“The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.” – Joseph Joubert.
In this ninth volume of the manga adaptation of Hiro Arikawa’s light novels,…
It’s been one year since the Black Rebellion; Zero has been proclaimed dead, the Black Knights are fewer in numbers, and Lelouch seems to be resuming his peaceful school life with his newly acquired…
“…and with the bowels of the last priest let us strangle the last king.” – Denis Diderot.
When I reviewed the first half of this series, I wrote that it provoked a range…
If the Code Geass fan base was a house party, I would be the one stumbling into the living room at the early hours of the morning, just as the crowd are taking their leave, mumbling something about …
Feeling down? In need of a tonic? Then why not watch Bodacious Space Pirates and cheer yourself up? There’s nothing better than a rattlingly good ‘pirates in space’ anime …
Hero TV Live is the must-watch show in Sternbild City. Producer Agnes Joubert and her indomitable team follow the crime-fighting exploits of the city’s superheroes as they compete to …
“The clergy of England have no more influence over the people at large than the cheesemongers of England.” – Sydney Smith.
This series will make you go through a range of feelings.…
Gintama is one of those shounen shows that was never popular enough to join the likes of Naruto, Bleach and One Piece in terms of worldwide success, yet, unlike those three, I have not met a person…
“You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me neither.” – Steve Martin.
Looking at the front cover on the DVD for Freezing, I can tell you that the amount of fan…
“Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.” – A. Whitney Brown.
If you have been following the news recently you may be aware that Digital…
Chaos;Head centres on 17 year-old Takeru, a massive anime otaku who lives in a storage container. So all-consuming is his obsession that he completely rejects “three-dimensional girls”…
I was very excited to see Nerawareta Gakuen, I truly was. Before the movie, I discussed and defended studio Sunrise’s recent Slice Of Life projects as some of the surprisingly well made ones around…
“War is not nice.” – Barbara Bush.
Somewhere in an alternative version of the Earth, war is still raging between humans and aliens, war is still being led by young girls with magical…
“SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE” – Space Core (Portal 2)
Science Fiction is one of my favourite genres of storytelling; throughout my life I’ve loved shows such as ‘Red…
Where Masamune Shirow is concerned, there’s quite often a feeling among his fans that the man can do no wrong. Fabled for his super-detailed, highly individual manga works, and beloved of not …
Way back in the dark and distant past (well 1994 to be exact) Roujin Z was an unusual release for (what was then) Manga Video. The smartly satirical sci-fi comedy sat oddly alongside their mostly…
“Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.” – Thomas Hardy.
If you are into your anime and manga then you will no doubt have come across…
I think it would be safe to say that, if a series deserved a re-release in the UK – especially on Blu-ray – it would have to be Ghost in the Shell. I finally got a chance to watch the 1st &…
“That was a right-pretty speech, sir. But I ask you, what is a contract? Webster’s defines it as ‘an agreement under the law which is unbreakable.’ Which is unbreakable!”…
“Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not the colour, but to accept God’s final decision on where your lips end.” – Jerry Seinfeld
The time: Somewhere…
