After having a small wander through the Japan Curiosity Archives, I noticed that the usual season preview had never been done for the cour that has just passed. Now, I know that the season is almost, and for most shows is (Thanks Clover Works), over; but I felt like I could take a crack at …
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Review: Charlotte Part 2
“The world will collapse and end, I was told mercilessly.” A translation of the first line of the opening song, Bravely You, for the anime Charlotte, of which this is a review of part two to said show. As with the last time I did a review of a sequel, I don’t believe this will …
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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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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: 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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Review: Yurikuma Arashi [Blu-ray]
Release Date: 31st October 2016Format: Combo PackStudio: Silver LinkPublisher: Funimation | All The AnimeCertificate: 15Audio: Japanese 2.0, English 5.1Subtitles: EnglishEpisodes: 1-12Discs: 4 (2BD+2DVD)Run Time: 300 Minutes Yurikuma Arashi is an interesting title for me; I dropped it back when it was originally airing, but SILVER LINK have become my favourite studio since …
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Review: HighSchool DxD BorN [DVD]
Release Date: 31st October 2016Format: Combo PackStudio: TNKPublisher: Funimation | All The AnimeCertificate: 15Audio: Japanese 2.0, English 5.1Subtitles: EnglishEpisodes: 1-12Discs: 4 (2BD+2DVD)Run Time: 300 Minutes Highschool DxD BorN is the third season in the Highschool DxD series. The first season was released on blu-ray and DVD a couple years back by Manga …
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All The Anime @ MCM Comic Con London October 2016 – Day 3 Roundup
The final day of MCM London October 2016 is over, and with that All The Anime have made all of their announcements for the day on their News Wall. The first announcement was for Tenchi Muyo! GXP, to be released under the Funimation label by Anime Limited. Seina Yamada is unlucky… so unlucky that when …
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All The Anime @ MCM Comic Con London October 2016 – Day 2 Roundup
Day two of MCM London October brought us several more license announcements from Anime Limited via the News Wall at the booth, right outside the Crunchyroll screening room. The first of these announcements was that Anime Limited had rescued Evangelion 1.11 and will be releasing the title on both blu-ray and DVD in January 2017. …
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All The Anime @ MCM Comic Con London October 2016 – Day 0 & Day 1 Roundup
Yesterday was the first day of MCM October, and the focus, anime-wise, has certainly been on All The Anime so far. There was an early announcement on Thursday evening through their social channels before we’d even arrived in London for MCM, and the actual convention saw five announcements, four of those initially through Jeremy’s News …
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