“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and we cannot live in.” – James Baldwin
So, all good things must come to an end and this is no exception.
There are several problems…
Way back in the dark and distant past (well 1994 to be exact) Roujin Z was an unusual release for (what was then) Manga Video. The smartly satirical sci-fi comedy sat oddly alongside their mostly…
The ‘visual novel’ is one of the most successful video games genres in Japan; mostly found on PCs, the genre often involves static anime graphics mixed with text and a multi-branch story to create…
“Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.” – Thomas Hardy.
If you are into your anime and manga then you will no doubt have come across…
“He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don’t let that fool you. He really is an idiot.” – Groucho Marx
Fumizuki Academy is unlike every other educational…
“Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.” – Tom Robbins.
This second DVD set covers episodes 13-24 of what has so far proved to be a rather…
The film opens up bluntly with the introduction of the new character Iceland, complaining about the lack of tourism in his country. But before we can get acquainted, the planet is attacked by aliens;…
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters, these see the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep.” – The Bible, Book of Psalms 107:23-24.
One…
“Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering she looks like a haddock.” – John Barrymore
I must confess that I have come late to the delights …
Fairy Tail #1 Episodes 1-12
“In a land far, far away…”
Lucy Heartfilia is a young, pretty, and independent-minded Celestial Wizard who wants to join a guild so that she can earn her living by practising…
@ Full Moon Volumes 1 & 2
David is a vampire; Marlo is half vampire, half werewolf. The young men have been close friends since childhood and in the two volumes of Sanami Matoh’s light-hearted…
When I think way back into the early days of my anime and manga fandom, I can remember a time when I couldn’t walk into a WHSmiths and easily find a manga section to pick from. I had to take trips to …
I’m in despair! I’m in despair over reading this entire volume!
Last year, someone at a convention talked to me about “Sayonora, Zetsubou-Sensei” after discussing popular worldwide political…
In reality, NHK is Japan’s equivalent of the BBC: their national licence-fee funded broadcaster. Much like our very own Beeb, they run several TV and radio stations – including …
I know it’s too early to call it, but I’m willing to bank money and say that hands down Samurai Girls wins the best animated visuals for a UK anime release of 2012. From start till end you’re treated …
Starting from where we left off, Azusa – a first year student – wants to join the Light Music Club after watching their performance in front of the new pupils. As a guitarist herself,…
Presumably, Kyoto Animation had some spare change gathering fluff in their back pockets. It is the only possible explanation for this aimless bundle of whimsy. Only extremely dedicated fans…
My impressions of the first volume of K-ON! were positive in regard to its approach to providing an entertaining and light-hearted Slice-Of-Life show, yet I felt it had some flaws in the music…
When The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya begins on the 16th of December, it appears to be just another episode: Kyon bemoans Haruhi’s now-permanent intrusion into his life, Haruhi voraciously…
No sooner than Ciel can sit down for tea and scones, another string of murders have occurred on the streets of London and this time it’s an Indian that’s suspected of the crimes, just as the Curry …
