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Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick is one of many Dragon Quest spin-offs although, unlike its more well-known and anime-adapted cousin manga “The Adventure of Dai”, this story sticks closer to the games - but is it for better or worse? Continue reading...

After having watched and enjoyed the crazy anime series of Blood Blockade Battlefront, I was curious about the manga that spawned it, so the release of this omnibus has given me the perfect chance to dive in… Continue reading...

Gundam The Origin returns to UK shores in a new (and hefty!) Deluxe Edition, featuring the first two volumes in A4 size with a lot more beautiful coloured pages to boot, but bonuses aside is it still worth reading? Continue reading...

Bubblegum Crisis is an 80s OVA cyberpunk series that was among the very first anime I ever knew about or watched - but all these years later, do the adventures of the “Knight Sabres” still hold up? Continue reading...

Riding Bean is an odd one because it’s a 45-ish minute OVA that never became a series, so even though its characters were later repurposed into a successful manga/show it’s kind of like a pilot to a show that never was. So how does it stand on its own? Quite well actually… Continue reading...

Have you ever wondered… pretty much anything even slightly related to Shinichiro Watanabe’s all-time classic Cowboy Bebop? Well, have I got the book for you! Continue reading...

When anime first became a thing here in English-speaking countries there were three films that everyone, and I mean everyone, watched: Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Ninja Scroll, and while the latter may not have had the far and wide impact the first two had, it was still a big deal within anime...

Deep Sea is a Chinese animated film that tries its best to go after the Studio Ghibli market and story-wise it comes off as a film trying to be Spirited Away or Howl’s Moving Castle but not completely getting it. Visually though the film is quite unlike anything I’ve ever seen before… Continue...

Legendary manga creator and artist Akira Toriyama has passed away, but his legacy will live on forever. Continue reading...

Getting a special run on big screens ahead of its physical media release, the finale of the “Evangelion Rebuild” films is quite the experience and sitting in front of a large cinema screen will certainly add to that, but does Hideaki Anno’s third attempt at an ending to Evangelion get it right...

Traces of Two Pasts does exactly what it says on the tin (or book cover I guess) and gives us a look into the backstory of Tifa and Aerith, plus a bonus story at the end, all written by FFVII scenario writer himself (amongst so many other things!) Kazushige Nojima. Is it really juicy information...

Samurai 7 retells the extremely influential Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai but changes the setting from Japan’s past to a weird mix of science fiction, steampunk and Japanese culture to create something entirely different - well, apart from the 'small village hiring seven samurai to protect...

Vinland Saga blends historical drama with bloody action and some shonen tropes to form a very satisfying whole, so it’s great to see the anime adaptation finally make it to physical media here in the UK in the form of this collector;s edition. Let’s take a deeper look into MVM’s latest release…...

Dragon Ball’s latest cinematic outing is somewhat divisive due to its use of CG animation (and it’s use of the word “Super” twice in a row in its title… just me?) though what has at least got people to stand up and take notice in a positive way is an almost complete lack of Goku and Vegeta...

The adaptations of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure have returned to our screen via a Netflix 12-episode drop. Beginning the anime version of Part 6: Stone Ocean, these episodes feature a female lead character and female-heavy cast along with a prison setting, so do these departures work in the...

Robotech means a lot to American fans of a certain age, while Macross means a lot to Japanese fans of many ages. Here in the UK, however, neither hold massive sway, least of all Robotech, which was barely featured on TV here. So how does a Blu-ray release containing just the original 80s dubbed...

The second half of My Hero Academia’s fourth season is a more relaxed affair after an action-packed first half, but is that a bad thing? Continue reading...

In a rare look at a recently released video game, it’s time to answer this question: how can you follow up a 2007 Nintendo DS game on home consoles in 2021? Given the core input method at the very least would have to change, it would be a hard ask. Let’s see if Square Enix and the team at...

After a reasonably long delay (especially if you wanted the physical version!) the final third of the “Can’t Fear Your Own World” Bleach light novel is here and manages to not only tie up its own story but it also reveals some long-awaited Bleach lore, details and backstory on top… Continue...

Akira is a landmark film, not just in anime but in general. It inspired so much after it and it’s so well loved that there is every chance you already have a copy on your shelf right now. So the real question is “should I buy the 4K version?” Let’s find out! Continue reading...