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 […]
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Review: Appare-Ranman! – The Complete Season (Blu-Ray)
In the late 19th century, genius misfit and inventor Appare Sorano and skilled samurai Kosame Ishikki find themselves stranded in the middle of the ocean when Appare attempts to flee Japan to avoid arrest for a series of inventions gone wrong. Rescued by a passing steamship, the two wind up in Los Angeles, with no […]
Review: How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Blu-Ray)
How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift? has garnered a bit of a cult following for seemingly bringing together a combination of obsessive sports anime, humour and a reasonable whack of fan service. After watching the series I’m inclined to agree, but the balance between these elements leant a little bit harder in one particular […]
Review: Yuri!!! On Ice Complete Series (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
After a disastrous first appearance at the international Grand Prix Final, Japan’s number one figure skater Yuri Katsuki struggles to pick himself back up. Easily susceptible to the pressures of competition, Yuri experiences crippling bouts of anxiety that affect his figure skating, and as time goes on his repeated poor performances in the rink lead […]
Review: Free! -Dive to the Future- Season 3 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
Having begun their first year of college in Tokyo, Haru and Makoto cross paths with old friends from their Iwatobi Junior High School swim team during a swimming tournament. While it is a warm reunion with their old teammate Asahi, it is much more difficult to make amends with Ikuya, an extremely talented swimmer who […]
Review: Megalobox Complete Series (Blu-Ray)
JNK.DOG, a young man with no ID and no recollection of his real name or past, is an aspiring megalobox fighter, a popular sport that uses metal exoskeletons to enhance contestants’ boxing skills. JNK.DOG is desperate to experience ‘true’ megaloboxing, but has to fight in fixed illegal underground matches to make ends meet, all while […]
Review: Haikyu!! Complete Season 2 (DVD)
Following their loss at the Inter-High Preliminaries at the hands of Aoba Johsai, the Karasuno volleyball team launch themselves into training for the Spring Tournament. Thanks to their friends at Nekoma High, they are given the perfect chance to hone their skills when they are invited to a training camp in Tokyo and are able […]
Review: Haikyu!! Complete Season 1 (Dual Language Edition)
Shoyo Hinata wants to play volleyball, and he wants to stay on the court for as long as he can. Unfortunately for Hinata, he’s small for a volleyball player and his junior high school didn’t have much in the way of a volleyball team – in the first match they ever played his team was […]
Review: Aoharu X Machinegun Complete Series (DVD)
Hotaru Tachibana is a high school student with a strong sense of justice, and often attacks first and asks questions later. This is the case when Tachibana storms into a host club with the intent of avenging her wronged friend, and is challenged to an airsoft gun duel by the club’s most popular host, Masamune […]
Review: Yowamushi Pedal the Movie (DVD)
After the Inter High competition wraps up, every team who performed well is sent an invitation to compete in the Kumamoto Hi Province Mountain Range Race. Teams from all over the country are set to participate in the race, including Hakone Academy, looking to redeem themselves after their first place loss during the Inter High, Hiroshima […]