Jyu-Oh-Sei – 10 to 11 – Die, Die My Darling
By becoming the Jyu-Oh, Thor transcends the planet of Chimera in search of the bloody truth hidden beneath the bodies of his murdered parents; after years of wa...
Month: June 2006
Densha Otoko TV – If Looks Could Kill
Tsuyoshi Yamada is an otaku… a lonely otaku. He throws away his free time watching anime and surfing the net, dreaming of one day falling in love, but ala...
Black Lagoon – 9 – T:1000, unstoppable maid edition
“You should have paid more attention to Rock’s joke, Benny-Boy.” Quips Dutch, a sweating shadow of his composed former self, having just secon...
Tsutomu Nihei's Abara – Moody, violent and atmospheric science fiction
In a dilapidated dystopian hell hole, gruesome mutants stalk the shadows of a hulking city, jumping from building to building, murdering and feeding on humans b...
Jyu-Oh-Sei – 7 to 9 – Blinded from the truth
It’s taken a while, but I’m finally starting to twig that Jyu-Oh-Sei has an absolutely stellar voice cast. Young Thor was played by Minami Takayama,...
Summer season preview: the good, the wet and the moe
Bokura ga Ita – Artland – Love-Romance, School Life Artland were behind Mushishi. Mushishi is a masterpiece. If Artland can maintain these standards...
Black Lagoon – 8 – Best.maid.ever
I write this post in lieu of discovering that Black Lagoon, surely the best anime airing in Japan at the moment, will only last a measly 12 episodes, and althou...
One Piece – Pacifism and crocodiles don't mix
Having marched across endless miles of desolate landscapes and lifeless desert, Luffy finally snaps at Vivi and in his own unique way, lets her know a few impor...
Dr Who inspired by Naruto, eh?
Now this is something quite bizarre but looking at the evidence (images above), a recent villain from (the staple of UK sci-fi) Dr Who could well have been insp...
Naruto – 188 – Fear the piranhas of death
As much as I want to be surprised by these Naruto episodes, as much as I want to watch some gripping drama, desperate sacrifices and shocking deaths, it’s...