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Coffee Moon Volume 1 Review

What happens when a girl who has been happily stuck in a time loop for over a thousand days tries to break the cycle?

Ian Wolf • 6th September 2023

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Otherside Picnic Volume 3 Review

While Sorawo and Toriko manage to escape from Station February, the horrors within make Sorawo want out of this crazy adventure which pushes the two friends into a heated fallout. While they try to make up with each other, Toriko mysteriously disappears while Sorawo finds Otherside phenomena seeping through into the real world after she slips through and encounters the Time-Space Man.

Onosume • 22nd March 2023

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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 2 Review

Despite being warned by Mami not to go into Kamihama City, Kyouko Sakura heads there anyway. Lulled into a false sense of security by how easily she defeats some of the witches there, Kyouko finds herself thrust into one of Kamihama’s rumours and ends up cursed! Faced with mysterious slips of paper that appear out of nowhere and seem to be counting down to something, Kyouko returns to Kamihama to find out what is going on and stop the countdown before it is too late.

Onosume • 9th February 2023

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Otherside Picnic Volume 2 Review

After seeing off the Eight-Foot-Tall Lady, Sorawo and Toriko are spirited away to “Station February”, an abandoned railway station on the Otherside where a lost platoon of US Marines is defending against a literal horde of faces.

Onosume • 16th January 2023

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Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story Volume 1 Review

When witches start disappearing from Mitakihara, Mami Tomoe takes it upon herself to uncover the cause, leading her to Kamihama City. Faced with an abundance of witches and a new type of magic, Mami must now expose Kamihama’s dark secrets in this alternate take on Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story.

Onosume • 6th September 2022

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Otherside Picnic Volume 1 Review

Step into the world of the Otherside, a bizarre and eerie world filled with dangerous creatures from popular folklore that the young women Sorawo and Toriko must face in order to find Toriko's missing friend, Satsuki

Onosume • 8th November 2021

Anime Review

Paranoia Agent Review

Satoshi Kon’s Paranoia Agent is a fascinating rollercoaster of a psychological thriller that expertly ties its character-driven story together into the realms of insanity and the paranormal to the point that you begin to question your own sanity.

Onosume • 24th May 2021

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Asadora! Volume 1 Review

Naoki Urasawa's latest manga explores the connection between a girl from Nagoya in 1959 and a monster destroying Tokyo in 2020.

Ian Wolf • 19th January 2021

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Sneeze Review

The Beatles, psychic tramps, cartoon mice and tourists to a destroyed Tokyo all star in this short story collection.

Ian Wolf • 19th October 2020

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Venus in the Blind Spot Review

Junji Ito's latest collection includes stories of sewn-up bodies, a vanishing woman and a vile tongue.

Ian Wolf • 18th August 2020

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Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams Review

A rather familiar bucktoothed schemer and a US President who looks like a cross between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton star in Naoki Urasawa's one-shot series.

Ian Wolf • 22nd July 2020

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Penguindrum Volume 1 Review

A manga adaptation of the anime, involving resurrection and a lot of rather adorable flightless birds.

Ian Wolf • 12th December 2019

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Kokkoku: Moment by Moment Review

Kokkoku: Moment by Moment throws in a lot of interesting ideas around the consequences of stopping time, life and death amidst a cat-and-mouse game plot that sees one woman try to rescue her family from a crazed religious cult. However, it fails to execute on its potential as it struggles with poor pacing, gaping plot holes, and finding an ending for its characters.

Onosume • 29th August 2019

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20th Century Boys: Perfect Edition, Volume 1 Review

Conspiracies and cults abound in this brilliant new edition of Naoki Urasawa's sci-fi thriller.

Ian Wolf • 2nd October 2018

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ERASED – Part 2 Review

After a sadly long eight months wait, the second half of the 2016 hit ERASED finally makes it to disc here in the UK. After such a promising first half, does the series get the big pay-off it deserves? Read on to find out! (Although you’ve probably already watched the end on Crunchyroll or Netflix in the past 8 months due to understandably running out of patience, but hey-ho…)

Cold Cobra • 27th April 2018

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Hyouka Part 1 Review

With a lovable cast of characters, superb animation, and a real attention to detail, Hyouka comes highly recommended by me. It might sound boring on the surface but give it a try and you’ll find something truly fascinating.

Demelza • 1st December 2017

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Paprika Review

A rather complex film made watchable by its stunning animation.

Ian Wolf • 21st November 2017

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Erased Volume 1 Review

Last March I started watching Erased, a mystery story that was being adapted by A-1 Pictures. Over the course of its airing many anime fans took notice of the series and by the end of its run we were…

Demelza • 8th March 2017

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Owarimonogatari Volume One Review

Who is Ougi Oshino? That is a question that has been on the mind of almost every fan of the long running Monogatari franchise, ever since the character’s first appearance back in Monogatari Second…

IncendiaryLemon • 14th February 2017

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Durarara x2 Shou (Episodes 1-12) Review

Durarara!! x2 Shou is a series that definitely repays repeated viewings. It sets in motion several interconnected stories and nothing really gets resolved in these first twelve episodes. The US translation/dub is a real bonus when it comes to getting the most out of its delightfully, frustratingly convoluted plot strands.

Sarah • 19th June 2016