28 Oct, 2011

A direct sequel series to Ikki Tousen, Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny continues the story of rival battling high schools, where the students are known as Fighters and carry with them the souls of ancient Chinese warriors re-enacting the Three Kingdoms era of China, we follow the lives of a number of students, trying to change their destinies. This is direct sequel...

28 Oct, 2011

In a world where high school students freely do battle with one another for supremacy over the Kanto region of Japan, where the students are known as Fighters and carry with them the souls of ancient Chinese warriors re-enacting the Three Kingdoms era of China, we follow the story of Hakufu Sonsaku, an extremely strong and deeply stupid girl. If you’re...

26 Oct, 2011

Having watched Naruto from the very beginning I have seen the series change a lot over the years. It started off loud and brash but as the characters became more stablished so too did the stories begin to evolve. Even in the Short time that Shippuden has been out the series has undergone many changes and this box set features possibly the biggest shake up in...

24 Oct, 2011

One of the most enjoyable things about anime is the way it constantly seems to generate incredibly weird new ideas. And as unusual ideas go, Rideback is certainly a heady blend. Ex-ballet dancer rides walking robot motorcycles and fights oppressive government? It’s certainly something that could only come out of Japan. It’s interesting then, that...

22 Oct, 2011

If you grabbed the deluxe box set of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Series 2 that was released earlier this year then you will have noticed that the box set included collection 1 of the Haruhi-chan and Churuya-san mini series, now collection 2 is getting its own release. The Melancholy of Haruhi-Chan Suzumiya features 12 episodes that vary from three to five...

20 Oct, 2011

With a runtime of  just two episodes it seems unusual that the Gunslinger Girl OVAs are being released as a standalone product and not included as extras on the series boxset but I’m sure Manga Entertainment have their reasons, the question is are these episodes worthy of being released at full retail price or is it a bargain bin job and are they any...

17 Oct, 2011

The previous volume of Bleach was a little disappointing, there where few episodes that where not filler but the episodes that progressed the story where engaging and exciting as well as successfully developing the characters in new ways. Generally speaking there is not so much in the way of filler in the second half of series 7 we are presented with a very...

15 Oct, 2011

As anybody who’s an anime fan knows, Studio Shaft’s dark reimagining of the magical girl tale Puella Magi Madoka Magica has been this year’s breakout hit, so it’s no surprise that we’re beginning to see a flood of toys, figures and merchandise related to the franchise though. You know you’ve really made it though, when you...

12 Oct, 2011

Escaflowne , as reviewed here, followed the adventures of Hitomi Kanzaki, a Japanese schoolgirl whisked away to the world of Gaea and her journey’s across Gaea with a variety of companions as they try to stop a war and find a way to get her home.  It was a 26 episode series, and this is sort of the ‘Movie of the Series’, however it isn’t a movie set in...

10 Oct, 2011

From the standout first episode, you know you’re watching something different. Dance in the Vampire Bund shows us a world where vampires step out of the shadows with the wish to establish a home for themselves, the titular bund, and all the forces working against them. Upon this backdrop we follow the lives of Mina Tepes, the ruler of the vampires and Akira...