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Anime reviews, trailers and news
Welcome to Geek Native's dedicated Anime section, your portal to the latest and greatest from Japan. From action-packed shonen and fantastical isekai to slice-of-life comedies and mech-filled sci-fi, we cover the full spectrum of anime. This is the place for news on upcoming series, reviews of current seasons, and trailers for the most anticipated new releases.
Whether you're a seasoned otaku or just starting your journey, we'll help you discover what to watch next. For those ready to dive in, you can explore a huge library of series, both new and classic, over at Crunchyroll. Stay tuned for our latest recommendations and updates!
Steampunk meets zombies: A review of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress is gorgeous. There are all those steam engines and the great machines built to enable these fortress cities in what might otherwise have been 19th-century Japan make for a memorable visual style.
Cyber-baroque: A review of Ghost in the Shell 2 – Innocence
This adventure is all familiar Ghost in the Shell stuff. We have fights and surprises peppering a mystery story that needs some good detective work. While Innocence is gorgeous and loyal to the styling of Ghost in the Shell, it does have to work hard to add anything new.
Musical melee: A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion review
Toma and Index find themselves in the company of an up and coming idol called Arisa and needless to say all sorts of powers get involved.
A story of growing up and learning to kill people: An Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days’ Time review
Koro-Sensei, the yellow death octopus, is lovely.
Does social media turn people into trolls? A Gatchaman Crowds Insight review
You might recognise the name Gatchaman. If you know it from Battle of the Planets or Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, then this anime has very little to do it that show – except harking back to a bird theme now and then. If you’ve seen the original Gatchaman Crowds, then you’re on the right line. […]
Dark and sombre: A review of Boogiepop Phantom
Boogiepop Phantom isn’t a new anime. It dates back to 2000. There are three reasons why it’s now getting reviewed on Geek Native. Firstly, there’s a new anime coming called Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh which looks like something of a reboot. Although trailers have come and gone, being republished under the title ‘Boogiepop and Others’ so […]
Magical penguins: A review of Penguin Highway
Penguin Highway was the winner of the audience vote at Scotland Loves Anime 2018, and it is easy to see why. It’s a modern fantasy with some great characters, delightful whimsy and a touch of sadness too. The story plays out through the eyes of 10-year-old Aoyama. He’s a precocious little man, brimming with confidence […]
Living with Crying: A review of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Here’s an anime worth making an effort to watch. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas aired at the Scotland Loves Anime festival in 2018 in Edinburgh on the same day as Calamity of a Zombie Girl. Don’t let the coincidence of names fool you; I Want to Eat Your Pancreas is not a zombie anime. […]
Tarantino gone wrong: A review of Calamity of a Zombie Girl
I watched the UK premiere of Calamity of a Zombie Girl in Edinburgh during the Scotland Loes Anime film festival. The whole audience was laughing at it, snorting in disbelief at times, but probably not in the way the director or Gonzo, the production company, wanted. I’m not sure what sort of story Calamity of […]
