bent on revenge. Fast on their heels follow Ichigo and co. complete…
Not all is wonderful in Wonderland, but Alice Liddell is slowly growing used to the males having animal ears, falling in love with her, and the sudden changes between night and day. But there are…
The ongoing battle against Sasori, the Akatsuki Puppet Master, seems to be coming to an unfortunate conclusion for Sakura. With the young ninja getting stabbed right through the chest by Sasori’s…
