Anime Review

Boogiepop Phantom

Boogiepop Phantom is a dark tale and perhaps one of the most unsettling anime series currently available in the UK market. The mix of supernatural horror, macabre visuals and a gritty portrayal…

• 26th May 2005
Anime Review

Amon Saga

Amon Saga is a sword and sorcery tale and one of the first of the Manga Collection releases; Manga Entertainment’s budget branding for some of its older titles, though Amon Saga had not previously…

• 17th May 2005
Anime Review

Vampire Princess Miyu

There aren’t many shoujo shows available in the UK just now, and being a big fan of the genre, I was happy to see that MVM decided to bring this title out over here. Vampire Princess Miyu TV is…

• 6th May 2005
Anime Review

Berserk

Berserk is hands down my favourite manga release of recent years, an uncompromising blend of horror, action and war, this genre busting adventure has already taken Japan and the U.S by storm. …

• 20th April 2005
Anime Review

Gungrave Volume 1

Being a low-key spin-off from a cult action video game, Gungrave was largely expected (like the majority of video game adaptations) to be all gun-toting style over substance. But of course, assumptions…

• 28th March 2005
Anime Review

Blood – The Last Vampire

Set on a Japanese military air base at the beginning of the Vietnam War, a dangerous new type of monster is discovered: shapeshifting creatures known as teropterids, which feed on human blood.…

• 7th March 2005
Anime Review

Psycho Diver Soul Siren

Bosujima is a psycho diver; someone with a rare talent for fixing broken souls and uncovering past traumas. Yuki is one his patients; haunted by past demons and torn between loyalties, not only…

• 27th July 2004
Anime Review

Bio Hunter

Kamagaya and Komada are Bio Hunters; scientists that bravely fight a ‘demon virus’ that is affecting people all over Japan. When people catch this vicious virus, they become hideous…

• 24th June 2004
Anime Review

Twilight of the Dark Master

Another short horror OVA churned out by famous animation studio “Madhouse”, “Twilight of the Dark Master” is an enjoyable if forgettable slice of gothic horror that…

• 21st June 2004
Anime Review

Vampire Hunter D

Vampire Hunter D (VHD) is an atmospheric if overrated slice of vintage anime that set rental stores alight upon its original release. Now available on DVD courtesy of Manga Ent. with a digitally…

• 3rd June 2004
Anime Review

Hellsing

Hellsing is a gutsy, stylish re-interpretation of the vampire myth, taking place in modern day England it centres on a clandestine organization of Vampire hunters called Hellsing. Head of the…

• 13th May 2004
Anime Review

Ninja Scroll

Riding on the very crest of the mid-90’s anime ‘ultra-violence’ invasion was Ninja Scroll, a title from Manga Entertainment that was being announced to the British public…

• 31st March 2004