Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh is a new TV anime adaptation of the light novel series by Kouhei Kadono. In particular, it’s based on the first book which means it is set before Boogiepop Phantom. I suspect this is more of a reboot, from an earlier time than a prequel for Boogiepop Phantom. Shingo Natsume will direct […]
A review of Blue Exorcist: Season 2 – Kyoto Saga
I enjoyed Blue Exorcist, but it took me a while to work out what was going on in season two and a little while to forgive it for that. This arch isn’t either a sequel or a prequel. The Kyoto Saga is set mid-way through season 1.
Godzilla: Monster Planet is coming to Netflix
Geek Native readers rather liked this infographic showing the latest Godzilla is the largest incarnation of the kaiju ever. We were left hoping that the anime would get an international release outside Japan. Step forward hero Netflix. That trailer comes from Netflix Japan. Google Translate finds these words for us; Godzilla monster planet”, worldwide simultaneous […]
Attack on Titan Season 2 Collector’s Edition will be a Zavvi exclusive
Looking to get the Collector’s Edition of season 2 of Attack on Titan? You’ll have to get it from Zavvi has they have the exclusive. The collector set is a Blu-ray & DVD bundle, with bonus content, a 60-page art book and a 24-page extension of the “Notes from Beyond the Wall” series. The blu-ray […]
Godzilla is 3x larger in Monster Planet
The anime Godzilla: Monster Planet is currently doing better than 7/10 on IMDB. IT’s set in the future where the kaiju have won and mankind is looking for somewhere else to live. Who rules this kaiju overrun Earth? Godzilla. Artist Noger Chen has this infographic that helps reveal why! The Godzilla in Godzilla: Monster Planet […]
Multiple Misaka: A Certain Scientific Railgun S review
I really enjoyed the first season of A Certain Scientific Railgun and subsequently was looking forward to the sequel. Somehow, though, I started to wonder whether A Certain Scientific Railgun S was more a reboot than a sequel. It’s not, but it does weave into the story arc of A Certain Magical Index. That’s the […]
Wizards vs Nuns: A review of A Certain Magical Index II
The subtitle for my review of A Certain Magical Index was easy to come up with: Wizards vs Science. It’s just as easy for the sequel. In this story Kamijo and Index find themselves up against all sort of foes but especially churches and their penguin-esq army of nuns. Yes, nuns. If this doesn’t make […]
Magical anime: A review of “Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or Bottom?”
This is a review of the 2016 anime and not the live action film by Shunji Iwai which has the same name. What a name, huh? The question of the fireworks is a big one that runs though this magical anime so let’s get straight too it. Are firework explosions flat like a disc or […]
Whimsically winning: A review of The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
Masaaki Yuasa’s animation The Night is Short, Walk on Girl is not a visually beautiful anime in the traditional sense. This adaptation of the hugely popular Yoru wa Mijikashi Aruke yo Otome by Tomihiko Morimi is sometimes told with some very simple graphics. Nevertheless, once you get over your initial shock at the style and […]
Human emotions. Inhuman threats. A review of Beyond the Boundary the Movie
I reviewed the Beyond the Boundary series back in January 2016 and called it a dangerous urban fantasy. It’s 18 months later and I remember it fondly – more fondly than I come across in that early review. On reflection I think that’s because the characters were so strong. As it happens I also reflected […]