It’s been a bit of a hectic ride for poor Daisuke ever since he started transforming into the Phantom Thief Dark and stealing artefacts at his mother’s insistence. Still, given enough…
As one of the first Ghibli titles to reach these shores, Princess Mononoke will no doubt have already become a familiar sight on store shelves. Nonetheless, this repackaged version with more …
It’s a Hayao Miyazaki film – instant 10/10.Oh, okay, I’ll do it properly.
Kiki’s Delivery Service tells the story of a young witch in training who, on her 13th birthday,…
At the end of volume 4 we were in the midst of an unnecessary recap section which derailed the storytelling of the series. The first two episodes of this volume do nothing to rectify the situation…
In the first instalment of Samurai 7 we saw priestess Kirara begin to gather together the seven samurai needed to defend her village from the Nobuseri bandits, but with only two samurai and two …
Lauded as anime’s answer to The Crow, Karas is a slick retooling of the superhero myth courtesy of anime impresario Keiichi Satou (who will be best known to western fans for his contributions…
After the confrontation with Scar left both Elric brothers in quite a state, Ed and Al return home for some much needed healing, both physical and mental. Of course, it’s not long before …
With the first six volumes of Last Exile having secured its place on that select list of my favourite series, the only question remaining was whether it could pull off a conclusion consistent with…
Based on Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Samurai 7 transports the classic story to a world where mecha and advanced machinery exist alongside the more traditional elements of period …
Hubb continues his search for Cher accompanied by Quent, resulting in a tearful reunion and a difficult decision. Meanwhile the wolves brave the worsening weather to retrieve Cheza, now joined…
Created in the mid-1980s hot on the heels of his lifework Nausicaa and The Valley of Wind, Hayao Miyazaki’s Laputa: Castle in the Sky is another breath taking fantasy adventure simmering…
The fourth and final set of adventures of the scaled-down, super cute goddesses sees more high jinks featuring rebellious doubles, rigged election campaigns and even more cheeky references…
The raccoons of Tama Forest are in trouble- human development is slowly but steadily eating away at their territory. Determined to fight back, the raccoons begin rediscovering the ancient art…
Shortly after the wolves escape with Cheza, they find themselves running from Quent’s gun into the ominously-named Forest of Death. Their relief after this ordeal is short-lived however…
As the series reaches its conclusion we see Rakka hard at work at her new job, having recalled the memory of her cocoon dream and gradually becoming more comfortable with her new life and surroundings.…
Aspiring alchemists Ed and Alphonse Elric are back for a fourth helping of transmuting action focusing on their never-ending quest to find that most elusive of pebbles, The Philosopher’s…
The wolves have now left Freeze City behind and are continuing their search for Rakuen. Their travels cause them to cross paths with some other wolves living in a strange town with a secret that …
We rejoin Yu Yu Hakusho with Yusuke continuing his quest to learn the powerful supernatural techniques of the aging Master Genkai. Having clawed his way into the final fight thanks more to blind…
Stepping back from the crushing brutality that so stunned unwary anime fans in its second volume (myself included!), the third instalment of the Fullmetal Alchemist saga makes for an infinitely…
In a bleak and harsh future world, wolves roam free among human beings who are struggling to survive. Few know they still exist; disguising their true appearance and living among ordinary members…
