Anime Review

Robotics;Notes Volume 2

“All that matters is the robot of justice wins!” Akiho Senomiya

Building a giant robot has always been Akiho’s dream – and with the help of the Robot Research Club at her high school on the island …

• 13th October 2014
Anime Review

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

One moment, Ensign Ledo of the Galactic Alliance is engaged in a life-or-death battle in deep space with the alien enemy, the Hideauze. The next, Ledo and his mecha Chamber are sucked into a wormhole.…

• 4th October 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Volume 3

This review may contain spoilers.

“It’s tough to make predictions – especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra

Once again we recount the early adventures of…

• 9th September 2014
Anime Review

Psycho-Pass Volume 1

In a not-too distant future, everyone lives in peace and security in Japan; the Sybil System screens the psyches of all citizens and ensures that anyone with latent criminal tendencies is locked…

• 31st August 2014
Anime Review

DRAMAtical Murder

This is an adult title. Please do not read if you are under 18.

Episodes 1-4 (Streaming on Crunchyroll)

“The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no-one wants to go there now.”…

• 30th July 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Volume 2

“Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.”- Blake Clark. 

This second collection of episodes from the original series…

• 16th July 2014
Anime Review

Guilty Crown Volume 2

Everything that Shu Ouma has forgotten about Lost Christmas – the day in 2029 on which the lethal Apocalypse Virus struck – is cruelly and vividly restored. Now he remembers that he had a sister …

• 17th June 2014
Anime Review

Dragon Ball Volume 1

“Those who run to the apes to explain our behaviour are chuckle-heads too dumb to know their arse from a hole-in-the-ground.” – W. H. Auden.

When Dragon Ball Z was released …

• 5th May 2014
Anime Review

Appleseed XIII: DVD review

Appleseed is a manga that ran back in the 80s which spawned an OVA and some feature films. Both films came out in the UK but the franchise never got its own full length series. In comes Appleseed XIII,…

• 5th April 2014
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 4

“As the poet said, ‘Only God can make a tree’, probably because it’s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.” – Woody Allen

The fourth and final release of SAO…

• 31st March 2014
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 3

“You should treat a muse like a fairy.” – Paulo Coelho

At the end of Part 2 we witnessed the video game “Sword Art Online” being completed and coming to an end. Now…

• 26th February 2014
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 2

“Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso

For many the first edition of Sword Art Online was rather slow. The episodes themselves were primarily…

• 25th January 2014
Anime Review

Cat Planet Cuties

When I go into these kind of shows, I expect fan service and a somewhat simple plot but Cat Planet Cuties attempts to add a bit more to the formula, injecting more action/sci-fi into the mix. While…

• 15th January 2014
Anime Review

Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing

Steampunk rules in this alternative future where vast fleets of ships sail through the clouds and the Sky Pirates make a living by capturing them. Fearless fifteen-year-old Fam Fan Fan (Aki Toyosaki)…

• 29th December 2013
Anime Review

Sword Art Online Volume 1

‘In this world, ‘Game Over’ is equivalent to death in the real world.’

Thousands of keen players  – including young Kirito –  who have logged into Sword Art Online, the world’s first VRMMORPG,…

• 15th December 2013
Anime Review

Guilty Crown Volume 1

Life in Japan has been irrevocably changed since the day of the Lost Christmas in 2029 when a meteorite crashed onto the earth, releasing the deadly Apocalypse Virus. A few years later, all is …

• 10th December 2013