Back Arrow is a weird name for an anime, especially one that mashes mecha action, political intrigue and a pseudo-fantasy setting with not-so-subtle echoes of historical real-world global conflict. Set in the world of Lingaland, Back Arrow – Season 1 Part 1 kicks off with the unexpected appearance of the titular character Back Arrow who […]
Yomogi Asanaka spends his days going to high school and working at his part time job, until he encounters a mysterious man named Gauma who lives under a bridge and calls himself a “Kaiju User”. Although he tries his best to avoid Gauma for the most part, not long after Yomogi’s encounter with the odd […]
The mighty 80s anime juggernaut Robotech continues with the second arc covering the adventures of 2nd Lieutenant Dana Sterling and her motley crew in the Southern Cross Army as The Robotech Masters descend on Earth to grow plants of doom. Well, that’s probably being a little flippant – where Robotech: The Macross Saga focused on […]
Robotech is arguably one of the core foundations from which Western anime fandom was built upon, with this first of three compilations locking in the entirety of its first arc, the Macross Saga. Set in the far-flung future date of 2009 and 10 years after a mysterious alien spacecraft landed on earth triggering a third […]
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 […]
The private security company known as Tekkadan has made a name for itself after escorting the revolutionary Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth and ensuring that exile Makanai reassumed his position as Prime Minister of the Arbrau nation. Although the losses were great and many Tekkadan members died during the journey, their victory exposed the corruption […]
One of the greatest moments in the life of an anime fan is finding one of THE shows you just know you’re going to love for the rest of your life. A show that takes tropes and elements from other anime and actually incorporates them in meaningful ways, a show that makes you feel excited […]
Ao Fukai is a thirteen year old boy living with his adopted grandfather on Okinawa’s island of Iwado. After his mother disappeared when he was young, Ao has faced constant persecution from the other islanders, his only friends being his childhood companion Naru Arata, and her pet three-toed sloth Noah. While wandering the beach one […]
Gundam, oh Gundam. You beautiful, hyperbolic and endlessly endless thing. I recall being fascinated by its cavalcade of mecha designs ever since I first got into anime over 20 years ago, and to this day seeing a kick-arse Gundam mecha makes me smile. But I have a confession to make – despite my interest in […]
Aquarion is a mecha series set in a post-apocalyptic world where the remnants of humanity are harvested by Shadow Angels as an energy source, a little like The War of the Worlds. The Shadow Angels are immortal winged creatures who are vastly more powerful than humans and possess advanced mystical technology. They have awoken after […]