The genre seems to be full of great undiscovered titles, and that is a terrible shame.
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #32
Got tips of your own? These are incredibly helpful as the number of streaming platforms increase and companies like Netflix invest even more into anime. L
Anime fidget spinners
Are you in on the fidget spinner craze? They’re surprisingly addictive and live up to their name. Any extra energy? Spin the crazy little device and see how long it distracts you for. Light In the Box might be best known as one of the biggest companies to sell cosplay costumes and accessories but it […]
Naruto’s ninja girls re-imagined
Naruto fan Magdalena Radziej imagined what three of the most popular young ninja of the Village Hidden in the Leaves might look like if re-drawn in the cinematic style. Given that The Last Naruto Movie is due out in the UK this week it’s a good time to take a look. Hinata Ino Sakura
The Last: Naruto the movie
Naruto is coming to a close after a 15 run. That’s impressive. The Last movie (called The Last – we’ll have to see whether it’s the final movie in the franchise) deals with the dangers of the Moon. True to Naruto’s large plots we have the scenario where the Moon is coming too close to […]
A box of monsters: A review of Naruto Shippuden Movie 5 – Blood Prison
Blood Prison is the 5th Naruto Shippuden movie. If you know about Sage Mode and will not be surprised at what Lord Killer Bee can transform in to then you can watch it without spoilers for wherever you are in the series. This is very much a movie of two halves – and I liked […]
Naruto Manga to finish in just five weeks
This year’s 50th issue of Shonen Jump on November 10th will contain the last ever Naruto. The series follows a boy who contains the spirit of the dangerous nine-tailed fox as he becomes a ninja, goes to war and tries to win his friends back. The end of the long-running and popular story was foreshadowed […]
A blast from the past: Naruto Shippuden movie 4 – The Lost Tower
The Lost Tower starts well. We don’t have some of the momentum issues that Naruto sometimes suffers from. It’s combat from the outset and it is designed to grab your attention. The start of the movie sees Yamato leading a mission to capture a puppet master called Mukade. Naruto, Sai and Sakura are with him. […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #3
The holidays are sneaking closer and the combination of extra hours at work and endless shopping has made anime watching more of a challenge. Bah! It’ll take more than a bit of time pressure to stop this geek from getting his dose of animated action. In this Irregular Reconnaissance column I offer a collection of […]
My Neighbor Kurama
This is an anime mashup. Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbour Totoro is blended with Naruto. The result? My Neighbor Kurama. Created by Jin Joson, the clever image refers to the spirit of the Nine Tail Fox that is trapped inside Naruto. The mashup works not just as a smashup but as an inspired way to show […]
