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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Anne of Green Gables’ anime adaption has hit Blu-Ray as part of Madman’s extended works of Ghibli founder Isao Takahata. While the literary classic has been a mainstay in schools for decades now, this release marks the first time the anime has been officially in Australia on DVD or Blu-Ray. Anne (with an “e”) Shirley […]
Coming off some genuine affection from the previous entry in the series, Yu Yu Hakusho Complete Season 2 sees the motley quartet return for more fisticuffs! Despite the naming nomenclature, Yu Yu Hakusho Complete Season 2 is a continuation from the first box set. Yusuke and his team spend this release stuck in an endless […]
The first season of Golden Kamuy made for tremendous viewing despite ending somewhat abruptly. With the second season upon us, it’s time to see how the production team follows up this unusual historical saga. Golden Kamuy Season 2 picks up where we left the previously disparate players’ quest for Nopperabo’s secret golden treasure. With the […]
Despite one’s best weeb intentions, sometimes iconic series’ fall through the cracks. Yu Yu Hakusho feels like one of those instances, so I was understandably very excited when Madman announced Yu Yu Hakusho Complete Season 1 as the first in a series of Blu-Ray releases hitting the Australian market. Yu Yu Hakusho is all about […]
Hellsing Ultimate Complete Series collects the expansive 10 episode OVA series produced between 2006 and 2012 into a single box of hyperbolic rage. Freed of the censorship of Gonzo’s original TV anime adaptation in 2001 and with the benefit of an extended OVA production cycle, Hellsing Ultimate comes with tremendous potential. Set in contemporary England, […]
Fresh out of high school, 18 year-old Suzukaze Aoba is off to join the workforce, and she’s not just landed any old office gig, she’s going to work for a game development company named Eagle Jump – creators of her favorite games, the acclaimed ‘Fairies Story’ series. And as if that’s not enough, she’ll be […]
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Part 1 marks an historic moment in Sailor Moon fandom. Previously never officially released outside Japan, this final arc of Toei’s original adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi’s classic Sailor Moon was the kind of stuff exchanged amongst weeb circles with moments of incredulous astonishment. Blurred conceptions of gender, warriors from beyond the […]