Weekly round-up
We’ve been in a Harry Potter kind of mood lately – must be all that festive spirit in the air. So we captured that and fed a little bit into our latest feature, [...]
Black Butler
Code Geass and Black Butler creators team up for ice-skating anime
Are we ready for this after Yuri!!! on ICE? We’re not sure, but it’s happening anyway. J.C. Staff have announced their upcoming original anime Skate-Leading [...]
Review: Devils and Realist Collection
Lucifer’s going on hiatus and a new ruler of Hell must be selected in his absence. What to do? Only wait until a hapless young realist mistakenly summons a demon named [...]
Classics corner: Black Butler
Dark and dirty in the streets and stately homes of Victorian England, Black Butler flirts with demons on far more levels than the theological. It’s the kind of series that [...]
Lyrics for lovers: our favourite anime love songs
Sometimes, just a few lyrics can perfectly encapsulate something you never even knew you wanted to say. A song shared with someone you love can tie those words or that melody [...]
Mourning my mother through anime
There is no fact of life harder to face, or conceptualise, than its ending. Since I lost my mother last year, I’ve been struggling for ways to guard against the fact she [...]
After all these years: ten anime turning ten in 2018
Some anime only grow in our love and all they mean to us as the years go rushing by, and so it is for all of these anime turning ten this year. Some of these series are [...]
Idiots rule: our favourite anime dunderheads
As someone a bit prone to airheadedness myself, I have a soft spot for characters who wear their fool’s colours with pride. Anime is packed with champions and their [...]
This weeb and pleasant land: England in anime
Though The Ancient Magus’ Bride is without doubt a fanciful and fantastical portrayal of England, it demonstrates perfectly how our country’s landscapes [...]
Update: Yuri anime Netsuzou Trap reveals July premiere
In November, it was announced that two beautiful yuri titles are in the spotlight for anime adaptations this year. First, there’s Saburouta’s sweet and sour [...]
