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 […]
Following his premature death at the hands of a co-worker, a middle-aged salary man is forcibly reincarnated as Tanya Degurechaff, a girl living in an alternate semi-fantasy world in the midst of war. God (or ‘Being X’ as Tanya refers to them) is to blame, punishing Tanya for her lack of faith in her previous […]
Mirai sits as the eighth film directed by Mamoru Hosoda and looks through the eyes of a young boy adjusting to the changes brought about by the arrival of his baby sister. What kicks off as an endearing and intimate look at the challenges to the family dynamic brought about by the arrival of a […]
Orange Complete Series promises shoujo high school melodrama in the spirit of a classic do-over trope. While the experience that followed certainly adhered to this in part, the real strength behind this anime series lies elsewhere. Orange Complete Series centres its story around Naho Takamiya, a high schooler living in Matsumoto who receives a letter […]
A student at Suzaku High School, delinquent Ryu Yamada is often berated by teachers for his attitude, and his irritation grows when he is compared to the studious Urara Shiraishi. But not all is as it seems at Suzaku High School, and after Yamada and Shiraishi share an accidental kiss, the two discover that they […]
Aglow with neon signs and record stores set up on every block, Midi City is home to a race of music loving animal people known as Myumons. On Earth, Cyan Hijirikawa is struggling to work up the courage to join her school’s music club. Failing to do so, she returns home and wallows in self-pity […]
Following on from the release of the first season a few months ago, Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 – Part 1 takes up the story three years after the conclusion of 2199. Given how well the first series in this reboot was received, it will be interesting to see how the team respond to […]
As Chise settles into her life as Elias’ apprentice and possibly his future bride, magical beings continue to meddle in her affairs. Drawn to her magic as a ‘Sleigh Beggy’, Chise must contend with creatures that would try to use her, and an innate magical talent that drains her each time she uses her powers. […]
Golden Kamuy Complete Season 1 travels an interesting road by pairing a drifting ex-serviceman panning for gold in Hokkaido with an Ainu girl in search for a secret and legendary haul of the same. The duo find their fates intertwined as they begin their search in the countryside and nearby cities in the hope of […]
Dragon Ball Super – The Movie: Broly is the 20th theatrical entry for the seemingly unstoppable Dragon Ball series whose box office appearance garnered critical and commercial acclaim. Given the series’ somewhat checkered performance on film, let’s see how this latest entry compares to its predecessors. Dragon Ball Super – The Movie: Broly focuses on […]