Anime
The Ancient Magus’ Bride – Part Two
“Sleigh Beggy, dear child who shares the name of those considered a neighbour from long ago. Your kind has always been closer to us than mortals. A burden too great for a child. How precious you are! What will you discover at the end of your journey. Go child, show me what you find.” The Ancient Magus’ Brid...
The Ancient Magus’ Bride
The premise of this series sounded intriguing. Suffering a tragic childhood, Chise Hatori has lost all hope until a mysterious mage named Elias takes interest in her aptitude for magic. She must learn to wield her powers, while Elias must learn what it means to be human. Unaware of what lies ahead, he decid...
Puella Magi Madoka Magika
Have you ever had someone bake you a cake? Perhaps for your birthday, it’s beautifully decorated, looks delicious and smells lovely. Then suddenly a hand burst out of your delicious baked treat, pulls out your intestines, tosses them against the wall and says, “Look, art!” What’s that I hear you...
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (and soon you will be too)
The best shows are the ones that inspire you. Great anime inspire you to join a volleyball team, start ice skating, or get into competitive card games. Tanaka-kun is Always Listless inspires you to pursue your laziness with a passion. Meet Tanaka. He’s a normal boy with normal friends, going to a norm...
ClassicaLoid – The reason I’m breaking up with anime
Anime, we need talk. It’s not me, it’s you. Look, we’ve had some great times! Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, Kill La Kill these are all highlights of our relationship. You’ve given me unimaginable adventure, epic battles and laugh out loud moments. You’ve been a constant companion, and you’ve even taught ...
Fairy Tail
So Fairy Tail has been around long enough that most anime fans already have strong opinions towards this colossal series. There are two extreme camps, either you love it or you hate it. Personally I love it, and before recently re-watching the series on Blu-ray I would have recommend it in a heartbeat. How...
Psycho Pass – Complete Collection
Psycho-Pass is a dystopian crime thriller set in the year 2112. While the rest of the world has fallen into disarray, Japan has maintained a state of safety and happiness thanks to the Sybil System, a near omnipotent AI entity. The Sybil System conducts “cymatic scans” of the population to analyse individua...
Erased Volume 2
Determined not to let things end the way they have, Satoru returns to 1988. With Kenya’s assistance, he puts a plan in place to save Kayo from both the killer and the abuse she faces at home, The game of cat and mouse between Satoru and the killer continues, as the killer draws ever closer… Because I&...
Erased Volume 1
29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who works part time as a pizza delivery man. But he has a secret ability which he names “Revival.” This ability allows Satoru to go back in time to prevent life-threatening incidents from happening. Now a series of tragic incidents are un...
Gangsta
In a city filled with sin and scandal, Worick and Nicolas have made a name for themselves as men who can get the job done. As a powerful Twilight, Nicolas has no problem getting his hands dirty, but when things spiral out of control he can always count on his partner, Worick, to pour on the charm. Working i...
Haruta & Chika (Haruchika)
Haruta & Chika (Haruchika) combines two of my favourite genres of anime: slice-of-life and mystery. It’s not often you get to chill with a wholesome puzzle solving anime, so I was overjoyed to discover this one. We’re first introduced to Chika who, with the ambition of restarting her reputation to becom...
K: Missing Kings
What do K Project, Yolanda from Pulp Fiction, and the Fonz all have in common? Answer: They’re cool. Real cool. Damn cool. This is a show that is badass and is very aware of it. Here are characters who are incredibly powerful and dangerous, yet quietly spoken with leather jackets and denim jeans. Here are y...