Bungo Stray Dogs Season 3 continues the story of the Yokohama Armed Detective Agency and Port Mafia in a similar style to its previous season, by splitting its season into two narratives. The first offers another glimpse into the past of Dazai and the Port Mafia, adapting the Bungo Stray Dogs light novel Dazai, Chuya, […]
Review: Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (Blu-Ray)
A mysterious fog descends upon Yokohama, disappearing a majority of the city’s population and having strange effects on those with supernatural abilities who have remained behind. The Armed Detective Agency springs into action to locate the cause of the fog – a man named Shibusawa who is using it to collect the supernatural abilities of […]
Review: Ao-chan Can’t Study! Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Ao-chan Can’t Study! Complete Series promises an interesting concept of navigating the pressures of teenage relationships from the perspective of Ao-chan, whose home life offers a unique vantage point for the series. At twelve 10-minute episodes, Ao-chan Can’t Study! Complete Series is compact with little room for filler. My initial response to this was genuine […]
Review: The Promised Neverland Complete Season 1 (Blu-Ray)
The Promised Neverland seems to have rapidly made its presence known amongst anime fans. Going in deliberately free from spoilers and trying to stay clear from broader online chatter, it was with a sense of intrigue and excitement that I dove into this fascinating release. The Promised Neverland Complete Season 1 is set in Grace […]
Review: Promare (Blu-Ray)
Thirty years ago, half of the world was consumed by the Great World Blaze, a massive fire caused by the spontaneous manifestation of pyrokinetic abilities in a portion of the human population. Now known as the Burnish, those with the ability to wield fire find themselves the target of anti-Burnish sentiment, and tensions heighten further […]
Review: Ssss.Gridman Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
For all my interest in kaiju flicks and soft vinyl toys, the one major part of the broader tokusatsu genre that always eluded me was the giant hero series. Stuff like Ultraman or Super Sentai shows never quite hit for me. With Studio Trigger behind SSSS.Gridman being enough to persuade me to give it a […]
Review: Robihachi Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Looking to become filthy rich and live out the rest of his days in ease, Robby Yaji borrows a bunch of cash to invest in a get-rich-quick scheme that can’t possibly go wrong. When the investment inevitably goes wrong, debt collector Hatchi Kita shows up at Robby’s door to collect on behalf of loan shark […]
Review: Boogiepop and Others Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Boogiepop and Others Complete Series is a welcome return to the delightfully inscrutable world of Boogiepop and hits over 15 years since the initial anime adaptation, Boogiepop Phantom. A lot has changed in anime over the years so let’s see how Boogiepop has adapted to where things are at in 2020. Boogiepop and Others is […]
Review: Astro Boy 40th Anniversary Collection (DVD)
Astro Boy is one of Osamu Tezuka’s most endearing and enduring stories. While the 1980 adaptation received limited airtime in the US, for Australian kids growing up in the ‘80s he was a mainstay of popular discourse (not that we’d ever use the word “discourse” as kids!). With the 40th anniversary of the original Japanese […]
Review: Fire Force Season 1 Part 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
In a world where spontaneous human combustion causes people to be transformed into dangerous Infernals, third generation pyrokinetic Shinra Kusakabe joins special Fire Force Company 8 to protect the populace and become a hero. Able to ignite and control fire from his feet, Shinra uses his “Devil’s Footprints” ability to work alongside his new team […]