Some might think that the last few Irregular Reconnaissance have been suspiciously regular. It’s a trap! We’re simply catching up with a host of anime mini-reviews. What’s Irregular Reconnaissance anyway? It’s a Geek Native column that offers a quick review catch-up up on a half-dozen or so anime titles. It’s a chance to find out […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #17
Time of a round-up of mini anime reviews! It’s Irregular Reconnaissance. The goal here is to give you a quick catchup on the various anime series that are still holding my attention – or an alert on what’s gone horribly wrong and is about to get dumped. Why? So many anime. So little time. Sometimes […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #16
This issue of Irregular Reconnaissance looks at a half-dozen anime titles. It’s a collection of mini-reviews; a quick update from this reviewer as to whether a series is still holding my attention or is about to be dropped in favour of something else. You might disagree with the assessments? Share your own thoughts on these […]
Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #15
Welcome back to Irregular Recoannaissance which returns after a gap of a year. How’s that for irregular? This anime column is a collection of mini-reviews. In particular it looks at anime episodes, rather than movies or whole collections, to give thoughts and recommendations on whether the title is going strong, getting better or loosing interest. […]
How come? Non-geeks more likely to fancy life as a fantasy pirate
How do you imagine life as a fantasy pirate? Would there be sword fights on the decks of fast ships? Drinking, feasts and raiding treasure islands in search for hidden gold? Or would life be a bore with weeks at sea with nothing to do except scrub the deck and fight off illness? This summer […]
One Piece 11: The art gallery
One Piece continues to be a hugely popular anime. Here in the UK the 11th collection – that’s Episodes 253-275 are now out on DVD. There’s an incredible amount of history to this series and the die hard fans are just as loyal as ever before. To mark the release of One Piece Collection 11 […]
Pirates vs Fish Men in: One Piece – Pirate Warriors 3
Bandai Namco have another title in their One Piece: Pirate Warriors series and this time the action moves to Fish-Man Island as the Straw Hat gang take on Hordy Jones and his… well, his horde. In the UK fans can order the special One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 “Doflamingo” edition exclusively from from Amazon. This […]
Competition: One Piece – Film Z
One Piece Film: Z is released in the UK next week. You can pre-order it from Amazon today or try and win a DVD copy with Geek Native. Or both, of course. Former Marine Admiral “Z” has stolen the powerful and dangerous Dyna Stones. It is up to the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Luffy, […]
Sand versus Sea: A review of The Desert Princess and the Pirates – Adventures in Alabasta
What a long title! The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta is the 8th movie in the One Piece saga. Count ‘em! 8 … and there’s more to go. My version of the movie is the one supplied in the One Piece: Movie Collection 3. These One Piece collections are good value; a […]
Original chaos: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle review
The Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle is the 7th One Piece movie and I watched it as part of the 2014 One Piece: Movie Collection 3. My view of One Piece is that the movies tend to be better than the episodes. It’s a high action anime in which every character is bigger than […]
