28 Sep, 2011

It’s been a while since our last Dead Of The Day so lets restart with this amazing deal. On November 22nd, 2010, ten missiles strike Japan. Known as “Careless Monday,” this attack does not result in any apparent victims, and is soon forgotten by almost everyone. Then, three months later… Saki Morimi, a young woman currently Washington...

26 Sep, 2011

If figure companies were car companies, then Alter would be Rolls Royce: the quality tends to be high, the craftsmanship extraordinary, the delays inevitable and the price painful to behold. Regardless, their top notch construction and fantastic sculpts have made them the darlings of the figure collecting community, and anything bearing their name comes with...

26 Sep, 2011

The live action adaptation of Gantz is finally here, based on the popular manga that has already spawned an anime adaptation that has proven hugely popular all around the globe. It was only going to be a matter of time before a live action version became a reality but does its episodic format translate well into a two-hour film or will it be another jumbled...

25 Sep, 2011

The action thriller genre has been one of the lynchpin of anime featuring some of the best storytelling and animation there is, now the creators of Noir and Madlax return with their latest outing. The question is: does phantom have what it takes to stand out in this crowded genre? While Noir and Madlax both had very rich, heavy stories their world where often...

23 Sep, 2011

Strike Witches is set in a world where in 1939 the alien Neuroi appear and begin decimating Europe, where the best defence are witches who attach Striker Units to their legs enabling them to fly, increase their powers and wield heavy weaponry, and where none of the girls are wearing any trousers. ‘Wait, what?’ I hear you cry, but amazing enough there is...

19 Sep, 2011

Manga Entertainment have released a new trailer for their up coming release of Redline. With vibrant stylized visuals Redline certainly stands out from virtually all other anime but that should be expected from director Takeshi Kioke (The Animatrix “World Record”) who is known for his unique style and animation studio Madhouse (Paprika, Summer...

17 Sep, 2011

Series 7 of Bleach starts with a whim, which is disappointing considering the previous volume was so rich with content. The first seven episodes are pretty much filler that has very little to do with and has very little consequence on the main story arc. In fact Ichigo, Rukia and Orihime don’t even make an appearance until seven episodes into the volume....

14 Sep, 2011

This amazing new trailer for Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler has been released on the films official site. Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler is the first in a series of films that will cover the story arcs of the original manga(1990). This first film will cover most of the events from the original anime series (1997) and is...

12 Sep, 2011

Earlier this year the first volume of the Birdy Saga was released, Decode 1 was much better than expected with very well-developed characters and a compelling story. Decode 2 will have to be very good to improve upon the first volume but is this a job too big for Birdy? The story begins one month after the events at the end of Decode 1 and Tsutomu and Birdy...

7 Sep, 2011

Not a faithful rendition of the Shakespeare classic, but a well presented fantasy retelling borrowing names, settings and themes. Romeo x Juliet clearly marks it’s disembarkation from the original in its opening scene, the murder of the entire Capulet family by the blood thirsty, power hungry Montague. The only family survivor is of course the 2 year old...