From the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, comes a knock your socks off, in a quite literal manner, Shonen Battle manga, with a tasty twist. I loved the Food Wars manga when I first started reading it back in 2013, and got really hyped for the show when it initially aired; but does it still …
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Review: Himouto! Umaru-chan
When it comes to the genre combination of slice of life and comedy, no studio does it better than Doga Kobo. With great titles under their belt such as Monthly Girl’s Nozaki-kun and Yuru Yuri, their mastering of the comedy manga adaptation is some of the best in the business. So can they really mess …
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Review: Little Busters Ex OVA [DVD]
I don’t like Little Busters anymore. I don’t care about its characters, plot or artistic merit. After having a kind of fun season one, and a “just good enough to watch” season 2, I was done with the franchise. Sadly, there are still these 8 OVA episodes to round off the series, so let’s go …
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Review: Overlord [Blu-ray]
Produced by Studio Madhouse in 2015, Overlord is another entry into the ‘trapped in another world’ light novel adaptation genre. Unlike most of the entries, though, the original writer Kugane Maruyama is an avid fan of tabletop RPGs, the grandfather of video games, so expectations are slightly raised going in. ARE YOU READY TO SUBMIT …
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Review: Boruto: Naruto The Movie [Blu-ray]
Just 574 days after their theatrical release, the home media release of Boruto: Naruto The Movie finally hits the UK. Manga Entertainment have made this title available on both blu-ray and DVD. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie when I saw it in the cinema twice back in 2015, but is the movie as good as …
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Review: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon? This is the first question this show throws at you, and is almost the opposite of what the premise is about. Falling very close to the ‘trapped in another world’ genre, Danmachi got its initial popularity in the west by being compared to …
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MCM London Comic Con May 2017 Round Up
This past weekend saw some new anime announcements, and updates on already announced titles, from MVM Entertainment, Universal, and All The Anime. MVM provided their news through social channels, while All The Anime had two panels covering theirs, alongside some Q&A time. Sadly, Manga Entertainment made no announcements over the weekend, though their social media …
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Review: Little Busters Refrain [DVD]
Every time I read the title of this season 2, I keep wanting to make a joke involving the word refrain, it’s just too easy. Little Busters Refrain is the third and final cour of the anime adaptation of Key’s visual novel of the same title. If you’ve already watched the first two cours and …
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Review: Charlotte Part One [Blu-ray, DVD]
From the mind that brought you titles such as Angel Beats and Clannad, comes an amazing story that, whilst filled with clichés, is one of my favourite anime of all time. 10/10, more baseball than Little Busters. Yes, it is surprising that after reviewing another Key title and rather disliking it that one of the …
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Does the 3 Episode Rule Need to Exist?
In the anime fandom, we have an ingrained idea that all shows can be measured by the same guidelines. There is a system that a lot of people follow called the “3 episode rule.” This states that for every anime you try, you should give it a minimum of 3 episodes to see if it …
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