Given that my relationship with the Love Hina TV series was an uneasy one at best, it was with a distinct lack of expectations that I approached this Christmas Special. Forget entertainment- if…
More comical adventures and moments of awkward romance abound as young martial arts prodigy Ranma and his odd assortment of family and friends make their second feature length outing, in which…
Galaxy Police Detective Mihoshi is well known for her tendency to eat and sleep all day, but in an attempt to show Tenchi and the girls that she actually does have some measure of competency, Mihoshi…
Now that more or less all of the films produced by members of Studio Ghibli have been picked up by Optimum Releasing, it’s no surprise that they have also bought the rights to Castle of Cagliostro,…
For the past 1800 years legendary fighters have fought an ongoing battle for supremacy, their souls locked inside small pieces of jewellery that have been passed down the generations. Now, the…
Like cheese and jam sandwiches the very thought of Samurai mixed with Hip Hop is enough to turn one’s stomach. It’s only after you’ve taken your first bite that you realise …
Shinichiro Watanabe’s highly touted follow up to Cowboy Bebop, a series regarded by many as the zenith of modish, anime science fiction, has finally arrived on our shores. This time round…
When high school student Haru saves a strange-looking cat from being run over by a truck she is understandably surprised when it turns out that it can talk. After voicing its thanks the cat promises…
As the final episodes of Arumi and Saashi’s manic journey draw to a close their disagreement as to whether they should return to their home world manifests itself in the most dramatic possible…
Taking Place in one of Gundam’s many Alternative Universes (or the AU era) during the Correct Century, year 2345, Turn A Gundam chronicles the lives of three Moonrace teenagers, the silver…
D.N.Angel is a title that made quite a splash on the manga scene when it was released through Tokyopop late last year. ADV solicited the anime almost straightaway, yet it failed to attract the same…
The third volume of the Mini Goddess series is subtitled The Urd Files and as such focuses a little more on the eldest of the three Goddesses who shrink themselves to super-cute size and get themselves…
Three years have passed since the events of the Nadesico TV series, and the war with the Jovians is long over. Teen prodigy and former science officer Ruri Hoshino is now captain of the Nadesico …
The year is 2196. The Martian colonies have been destroyed, and Earth is under constant attack- all thanks to the attacking Jovian lizards. With the military unable to hold their own, Nergal Heavy…
The daily routine of young martial artist Ranma and his friends is interrupted when a Chinese girl named Lychee arrives with an enraged pet elephant to confront Happosai the trainer about a promise…
Having enjoyed the slapstick romantic comedy of the Love Hina TV series, this “Spring Special” OVA was something of a fun curiosity for me.50 minutes later and I’m not surprised…
As Abenobashi flies madly into its third volume, it soon becomes clear that Arumi and Sasshi still haven’t made it home: trapped in yet another bizarre parallel universe, their weird and…
While Slayers Premium begins traditionally with our heroine Lina about to feed herself, this is the first Slayers OVA to feature the characters from the TV series rather than Lina’s adventures…
The “Ah! My Goddess!’ comedy spin-off returns for its second instalment with more mischievous antics of goddesses Belldandy, Urd and Skuld when left to their own devices in Keiichi’s…
Slayers Excellent is the 6th of ADV’s Slayer OVA releases, and consists of three half-hour episodes dealing with the time when Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent first met. In the first…
