It was two years ago that I watched the first two new Berserk movies. The Egg of the King creates an interesting cast and world. Then as the second movie, The Battle for Doldrey, ends we get a kick in the teeth and things look to be over for our characters. The third movie, The […]
What was it like? MCM Scotland Comic Con 2014
This was the second ever MCM Scotland Comic Con and my second time going. The big difference was in the size of the venue. Still housed in the SECC but in a much larger hall, MCM had enough space to create a table and chair area, serve food from within the hall and look after […]
Magic or Science: A review of Karneval
Karneval wastes no time in getting going. As the anime opens there is a young man handcuffed to a bed and a lecherous noble woman astride him. Kinky? It would help if the noble woman wasn’t also a hideous monster who literally hungers for flesh. Thankfully for our innocent hero – “Get off, you’re heavy” […]
Competition: Win Pyscho-Pass on Blu-ray
Pyscho-Pass is an anime about a future in which computers can read your mind and determine whether you are likely to commit a crime or not. It’s illegal just to have a state of mind in which puts you “at risk” of being a criminal. Geek Native gave the Blu-ray set a glowing review. It’s […]
Psychological cyberpunk: A review of Psycho-Pass
You can play the game of trying to guess which sci-fi author has created worlds most similar to Psycho-Pass and award yourself bonus points if the characters in the anime agree with your assessment when they have the very same conversation. It might be tempting to describe Psycho-Pass as a utopian future as this is […]
No Midgard Serpent: A review of Jormungand
The anime Jormungand is named after the Midgard Serpent, Jörmungandr, a creature who it said will signal the end of the world should it ever let go of its own tail. This enemy of Thor is so large that it circles all around the world. There is no more Norse mythology in Jormungand – even […]
A gamble: A review of Mardock Scramble – The Third Exhaust
Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust is the third film to accompany the TV series. I’ve not seen the episodes but I was able to watch Mardock Scramble: The First Compression and Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion on the big screen during Scotland Loves Anime. As it happens, I actually had to double check that this […]
A king among anime: A review of K
I’ve known about K ever since Geek Native shared a trailer back in 2012. I hadn’t realised what I was missing. Manga UK released K in May and it has become one of my favourite animes of the year. The series picks up following Shiro who is easygoing and popular. He’s set on by a […]
The boobs of fallen angels: A High School DxD review
High School DxD began life as a Japanese light novel in 2008 and made it as a TV series by 2012. Issei Hyodo is a male student at Kuoh Academy, an academy that only recently turned co-ed. He’s a letch and a perv in way that anime presents as totally acceptable. He’s soon caught in […]
Odd but catchy: A review of Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic
This is a review of season 1 part 1 of the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It is Arabian Nights turned into an anime. Aladdin is a young boy who has escaped some sort of dungeon with a headless genie in a flute. Ali Baba is a teenager who works for merchants and dreams […]
