Shinra Kusakabe and the Fire Force Company members have returned from their journey to the Chinese Peninsula, having discovered that the generator powering the Tokyo Empire contains a human with an Adolla Burst inside its core. Meanwhile, the powerful and influential Haijima Industries has been monitoring Shinra and his Adolla Burst abilities, and have been […]
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Review: The Gymnastics Samurai – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
Referred to fondly as ‘The Samurai’ by his fans due to his ponytail, Jotaro Aragaki is an olympic-level Japanese gymnast who has been losing relevency as he grows older and can’t keep up with the new generation of gymnasts. When his coach suggests retirement, Jotaro attempts to break the news to his daughter Rei during […]
Review: Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation – Season 1 (Blu-Ray)
If a spirit is in need of exorcising, magic is required – specifically, magical law. The young Muhyo is a talented Executor who runs an exorcism business with his apprentice Roji, banishing spirits by using the laws of magic and its corresponding articles. Their investigations see them facing all manner of spirits as they seek […]
Review: Deca-Dence the Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Humanity is teetering on the edge of extinction, with 90 per cent of the human population wiped out by dangerous creatures known as the Gadoll. The remaining humans have taken shelter behind the armoured walls of Deca-dence, a moving city and the final stronghold of humanity. The city’s soldiers – known as Gears – venture […]
Review: Kakushigoto – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
Kakushi Goto loves his ten-year-old daughter Hime more than anything else in the world. However, he’s keeping a terrible secret from her, one that Hime must never discover – that he is a lewd manga author. In his desperation to make his daughter think that he is just a regular office worker, Kakushi wears a […]
Review: Fire Force – Season 2 Part 1 (Blu-Ray/DVD Combo)
Following Special Fire Force Company 8’s attack on the White-Clad cultists, Shinra Kusakabe is more determined than ever to stop the cultists’ plans, figure out a way to cure infernals, and put an end to the condition of Spontaneous Human Combustion. But as a pyrokinetic in possession of an Adolla Burst, Shinra’s connection to others […]
Review: Dororo Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Developed by the Tezuka Productions and MAPPA animation studios, Dororo (2019) is an adaptation of the 1969 Dororo anime, based on the manga of the same name by the prolific “father of Manga”, Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). However, the series goes beyond simply adapting the original story and adding […]
Review: Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun – The Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
There are rumours of paranormal activity abound at Kamome Academy, and high school student Nene Yashiro comes across one firsthand when she seeks out a young boy named Hanako, a ghost that haunts the third-floor girls’ bathroom and is said to grant wishes. But Hanako’s wishes don’t come freely and when Nene messes with a […]
Review: Smile down the Runway – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
High school student Chiyuki Fujito dreams of becoming a runway model and representing her father’s company and modelling agency, Mille Neige, on the fashion runways of Paris. However, despite her beauty and professionalism, Chiyuki faces constant rejection in the world of fashion due to her short stature. Similarly, her classmate Ikuto Tsumura also dreams of […]
Review: Appare-Ranman! – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
In the late 19th century, genius misfit and inventor Appare Sorano and skilled samurai Kosame Ishikki find themselves stranded in the middle of the ocean when Appare attempts to flee Japan to avoid arrest for a series of inventions gone wrong. Rescued by a passing steamship, the two wind up in Los Angeles, with no […]