Anime Review

Romeo X Juliet Volume 1

‘Is this truly a love that can never be?’

The aerial city of Neo Verona is governed by the harsh Lord Montague; his carabinieri bully and persecute the citizens, while the nobles enjoy a life of …

• 21st February 2010
News

New Anime Releases 27/04/2009

This week’s anime releases are:

Afro Samurai: Ressurection Afro Samurai: Season 1 – Director’s cut Jyu-Oh-Sei: Season 1 Part 1 Trigun: Box Set

• 26th April 2009
Features

An Interview with Yuri Lowenthal

What do Suzaku from Code Geass, Simon from Gurren Lagann, and Sasuke from Naruto have in common?  They share the same voice actor for the English version of these characters – Yuri Lowenthal. …

• 2nd April 2009
Anime Review

Black Cat Volume 5

Black Cat’s penultimate volume sees Train and his fellow sweepers make the final confrontation with Creed and the Apostles of the Stars. The upcoming battle becomes more complicated …

• 28th February 2009
News

New Funimation licenses announced in US

Funimation just announced a few new shows, mainly Gonzo stuff.Bamboo Blade Blassreiter Dragonaut Tower of Druaga

They also promised more licenses to be announced soon, so check back here for…

• 16th February 2009
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 5

Of course, you’re unlikely to be reading this with much conviction that you’ll actually by the series if it gets a good review if you haven’t already been convinced by the series, but for …

• 4th January 2009
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 4

A maternity test handed to Masane at the beginning of this volume reveals that she is not, in fact – as had seemed to be the case, but never firmly stated – Rihoko’s biological…

• 20th December 2008
Anime Review

Black Cat Volume 4

Black Cat continues to be a game of two halves as it divides its time between the Apostles of the Stars with their plans to surpass Chronos and the more trivial day-to-day adventures of Train and …

• 12th December 2008
Anime Review

Burst Angel: Infinity

As far as I can recall I’ve only seen glimpses of Burst Angel before so fans of the series will have to forgive me for my lack of Burst Angel knowledge. I may have actually seen a couple of episodes…

• 16th November 2008
Anime Review

Black Cat Volume 3

Black Cat redeems itself somewhat in its third volume as the supposed filler episodes add interesting details to the story overall and things really begin to move quickly in regards to Creed and…

• 21st October 2008
Anime Review

Trinity Blood

Like many anime series, Trinity Blood begins with the romanticised amalgamation of different periods, organisations and styles (used to its own ends) that we are by now familiar with; drawing…

• 7th October 2008
Anime Review

Black Cat Volume 2

I’m in two minds about the second instalment of Black Cat. This volume contains a drastic and jarring change in tone that results from a significant and quite shocking plot development:…

• 15th September 2008
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 3

In the last volume reporter-hopeful Tozawa discovered Masane’s secret, and forced her into a partnership, aiding his research into the X-con and Cloneblade (Neogene) murders throughout…

• 28th August 2008
Anime Review

Samurai 7 Volume 1

Based on the Japanese cinema classic by director Akira Kurosawa of the same name, Samurai Seven is a retelling of the famous story of a group of samurai hired to protect a poor village from the bandits…

• 12th August 2008