Anime Review

Tenchi Muyo! OVAs 2

I’m finally able to respect all the fuss surrounding Tenchi Muyo! I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m finally getting used to the crazy cast of characters or if these…

• 2nd August 2004
Anime Review

Kiddy Grade Volume 1

Coming to the UK after receiving pretty mixed reactions from fans in both Japan and the U.S. is Kiddy Grade, yet another high-profile series from the ‘style over substance’ artists…

• 29th July 2004
Anime Review

Serial Experiments Lain Volume 4

And so we reach the climax of the mind bending epic; Serial Experiments Lain. It’s been an incredibly challenging and thought provoking series, and will no doubt split viewer opinion in…

• 22nd July 2004
Anime Review

Queen Emeraldas

I was pretty hyped up to see ‘Queen Emeraldas’ after discovering it had been formed in the brilliant mind of Leiji Matsumoto; a renowned anime director behind original projects …

• 22nd July 2004
Anime Review

Tenchi Muyo! OVAs 1

‘Tenchi Muyo!’ is an anime series with a big reputation and hordes of devoted fans, and so naturally, I had pretty big expectations coming into this, being a “Tenchi-virgin”…

• 21st July 2004
Anime Review

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is based on the hit TV show and manages to capture all of the great humour, action, animation and sounds that made the original TV series such a landmark show.

The Story

Days…

• 14th July 2004
Anime Review

Memories

Katsuhiro Otomo’s Memories consists of three stand alone stories, each with their own different styles and messages.

We have ‘Magnetic Rose’, a story based on a manga short…
• 23rd June 2004
Anime Review

Armitage III: Polymatrix

Conjuring up similarities to both Blade Runner and The Matrix, ‘Armitage III: Polymatrix’ is a futuristic tale that questions the importance of life; human or robotic, what’s…

• 26th May 2004
Anime Review

FLCL (Furi Kuri)

FLCL bears all the hallmarks of a post Eva anime, there’s the pre-requisite fighting robots and angst ridden teenagers all thrown headlong into a melting-pot of emotion and intrigue, …

• 10th May 2004