Feature: A Guide to the Odagiri Effect
“If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.” – Alphonse Karr.
It is a question that many anime fans have asked themselves: what is it about high school male sports…
Trinity Seven
Arata Kusaga’s life changes when the sun turns black and his world (ours?) – and his beloved cousin Hijiri – are swallowed up by the Breakdown Phenomen. Gifted with a grimoire by Hijiri, Arata …
Chivalry of a Failed Knight: Episodes 1 – 4
When streaming service Viewster first picked up Chivalry of a Failed Knight I decided to give the first episode a go to see what the show’s all about. With the anime being handled by Silver Link I …
Outbreak Company
“I’m still a geek on the inside, that’s the important thing.” – ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
This is a series that has seemingly passed everyone at AUKN by. It …
Kill la Kill Volume 3
Warning: contains spoilers.
“Dressing with style is akin to issuing a manifesto; dressing fashionably is like signing a petition.” – Jani Allan.
It is the third and final…
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma: Episodes 1-7 Streaming
Episodes 1-7 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)
“Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.” – James A. Garfield
If the stereotypes of the Far East are anything …
The Ambition of Oda Nobuna
Present-day high-school student (and keen gamer) Yoshiharu Sagara finds himself bang in the middle of a fierce Warring States battle. A dying warlord (none other than Hideyoshi Toyotomi) begs…
Kill la Kill Volume 2
Warning: may contain spoilers.
“My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.” – Jack Nicholson.
Continuing on from the first collection, we witness more…
Kill la Kill Volume 1
“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.” – Oscar Wilde.
Kill la Kill is an anime which has a lot to live up to. The series is directed…
Free!: Eternal Summer
Series 2, Episodes 1-4 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)
“It’s not the winning that counts, nor the taking part. It’s making fun of the little fat kid who always comes in last.” –…
Love in Hell Volume 1
“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…
Horizon on the Middle of Nowhere
Plot Summary: In a distant future, Japan is divided into feudal territories, which have been conquered and are ruled by outside countries. The flying city-ship Musashi, which holds the remnants…
Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
You have to feel sorry for the students of Class 2-F at Fumizuki Academy. The losers in the educational experiment (or ESB) promoted by the principal, they have to put up with the worst educational…
Sekirei: Pure Engagement: Season 2
As a reviewer, I love talking about my expectations in every intro I do, but for Sekirei they were very slim, and basically I thought this was going to be a forgettable fan service anime. However …
Strike Witches Volume 2
“War is not nice.” – Barbara Bush.
Somewhere in an alternative version of the Earth, war is still raging between humans and aliens, war is still being led by young girls with magical…
Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
“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…
Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny
The Ikki Tousen series (also known as Battle Vixens) has always been infamous for its large amount of over-the-top fights and female clothes being ripped apart. It’s been a while since …
Strike Witches: The Complete Collection
“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.” – Winston Churchill…