In the little community living under the bridge beside the River Arakawa, even an ordinary game of baseball can turn into something distinctly out of the ordinary. When Kou Ichinomiya, the fine,…
“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts
A new collection in the Fairy Tail series has been released, with …
*Spoiler warning: if you haven’t see the Steins;Gate TV series, then I recommended you watch that first before reading this review!*
Steins;Gate was one of the shows in 2011 that got plenty…
‘Never be indebted to anyone.’ (The Ichinomiya family motto.)
Kou Ichinomiya knows that he is perfect; intelligent, handsome and he’s already running his own companies while still …
“My doctor gave me six months to live but when I couldn’t pay the bill, he gave me six months more.” – Walter Matthau.
The Baroque Works storyline continues in this collection…
The promotional image for this film makes it look as if this would be your standard group magical adventure but little did I know that Aura: Koga Maryuin’s Last War is much more down to…
“I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?’ ‘No,’ said the priest, ‘not…
This year saw the return of the Scotland Loves Animation mystery film and brief hints told us that it was a kids’ movie and a European premiere not out in Japan yet. It was revealed to be Magical…
With Himari at death’s door, a mysterious man named Sanetoshi offers Kanba a special medicine to revive her, but at a great price. As she slowly begins to recover, Kanba becomes increasingly distant…
When I heard Jonathan Clements’s introduction to FUSE, it sounded interesting, since I really like stories that are set in the Edo period. The brief talk about how western ideas were bringing…
Lupin the Third is one of the longest running franchises in anime and manga. With multiple TV series, a handful of movies, and a long line of TV specials, it’s something of an institution …
“El Psy Congroo.”
Rintarou Okabe, self-styled ‘mad scientist,’ has been playing with fire – and now he’s faced with the consequences of his actions. Having time-travelled or, more accurately,…
“I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining.” – Groucho Marx.
This film does make for a pleasant change, because usually…
“The captain has said too much or he has said too little, and I’m bound to say that I require an explanation of his words.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
The…
The first box-set of One Piece left viewers halfway through the Baratie arc, with Luffy aboard the floating restaurant and under attack from the villainous and self-styled indestructible…
Kenichi Shirahama has been training hard – really hard – to learn all the different martial arts styles of his exceptional (and eccentric) six masters at Ryozanpaku Dojo. But the threat posed …
“The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper. I cannot quite make it out.” – Annie Dillard.
Global warming is a big threat to the world; however after watching…
So far, Keima Katsuragi and Elsie have captured four loose souls, but, sadly for Keima, his job is far from over, with thousands of souls still waiting to be captured. Luckily a second player …
Hell has some bad news; some souls have escaped and wormed their way into the human world, hiding in the hearts of young girls. In a desperate attempt to reclaim them, they send the demon Elsie to …
Ayakashikan appears to be a high security apartment building for the rich and gifted but in fact it’s the home of demon descendants: normal-looking humans with supernatural abilities.…
