Your Name is something of a slice of life anime from the acclaimed Makoto Shinkai. Makoto Shinkai is probably best known for titles like Garden of Words and 5 Centimeters Per Second and while they’re both good, especially Garden of Words, I think Your Name is a significant step up. I think Your Name has […]
The anime to move you: A review of A Silent Voice
A Silent Voice is the anime to show those nagging friends who think anime only features bikini catgirls in space pirate battles. This is a hard-hitting slice of life drama about bullying. The anime was directed by Naoko Yamada who is probably best known for K-On – another school drama but a world apart from […]
Always accelerating: A review of Accel World Infinite Burst
I’ve not seen any of the Accel World series before watching Infinite Burst. I’m not especially keen to watch any of it now that I have. My main challenge with Accel World: Infinite Burst is that I don’t know when the re-cap finished and the actual movie started! That’s a weird one but at least […]
Flirting with the surreal: A review of Kizumonogtari
I’m told it has previously been quite hard to jump into the quirky, sometimes adult, Kizumonogtari series. Actually, a quick look on Amazon seems to confirm that with a host of anime and manga with similar names and characters. The good news is that this three-part film is a prequel. Start here. I’m glad I […]
Gorgeous but flawed: A review of Kingsglaive – Final Fantasy
Kingsglaive Final Fantasy and Warcraft are in a battle over which is the best ‘movie based on a computer game’. That’s another way of saying that Kingsglaive looks great, is entirely loyal to the franchise, takes itself very seriously, nearly works but is missing something. In the computer game Final Fantasy XV we follow Prince […]
Killed by kindness: A review of Harmony
In a perfectly designed city of bubblegum pink towers everyone is happy. Everyone is happy until thousands are persuaded to kill themselves and the masterminds behind that plot give everyone else a sinister deadline. Harmony is set in the near future. The ‘first world’, just as we know it today – the rich countries – […]
Will Stephen Byrne’s animated Firefly ever air?
This trailer for The Animated Adventures of Firefly will make you wish you could watch it now. We don’t know when it’s coming. We’re teased: soon. What will Fox do? Will they hold back the lawyers? Will they cancel another Firefly show to protect their IP? You’d like to think the cast and crew would […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #31
Welcome to Irregular Reconnaissance. In this column we take a look at which anime titles the Geek Native team have watched recently. We offer up mini-reviews in a single round up and offer up the comments box below as a way for you to share your own discoveries and recommendations. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #30
Is this a milestone? Issue 30 of Irregular Reconnaissance. The concept for this Geek Native column is simple. It’s a collection of mini-reviews for anime titles that the Geek Native team have watched recently. It’s a way to find out whether a show has started strong and then become rubbish. It’s also a platform to […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #29
It’s time for another Irregular Reconnaissance at Geek Native. We’re looking at anime titles again, offering up mini-reviews so you can see what’s floating our boat and what’s worth running from. Got any recommendations of your own? Share them in the comment box at the bottom. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Episodes 14 – 19 […]