Anime Review

Fairy Tail Volume 6

“I want to destroy the passer-by. I want to be anarchy.” – Sex Pistols

This sixth collection of episodes in the fantasy shonen series concludes the Oracion Seis arc, as well…

• 23rd February 2014
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 2

“Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso

For many the first edition of Sword Art Online was rather slow. The episodes themselves were primarily…

• 25th January 2014
Crimson Spell Volume 1
Manga Review

Crimson Spell Volume 1

Crimson Spell Volume 1

“Of the myriad of monsters I have seen, none have been as beautiful as this one.”

The capital of the Kingdom of Alsvieth is under attack by demons, so young Prince Valdrigr of Alsvieth, desperate…

• 4th January 2014
Anime Review

Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing

Steampunk rules in this alternative future where vast fleets of ships sail through the clouds and the Sky Pirates make a living by capturing them. Fearless fifteen-year-old Fam Fan Fan (Aki Toyosaki)…

• 29th December 2013
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 1

‘In this world, ‘Game Over’ is equivalent to death in the real world.’

Thousands of keen players  – including young Kirito –  who have logged into Sword Art Online, the world’s first VRMMORPG,…

• 15th December 2013
Anime Review

Fairy Tail Volume 5

“The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts

A new collection in the Fairy Tail series has been released, with …

• 2nd December 2013
Manga Review

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…

• 5th November 2013
Manga Review

Sweet Rein Volume 1

“It’s Christmas in Heaven. The snow falls from the sky. But it’s nice and warm, and everyone looks smart and wears a tie.” – Monty Python

It’s November …

• 3rd November 2013
Manga Review

Tableau Numero 20

“A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

The yaoi artist known as “est em” has risen through the ranks of her field…

• 1st November 2013
Manga Review

Tropic of the Sea

“There is more simplicity in the man who eats caviar on impulse than in the man who eats grape-nuts on principle.” – G. K. Chesterton.

This manga by the late Satoshi Kon dates…

• 14th October 2013
Manga Review

The Twin Knights

“The main difference between men and women is that men are lunatics and women are idiots.” – Rebecca West.

One of Osamu Tezuka’s most famous creations is Princess Knight,…

• 23rd August 2013
Anime Review

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…

• 5th August 2013
Anime Review

Bakemonogatari Volume 1

It’s rare that you see a massive-selling title in the recent anime scene in Japan, unless it’s something like Haruhi or Gundam. However back in 2009, a little anime show called Bakemonogatari…

• 17th July 2013