Planetes #4 begins with Half-Section returning to work after their warm and fuzzy vacation on Earth; the air between Hachi and Tanabe is still uncomfortable with romantic doubt but their attentions…
It’s been a bit of an inconsistent ride over the course of the series, but as must inevitably happen, s-CRY-ed has finally reached the finish line, with a conclusion that ranks somewhere…
Equal parts ideological science fiction and heartfelt drama, this tight third volume of Planetes continues to forge ahead with its touching ambition of human struggle in the not so familiar …
Given the general acclaim that s-CRY-ed has garnered from other quarters, I find myself approaching each volume with the hope that the series will improve and I will finally understand why it …
With the help of a wayward lawyer named Nagira, Robin begins to piece together the motives behind Solomon’s attack on the STN-J. While the search leads them to some startling truths in the…
Living the hectic life of a space debris collector can be a stressful business and so to get away from Half Section for a few weeks; Tanabe, Hachimaki and Fee take a well earned vacation to the moon.The…
Ever since the Great Uprising 22 years ago, the people of the Lost Ground have struggled to rebuild in whatever way they can. Like a child demolishing a tower of building blocks, s-CRY-ed #4 changes…
To give you an idea of how highly I was anticipating Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, I sat through all 50 episodes of Zeta Gundam (hardly a chore though!) just so that I could prepare…
As the Archangel struggles toward the Earth Force’s Alaskan hideaway, those onboard are left to reflect on the tragic events that marred their last Battle. With Tolle dead and Kira MIA …
I have to admit that s-CRY-ed isn’t a series that hooked me straightaway, but after thoroughly enjoying the closing episode of disc 2, I found myself looking forward to seeing what volume…
Just as it seemed Robin was finding her place and settling into life at the STN-J, a series of chilling events lead our young heroine toward an inexplicable and startling truth. Ulterior motives…
2005 marks the year that I discovered Yoshiyuki Tomino’s fabled Mobile Suit Gundam; it is rare to find a space opera with a story as far reaching as this, with characters, cultures and technologies…
Regardless of how long you’ve been an anime fan I daresay you will have come across Mobile Suit Gundam in ones of its many incarnations at one time or another. Widely regarded as Japan’s…
On the planet Sentinel III, Gene Starwind and his young partner Jim Hawking run the creatively titled “Starwind and Hawking Enterprises”, a small business that handles any job …
Returning to the mecha fold with yet another five episodes of raucous mecha mayhem, Gundam SEED’s mix of glossy action and teenage drama chugs ever onward – we may have already reached…
A modern retelling of a classic tale, Gundam SEED brings the complex space opera of Mobile Suit Gundam to a whole new generation of robot hungry anime fans. So far the series has found favour with…
It’s hard to believe we’re halfway through Witch Hunter Robin already. Still, twelve episodes in and the series is showing no signs of slowing down. Once again plunging the viewer…
Goro Taniguchi’s Planetes is one of the strangest anime series to have been produced in recent years. Of course a futuristic space setting is nothing new, but a story about garbage men is…
It’s easy to see how Yoshiyuki Tomino created a benchmark for Japanese animation with Mobile Suit Gundam. Strip away everything that Gundam is now famous for; namely its imaginative giant…
Taking Place in one of Gundam’s many Alternative Universes (or the AU era) during the Correct Century, year 2345, Turn A Gundam chronicles the lives of three Moonrace teenagers, the silver…
