Elfen Lied proved to be the most time consuming review I have ever written, going through four drafts before I got it right, and the tone level. But is the anime any good? Read on to find out.
Be it Bleach, Naruto, Dragonball Z, Rounin Kenshin or Ina Yusha, the martial arts genre is one of the defining aspects of anime. It’s also the genre most likely to be disparaged by experienced, western, anime fans. Most animes of that type go on forever, achieving little, and if you add attempts at sex appeal to this mix, you get something that just annoys the more serious otaku. However, if done well, these animes still entertain. Is Tenjho Tenge worth your time? Read on to find out.
The Full Metal Panic franchise has enjoyed respectable, but not huge, success. There’s a lengthy light novel series, 3 animes, assorted manga,and a humoured Hollywood adaptation involving Zac Effron. No! Wait! Come back! This isn’t about that! This is about the anime that introduced us in the west to Sgt. Sousuke Sagara and co, the simply titled Full Metal Panic! But is it any good? Has it stood the test of time? Read on to find out.
At a convention last year, I took the oppitunity to purchase a few US only releases I’d been wanting for my collection. But then I chanced upon something which I wanted to watch, but knew little about, The Irresponsible Captain Tyler thinpack, and I grabbed it. Was this was wise purchase, or just another case of buyer’s remorse? Read on to find out.
One of the more common tropes to see in anime is the old “Magical Girlfriend” device, especially if you favour romantic comedies. You know the kind; a worthless male lead somehow acquires a super powered female that stays with him thanks to some unbelievable circumstance. Spice and Wolf looks to be made from the same mold, but is something, far, far more interesting. But is it any good? Read on to find out.
Martian Successor Nadesico is one of my all time favourite animes. So when I heard the movie was being released in the UK in 2004 (with the same dub cast too), I was very happy. Then I watched it, blanked out the memory, and did not watch it again until someone brought it up at a committee meeting. Warning: a rant follows.
Let’s play the connection game for a moment. What do Batman: The Animated Series, Giant Robo, and Serial Experiments Lain have in common? The answer is this anime, the Big O. But is it any good?