Tamayomi: The Baseball Girls heads down a well-trodden sports anime mould, in this instance looking to explore the journey of an all-girls high school baseball team aiming to make it to the top while starting from nothing. Yomi Takeda had given up baseball during middle school after finding herself discouraged that her team mates weren’t […]
Tag: Blu-ray
Review: Vinland Saga Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Vinland Saga ambitiously tackles a family saga revenge plot set against the backdrop of Danish expansionist militia groups at the turn of the previous millennium and told through a distinctly gory Japanese lens. Now that is how to cram a whole bunch of syllables into a single sentence! Set in the 11th century and based […]
Review: Lapis Re:Lights – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
Lapis Re:Lights is a distinctly Japanese flavour of anime – it’s part of a multimedia franchise, folds in bubblegum fantasy with idol music groups and uses the power of love and music to defeat armies of monsters. Lapis Re:Lights focuses on Princess Tiara who has gone against the wishes of her family to attend the […]
Review: Listeners – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
Listeners’ post-apocalyptic tale of the passion of youth in a world seemingly devoid of music has all the trappings of kitschy musical theatre, but viewed through the lens of a modern anime production creates a very interesting story. Set in an unusual dystopian future void of music, one day in the city of Liverchester a […]
Review: Golden Kamuy Complete Season 3 (Blu-Ray)
The Immortal Sugimoto return for another round of adventure in Golden Kamuy Season 3. Given an impressive outing to date, there’s a lot riding on this third season to see if it maintains its momentum. Taking place shortly after Golden Kamuy Season 2, this series of episodes sees the burgeoning party split into two as […]
Review: Gleipnir – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
Gleipnir at first glance seems to visually revel in the subversive dichotomy of twisting a cute plushie thingie into a monster. At least that was my first impression based on the key art – the reality is an interesting exploration that thankfully dives a little deeper than the potential edgelord premise it might have had. […]
Review: Magia Record – Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Part 1 (Blu-Ray)
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Part 1 signals an interesting offshoot spun off from the incredible Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime series, originally as a mobile game but which has now crossed over to manga and, in this case, anime. Let’s try and break this one down… Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka […]
Review: Elfen Lied Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
Elfen Lied Complete Series captures the full TV series and OVA release into a single high definition package. But with 17 years on the clock, how does this production hold up? Elfen Lied is set in modern day Kamakura (well, early ’00s Kamakura) where two young residents, Kouta and his cousin Yuka, stumble across a […]
Review: Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Part 2 (Blu-Ray)
It seems uncanny and surreal, but here we are – celebrating not only closing the loop around Sailor Moon’s 90s adaptation being officially released in Australia, but doing so in high definition. Let’s dive in to explore what makes this such a special occasion. Sailor Moon Sailor Stars: Part 2 picks up from where the […]
Review: Wicked City (Blu-Ray)
Wicked City made a name for itself locally as part of the first wave of influential anime that hit Australia in the mid-90s. In 2021, now’s the perfect time to check it out again in HD to determine if its cult status was built on hubris or if it holds up. Set in the sprawling […]