Claymore Volume 3
‘Claymore’ volume three is basically Yagi coming back into form. This volume begins to really unravel Claire’s past whilst simultaneously setting up her future. The conclusion to the long and…
‘Claymore’ volume three is basically Yagi coming back into form. This volume begins to really unravel Claire’s past whilst simultaneously setting up her future. The conclusion to the long and…
Following on from the death of Elena and Raki becoming Claire’s cook they both travel to Rabona which is a holy city where there is a huge religious community. A Yoma is present here however holy …
Norihiro Yagi’s ‘Claymore’ (クレイモア) is a dark and brooding story chronicling the journey of Claire, a Claymore (a half-breed of Human and Yoma), through her miserable job of destroying Yoma, …
MPD Psycho’s protagonist Kazuhiko Amamiya and his multiple personality disorder – with one personality indeed being a bit of psycho – proves to be a blessing and curse for new readers. In one sense…
The story of Ergo Proxy had always split its attention between the events within the domed city of Romdo, a cold, mechanical dystopia closed off from the world, and the bleak surroundings leading…
Having decided to continue her search for the truth with Vincent, Re-l prepares for the journey ahead, but her AutoReiv companion, Iggy, defies his orders to return home, as the suggestion in …
After hesitantly giving the last volume an eight to match the first, and indicate that the series was still largely on track, this volume has, unfortunately, made all too real some of my worst anxieties.…
I don’t know whether I’d be speaking too harshly of Golgo 13: The Professional in saying how bad it is. Make no mistake, it IS bad, but the fact that it’s a quarter of a century …
This volume is largely set outside the city of Romdo, in the desolate outskirts that citizens of the oppressive regime believe are uninhabitable. Vincent Law – having fled the Romdo government’s…
Ergo Proxy appears, from first impressions, to be a uniquely thoughtful and reflective series, conceived within the framework of a Westernised vision of a conversely utopian and dystopian …
In the near-future it has become possible to observe and record the workings of the unconscious mind through a new cutting-edge technology. A scientific research team has discovered a way to …
This one really surprised me. After giving the last volume a five, and almost foregoing description of the plot (because of how basic and conventional it was), the series has returned with many…
The opening of Tokko’s first volume begins with images of the mundane and the supernatural being interwoven, culminating in the presence of a bloody and rampaging demon walking the streets during…
By the year 2002, giant construction robots called labors have become commonplace, and the police have their own unit to counter labor-related crime – the Special Vehicles Section. Now though,…
Matters have finally come to a head, and it has left Section Nine stuck between a rock and a hard place; on one side, there’s Kuze and his loyal refugees, on the other lurks Gouda, his allies- and with…
Batou may have caught up with Kuze, but when taking him into custody proves to be impossible, it seems to be the trigger for the situation to get much worse. With the refugees in possession of nuclear…
Having travelled up from their underground city at the centre of the world, Ichise and the Doc look upon Earth’s surface world for the very first time – this episode is called “Heaven…
The fourth volume of 2nd Gig proved to be something of a mixed offering, a mix of two interesting character-based episodes, and two weaker instalments with more relevance to the main storyline.…
With the last volume of Stand Alone Complex setting a high standard by throwing some much needed character exploration into the mix, it remained to be seen whether the subsequent instalments …
I think I came into Gilgamesh with my expectations tweaked a little too high. After spending days gazing in awe at the moody DVD cover art, I suppose I was expecting something a little more”¦…