Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 5

Last volume, my optimistic prediction for Burst Angel was that the series had already hit its lowest point, and that the next few episodes would show a distinct improvement. Unfortunately, the…

• 13th October 2006
Anime Review

Tenjho Tenge Volume 2

Following the gruelling training and all the other trouble they’ve had to put up with from the Student Council, the members of the Juuken Club decide to unwind at the local bowling alley.…

• 10th September 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 4

Over the course of the last couple of volumes, Burst Angel had proved itself to be more enjoyable than its average opening episodes had suggested. Unfortunately, as we move into the second half…

• 20th August 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 3

With my expectations for Burst Angel having been firmly toned down by the first eight episodes, I settled down to watch this third instalment with the determination not to take it too seriously.…

• 22nd June 2006
Anime Review

Tenjho Tenge Volume 1

Souichiro Nagi and his sidekick Bob Makihara are two teenage street fighters who travel from school to school, beating their rivals as they go. When they take on the students of Todo Academy and…

• 1st June 2006
Anime Review

Elfen Lied Volume 2

If the first volume of Elfen Lied was notable for its sheer visceral onslaught of blood shed, volume two will be remembered for how outright disturbing this series can be; rather than treating …

• 22nd May 2006
Anime Review

Mezzo DSA Volume 3

A mission to transport a priceless and allegedly cursed mummy kicks off the final part of the series as the DSA, now with a fourth member in the form of schoolgirl Asami, are faced with their biggest…

• 14th May 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 2

Following its somewhat unimpressive debut, Burst Angel is back with another quartet of episodes which see Jo and the other girls taking on another pair of missions. As before, there’s …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Mezzo DSA Volume 2

There are more thrills, spills and dangerous missions for the three members of the DSA as they run into old flames, thuggish squatters, virtual reality nightmares and serial killers. Asami is…

• 10th March 2006
Anime Review

Elfen Lied Volume 1

Along with GANTZ, Elfen Lied is touted as one of the most infamous anime series Japan has produced for a good few years. Harking back to the dark days when anime delighted in plentiful bloodshed,…

• 19th February 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 1

Some years into the future, the ready availability of firearms has transformed Tokyo into a violent and lawless place, where the controlling organisation of RAPT is little better than the very…

• 16th January 2006
Anime Review

Najica Blitz Tactics

Najica Hiiragi is famed throughout Japan as a top perfume designer for CRI- but what only a handful of people know is that she also works for them in another capacity- as a secret agent. When she’s…

• 16th September 2005