Anime Review

Elemental Gelade Volume 1

Elemental Gelade is the story of Cou and Ren. Cou (full name Coud Van Giruet) is the laughing stock of his ship – that of the pirate gang, the Red Lynx. A hopeless pilot and pretty talentless…

• 22nd June 2007
Anime Review

Divergence Eve Volume 1

In the year 2317 humans can now travel across the universe at the speed of light by “tunneling” through different dimensions. Out in the depths of the universe is Watchers Nest, a space station …

• 17th June 2007
Anime Review

Cosplay Complex

You can’t get much more Japanese than Cosplay Complex; bright colour, unnecessary animal friends (in this case an owl called Ikebukuro), cosplay, lots of blushing young girls with great…

• 10th June 2007
Anime Review

Sorcerer Hunters

With an 18 certificate and character names like Chocolate and Carrot, you should pretty much get what you expect when buying this volume of Sorcerer Hunters – a collection of three episodic…

• 26th April 2007
Anime Review

InuYasha Volume 1

Observing the entrapment of the half-demon InuYasha by the local hero and priestess, Kikyo, after his attempt to steal The Jewel of Four Souls, we then watch a younger girl of, remarkable resemblance…

• 22nd April 2007
Anime Review

My-HiME Volume 3

‘Sometimes, Special Powers Are A Curse…’

Mai Tokiha and her younger brother Takumi are settling into their new life at Fuuka Academy. They have made friends, despite Mai’s discovery that…

• 17th April 2007
Anime Review

Ah! My Goddess Volume 1

Freshman Keiichi Morisato is not having a good day; he oversleeps, his bike won’t start, the other members of the Auto Club take advantage of his helpful nature, leaving him behind to clean…

• 10th April 2007
Anime Review

Panda Z Volume 2

Pan-Taron is in the driving seat again as the pilot of the Panda Z, the awe-inspiring mecha that protects his friends from Skull Panda and the Warunimal Empire.

Okay, the Panda Z isn’t quite as awe-inspiring…

• 6th April 2007
Anime Review

Saiyuki: Reload Volume 1

Loud, noisy and obnoxious… enter the crazy world of Saiyuki Reload. Even the rocking theme tune could not prepare me for what was to follow: sunglass wearing monks, foolish assassins and incompetent…

• 5th April 2007
Anime Review

Tokko Volume 1

The opening of Tokko’s first volume begins with images of the mundane and the supernatural being interwoven, culminating in the presence of a bloody and rampaging demon walking the streets during…

• 31st March 2007
Anime Review

Gun X Sword: Gun Sword

The typical ‘reluctant hero meets desperate town in need, doesn’t care but is slowly won over by one town member, who – half for personal reasons and half for her sake – he fights for’…

• 31st March 2007
Anime Review

Coyote Ragtime Show Volume 1

Beginning with a bang is Coyote Ragtime Show’s philosophy, and indeed, although the series maintains a fairly dizzying pace (owing to the thirteen episode format, as a twenty six episode…

• 26th March 2007
Anime Review

Panda Z Volume 1

Okay, so what exactly do we have here?

That was the first question I asked myself at the beginning of the first episode of Panda Z. It tells the story of Pan-Taron, pilot of the giant robot Panda Z and…

• 25th March 2007
Anime Review

Samurai Champloo Volume 7

All good things must come to an end, and Samurai Champloo is no exception. Mugen, Jin and Fuu are nearing the end of their long journey across Japan – but with just one small boat trip left to go, there…

• 17th March 2007
Anime Review

My-HiME Volume 2

Transferring to a new school is never easy, but as Mai is discovering, when you’ve got to juggle your school life and part-time job with a sick brother, feral room mate and monsters that you…

• 28th December 2006
Anime Review

D.N.Angel Volume 7

Having chosen to stay behind in the world of the Second Hand of Time, Daisuke remains separated from Dark, but now the time has come for the Phantom Thief to obtain the legendary Wedge of Time and …

• 22nd September 2006