Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 6

As RAPT and the shadowy force that back it seize control of Tokyo, Sei’s allies force her to disband her mercenary team and start working for the enemy she had previously been fighting against.…

• 28th December 2006
Anime Review

GANTZ Volume 7

Coveted along with Elfen Lied as one of the most violent and extreme anime series to appear in recent years, director Ichiro “Violence Jack” Itano’s version of GANTZ has turned…

• 1st December 2006
Anime Review

Samurai 7 Volume 4

The seven samurai are gathered and the fortifications are in place, but for the people of Kanna village, the conflict is only beginning. The bandits have finally arrived in overwhelming numbers,…

• 29th November 2006
Anime Review

Texhnolyze Volume 5

Having travelled up from their underground city at the centre of the world, Ichise and the Doc look upon Earth’s surface world for the very first time – this episode is called “Heaven…

• 28th November 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 5

Last volume, my optimistic prediction for Burst Angel was that the series had already hit its lowest point, and that the next few episodes would show a distinct improvement. Unfortunately, the…

• 13th October 2006
Anime Review

Tenjho Tenge Volume 2

Following the gruelling training and all the other trouble they’ve had to put up with from the Student Council, the members of the Juuken Club decide to unwind at the local bowling alley.…

• 10th September 2006
Anime Review

Trigun Volume 7

Still staggering his way through Trigun’s dangerous Old West, it’s now got the point where merely Vash’s fleeting presence is enough to level an entire town. Unable to hide…

• 31st August 2006
Anime Review

GANTZ Volume 6

If you have a human heart, it will break during the first episode of Gantz #6. The end of the Buddhist Temple arc is neither fair nor happy – a dismembered, bleeding Kurono is forced is sit and…

• 29th August 2006
Anime Review

Samurai Champloo Volume 6

Imagine, if you will, a big old box of fireworks. There are all kinds of fireworks in this box, with some that are bright and colourful, some that go off with a really big bang, and others with complex…

• 23rd August 2006
Anime Review

Burst Angel Volume 4

Over the course of the last couple of volumes, Burst Angel had proved itself to be more enjoyable than its average opening episodes had suggested. Unfortunately, as we move into the second half…

• 20th August 2006
Anime Review

Twin Signal

Even in a time where we get the newest and hottest titles almost straight from Japan, it’s nice to see companies releasing older classics along with the young guns. So seeing Twin Signal …

• 20th August 2006
Anime Review

Samurai Champloo Volume 5

What do a crazed priest, duelling graffiti artists, an overzealous teacher and a mysterious blind singer with inhuman fighting abilities all have in common? They’re just some of the people…

• 15th August 2006
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

Riding Bean

Before Kenichi Sonoda made his name with Gunsmith Cats, Yasuo Hasegawa directed the first episode of his story of a tough-as-nails Chicago courier named Bean Bandit. Sadly the series was never…

• 22nd July 2006
Anime Review

GANTZ Volume 5

The new game begins; Kurono and his new buddies are transported to a traditional buddist temple and forced to face off against a huge selection of Gantz’s most fearsome monsters yet. The…

• 9th July 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