As we approach the end of October, and the spectre of All Hallows’ Eve looms, we thought it only right to treat you to a list of great Halloween anime to binge before the season wraps up and your worst neighbour puts up the Christmas lights. This list has some treats for everyone regardless of […]
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Here Comes A New Challenger – Review
Covering the cultural phenomenon known as Street Fighter II, Here Comes A New Challenger is a documentary directed by Oliver Harper of “In Search of the Last Action Heroes” fame. I had the privilege of watching it to see how well it captures and informs one of the periods that lives vividly in my mind […]
Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister! – Series Review | Best of Winter 2023
Starting as a 2017 manga by Nekotofu, Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister! (Onii-chan wa Oshimai!) has been brought to life for the Winter 2023 anime season. Even for a ‘gender-bender’ comedy, Onimai launched to quite a lot of controversy. A number of early critic impressions were incredibly negative, despite the series having a lot of […]
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie – Review | Who Will Be The Bride?
Starting as a manga series written by Negi Haruba back in 2017, The Quintessential Quintuplets got a popular anime adaption back in 2019, with a second season following in 2021, both of which are currently streaming on Crunchyroll. The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie aims to wrap up the story, showing which of the quintuplets Futaro Uesugi confesses […]
The Batman (2022) – Movie Review
The Batman (2022) is a new take on Batman, this time directed by Matt Reeves. More detective story than action movie, Warner Bros has taken a risk and it has paid off in this gritty film set in Gotham. World’s Greatest Detective Many fans forget Batman is meant to be the World’s Greatest Detective; he […]