News by Clark A. Aniplex’s latest set is the set that will pierce your wallet. Announced at the company’s Nan Desu Kan panel in America over the weekend, the company revealed that it will be re-releasing the fan-favourite Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann TV series. The set will span five volumes…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Cardcaptor Sakura is regarded as a classic anime in most corners and, watching it again today, there’s no mystery as to why it took off. It’s a fun, innocent show with far more going on beneath the surface. It doesn’t hurt that, despite being a magical…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Here we go. I bet you were all looking forward to just what I had to say about Date a Live, otherwise known as “that incredibly popular anime with all the fan service.” Offensively popular, according to a more than a few people. Unsurprisingly for an…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. For so many years now Studio Ghibli has delighting audiences. With Hayao Miyazaki now retired, Madman Entertainment, in collaboration with various independent cinemas around Australia has collaborated for a veritable festival of the genius of Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. The Tale of Studio Ghibli promises to…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. There’s a certain glee in Majestic Prince which sets it apart from most other offerings in the mecha genre. While esteemed directors have long been mixing the namesake giant robots with politics, philosophy and melodrama, Majestic Prince moves that all to the side and instead focuses…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Sometimes I don’t want to watch something deep or intelligent. Sometimes I don’t want to watch something serious. Sometimes I simply want to kick back and watch something childish, silly, and fun. Code: Breaker is the kind of anime that I turn to when I’m in…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Sentai Filmworks has unveiled the next batch of anime releases to hit the shelves this December and it makes for one of more expansive lists of the holiday season. The company will be releasing no less than eleven titles within a sixteen day span. Said titles…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I must be a sucker for punishment. Immediately after finishing with Bakemonogatari (at least to a level where I feel like I understand it enough to move on), I leap into another anime adaptation of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari series of light novels. Not that I actually…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Hanamonogatari, the latest arc of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari series, aired on Japanese television last week as one lengthy marathon. English-speaking fans won’t have to wait long at all to catch up on the latest arc, though, and they won’t have to jump through hoops to watch…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. The vampire mythos is a veritable narrative goldmine for any horror writer worth their salt. The genre naturally lends so well to discussions of power, purity and violence that there’s plenty of potential for some great scares along the way. But Vampire Hunter D is not…
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