Manga Review

Parasyte Volume 3

‘Parasyte’ is now in its third volume. This volume covers Shinichi’s exploits with regards to who he is attached to by the red string of love but also this volume is an attempt…

• 12th March 2009
Manga Review

Parasyte Volume 2

This volume of ‘Parasyte’ is an extremely harrowing read. It is a territory not explored by myself in the medium of manga or anime because of its extremely, not only dramatic but, …

• 18th January 2009
Manga Review

Alive: The Final Evolution Volume 3

‘You can choose to be barely alive.  Or you can choose a definite death.  So….don’t make a wrong choice.’  This is the sombre advice given to the protagonist of this story, Taisuke.  After surviving…

• 10th January 2009
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 5

Of course, you’re unlikely to be reading this with much conviction that you’ll actually by the series if it gets a good review if you haven’t already been convinced by the series, but for …

• 4th January 2009
Manga Review

Alive: The Final Evolution Volume 2

When we left Taisuke at the end of Volume 1, he had a hole in his stomach and had just survived a fall off the top of a building.  He wakes from a 3 day coma and ponders to himself, ‘Any normal human would…

• 4th January 2009
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 4

A maternity test handed to Masane at the beginning of this volume reveals that she is not, in fact – as had seemed to be the case, but never firmly stated – Rihoko’s biological…

• 20th December 2008
Manga Review

Alive: The Final Evolution Volume 1

It became known as “Nightmare Week”.  A pandemic of global suicides suddenly hit planet Earth, apparently caused by some new kind of “suicide virus”.  This coincided with a host of other strange…

• 20th December 2008
Manga Review

Parasyte Volume 1

 ‘Parasyte’ is a reasonably well realised synthesis of drama, action and philosophy. Hitoshi Iwaaki’s story follows the journey of protagonist Shinichi as he deals with…

• 1st December 2008
Anime Review

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

At one time or another in their lives, everyone has probably made the fervent wish, ‘If only I could turn the clock back and do things differently…’ Makoto Konno – an ordinary high school girl – finds…

• 1st December 2008
Anime Review

Mega Man: Star Force

I opened my eyes, soaking wet and staring at the clearest blue sky I had ever seen in my life. The sound of the sea all around me and sand creeping it’s way into my boxers. I couldn’t remember…

• 21st November 2008
Anime Review

Burst Angel: Infinity

As far as I can recall I’ve only seen glimpses of Burst Angel before so fans of the series will have to forgive me for my lack of Burst Angel knowledge. I may have actually seen a couple of episodes…

• 16th November 2008
Anime Review

Witchblade Volume 3

In the last volume reporter-hopeful Tozawa discovered Masane’s secret, and forced her into a partnership, aiding his research into the X-con and Cloneblade (Neogene) murders throughout…

• 28th August 2008
Anime Review

Ergo Proxy Volume 6

Reviewing Ergo Proxy has actually been a pleasure, and, in the same sense, I imagine that most people making the informed decision of buying into the series are inevitably going to take something…

• 25th August 2008
Anime Review

Gunbuster 2

After following this series via fansub I was keen to revisit the second Gainax tale of Angsty Girls in Space battling hoardes of invading alien space monsters in order to save the Earth. As with …

• 15th July 2008
Anime Review

Gun X Sword Volume 7

At the start of this volume the moon continues to pour out the same fluid that animates the series Armours, Ray, Priscilla and the Eldora Folks try to hold off an army of unmanned vehicles, and the…

• 7th July 2008
Anime Review

Gun X Sword Volume 6

Having just revealed his plans – albeit without much elaboration on the details – the Claw prepares to reshape the minds of everyone in th world, so they can live together in peace,…

• 5th July 2008