Anime Review

Gunparade March

In an alternate history, in 1945, strange alien creatures known as the Genjyu appear in the skies above Earth. Leaving a trail of poison and destruction wherever they roam, these creatures decimate…

• 11th September 2010
Anime Review

Starship Operators Volume 1

“Reality TV” Ron Simon, an American Television Studies academic, says “could be posited as the first post-modern genre, where nothing-identity, lifestyle, or relationships-is fixed; everything…

• 16th May 2009
Anime Review

Shana Volume 2

Following her defeat to a fellow flame haze, Shana is in no mood for other people, Especially Yuji. Meanwhile Margery Daw has recruited two of Yuji’s classmates in order to hunt down the Corpse …

• 3rd August 2008
Anime Review

Shana: Shakugan no Shana

Things were looking up for Yuji Sakai. He had just started high school with his best friend and managed to bag a seat in class next to Hirai, your typical Japanese high school hottie. Unfortunately…

• 24th June 2008
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 7

The Paper Masters put their difficulties behind them and set off for London to prepare for the final confrontation with the British Library. With Junior and Nenene in the custody of Mr Carpenter,…

• 8th August 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 6

After the events of the previous volume the Paper Sisters and their companions are separated as the British Library’s plan, headed by Mr Carpenter, enters its next phase. There are only…

• 2nd July 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 5

On the run from the British Library with Yomiko and Nancy in tow, the Paper Sisters seek refuge in Yomiko’s parents’ house in the mountains. Secluded, deserted and with a healthy …

• 27th March 2006
Anime Review

Tsukihime Lunar Legend Volume 3

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 …

• 13th March 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 4

The tense cliff-hanger that ended the third volume is now resolved as the Paper Sisters’ daring rescue of Nenene from the Dokusensha reaches its dramatic conclusion. The repercussions…

• 24th January 2006
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 3

The three Paper Sisters are sent out on another assignment by the Dokusensha to retrieve another lost book, then talk Nenene into taking them to a writers’ awards ceremony. Meanwhile, …

• 2nd November 2005
Anime Review

Tsukihime Lunar Legend Volume 2

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…

• 16th October 2005
Anime Review

Orguss 02

When it comes to serving up nostalgia-tinged treats no other company’s back catalogue can come close to matching Manga Ent.’s unwavering slew of classic titles.Bolstering that…

• 4th August 2005
Anime Review

R.O.D.: the TV Volume 2

The second volume of the R.O.D. TV series begins with a nail-biting episode in which the Paper Sisters are sent on an assignment to retrieve a book from a remote castle in Romania, which tests the…

• 23rd July 2005