Castlevania Complete Season 1 captures the previously Netflix-only streaming series into a single release. Given the enormous depths of established lore in the Castlevania universe, it will prove interesting to see how well this recent adaptation fares in finding a balance between easing the cries of fanboys and fangirls while achieving an engaging stand-alone experience. […]
From humble beginnings as an adult Visual Novel, Type-Moon’s Fate franchise is now a bonafide juggernaut, with the Fate phenomenon comprising multiple series spanning parallel universes and alternate timelines across more animated series, OVAs, movies, manga volumes and games than you can shake a Saint Quartz at. Fate/stay Night: Heaven’s Feel 1. Presage Flower goes […]
After saving the city of Hellsalem’s Lot from the King of Despair, possessor of the ‘All Seeing Eyes of God’ Leonardo Watch has assumed his place as a valuable member of Libra, a secret crime-fighting organisation made up of super-powered individuals with blood themed powers. With Hellsalem’s lot occupied by all manner of humans and […]
Fruits Basket triggered some sizeable waves when it hit anime fandom in Japan and then around the world in 2001. With the new adaptation hitting streaming service at the time of writing, Fruits Basket The Complete Series Blu-Ray is the perfect opportunity to revisit the adventures of the zodiac-cursed Sohma family. Tohru Honda finds herself […]
Digimon Adventure Tri Part 6 closes out a marathon run for the series. With expectations high after the dramatic end to Part 5, it will be interesting to see how the team wrap up this final theatrical release. In the aftermath of Taiichi getting swallowed up by the earth and Hikari triggering an almost Eva-like […]
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya made enormous waves when it hit the anime community back in 2006. With two TV series’ and a movie in the mix, Madman’s timely release of all of this into a single collection has created a great opportunity to go back and revisit all the crazy antics of the SOS […]
90s Sailor Moon excite continues with the release of Sailor Moon SuperS Part 2 to Blu-Ray, officially catching up to the previous R1 releases of this magic girl classic. Sailor Moon SuperS Part 2 continues the usual monster of the week formula from its predecessors with the Amazon Trio being reasonably useless at their job, […]
Shigeo Kageyama, nicknamed Mob, is a high schooler with immense psychic powers. To keep his powers in check, Mob works as an assistant for con man and self-proclaimed psychic master Reigen Arataka, performing odd jobs for a variety of clientele whose issues range from true hauntings to blemishes on photos that are supposedly evil spirits. […]
Fireworks, an animated remake of Shunji Iwai’s 1993 TV drama/1995 live action film, made a big impact for SHAFT in 2017 as their highest-grossing theatrical feature to date. With a seemingly classic premise of repeating a single day over and over in the frame of a romantic drama, it will be interesting to see how […]
Sailor Moon S: The Movie is delightfully inconsequential. Is it essential viewing though? Let’s dive in and see what 1994 Toei was able to smash out… Sailor Moon S: The Movie takes place in the TV series’ continuity at a time of… some sort. Like most of the Toei theatrical spins based off their popular […]