Friendship doesn’t always make perfect sense on the surface. Many a time, it’s only in reflecting on where we’ve been and how we’ve grown together that we realise why our bonds have stayed so strong. Despite the ridiculous arguments and petty differences, the obstacles overcome keep true friends connected across […]
It’s time for a new spate of Chunin Exams, and a new generation of Shinobi to prove their worth against legends come before. First step, a written exam. Spending several episodes in a classroom is far from the most riveting way to connect a new chapter of Naruto’s saga, especially […]
Valentine’s Day may seem meant for two, but we think it should be a day of gratitude to everyone we love. So we thought we’d celebrate not only romance, but friendship, family and recovery from loss in our list of lovely anime couples. However you’re celebrating today, make it one for […]
If there’s any truth in a calm before a storm, then this collection is exactly that. As the Fourth Shinobi World War rumbles on towards its zenith, Box 27 offers three distinct stories, connected in the shared chaos of the conflict and the allure of a dreamt utopia when everything […]
As The Fourth Shinobi World War continues to unfurl over tens of episodes, it feels a lot like the ninja equivalent of cold war. These two immeasurably powerful forces collide, taking inches of ground at a time. For the last few collections, the protracted battles have felt exactly like the […]
In its very definition, otaku, and by extension fan culture in its entirety, carries with it a whiff of the obsessional. It’s doubtful any fan would deny that. After all, there’s nothing wrong with a little obsession. In fact, it can prove a most fertile ground, spurring on creativity, participation […]
As a tale of fate and faith – in love, in gods and spirits, and seeking truth – Yona of the Dawn takes a while to establish itself, but then again, so does Princess Yona herself after her father’s murder. Leaving the castle that sheltered her until she was sixteen […]
The war against the myriad reanimated continues to ripple out from Kabuto Yakushi’s corpse curious dabbling, as the remaining loose ends from the Fourth Shinobi World War are tied up in preparation for the final battle. And so the exhausting march of previous collections goes on, with each character in […]
It’s still a contentious issue whether RWBY belongs in the annals of anime or if it’s a case of cultural appropriation, but the world of Remnant has been accepted by otaku in the US, here in Blighty and even in Japan. Production company Rooster Teeth, who rose from online upstarts […]
Box 24 begins one episode into Shippuden season 14 with a continuation of the clash between Gaara and his father, an overall feel for the collection’s strong and weak points crystallised in the conclusion of this standoff. Though the surrounding story’s progression is close to stationery, for the characters this […]
In the suitably serialised episode 0, Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works struggles to shake off its visual novel origins even at the prefacing stage. Think of it like a tutorial, an info dump wherein you have to wade through waves of explanation to get to the meat of the combat […]
For too long, Great British anime fanatics have looked across the pond with wide-eyed wonder (read: raging jealousy). We’ve long been deprived of Toonami, and it’s taken until 2016 to get FUNimation to our shores. But worse than that is finding a good stockist or supplier of quality merchandise without […]
