Despite its flaws, I’ve always considered myself something of a fan of Bubblegum Crisis, and so it was with cautious optimism that I approached Parasite Dolls, the franchise’s …
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 …
Up until this volume Gantz had lived up to its violent reputation but shied away from depicting sex, preferring to instead settle for a few perverted jokes and little else. Volume 4 changes all …
Gilgamesh is a unique sci-fi thriller drawn with such a strange gothic aesthetic; echoing the ancient myths on which its story is based, this is a decidedly odd looking anime that gradually unsettles…
Robin and Nagira continue their search for Amon, and find themselves following a trail of breadcrumbs he seems to have left for them. As they follow up these new leads, more and more pieces of the…
The final showdown with Roa nears as Shiki discovers the secret that surrounds his family. After recovering from his ordeal in the second volume and with Arcueid determined to defeat Roa once …
It’s back to business as usual in GANTZ #3 with Kurono and his new team-mates dispatched to hunt down another funky-looking alien; the “Suzuka” alien- an afro sporting robot…
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,…
“Am I alive or dead?” Kurono wonders as he and his new friends stumble through the streets of late night Tokyo, confused and upset by the previous hours of violent onslaught. Having…
With the help of a wayward lawyer named Nagira, Robin begins to piece together the motives behind Solomon’s attack on the STN-J. While the search leads them to some startling truths in the…
The original Vampire Hunter D OVA, based on the manga series by Hideyuki Kikuchi, is considered a classic by fans of animated horror. However, twenty years after its release there is no denying…
Just as it seemed Robin was finding her place and settling into life at the STN-J, a series of chilling events lead our young heroine toward an inexplicable and startling truth. Ulterior motives…
If there is a volume that encapsulates everything that makes Gungrave such a fine series, it is this one. This is Brandon Heat’s tragic closing night, the promised implosion of friendship…
After nearly losing one of his friends to a mysterious monster that has been claiming lives without warning, Shiki decides to help the beautiful female vampire Arcueid in tracking him down. Their…
GANTZ has arrived in the UK with a reputation for controversy; you may have heard it described as mindless violence or overly sexual- those comments are not wrong, but what separates this series…
It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through Witch Hunter Robin already. Still, twelve episodes in and the series is showing no signs of slowing down. Once again plunging the viewer…
During its first volume, we made a pact with Gungrave; I was sceptical about the generic supernatural elements seen the in the first episode, but soon forgot my complaints as the story switched…
It’s been a nail-biting wait but the second volume of Witch Hunter Robin has finally been released and is now nestling on the shelves of fans up and down the country. No sooner does this title…
Shiki Tohno has the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception: the ability to see the threads of death that hold all physical objects and beings together, allowing him to break them at will and physically…
For a genre as well represented in mainstream film as the “mafia & gangster epic”, it’s rare, despite it’s known diversity, to find anything in Japanese animation…
