I knew the light novel series A Certain Magical Index is very popular and so I was quite interested to see what the anime has to offer. It’s a wise choice from the still new but experienced Animatsu team who are responsible for buying the license and bringing the title to the UK. The series […]
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.
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Too much of a good thing? A review of Samurai Bride
On paper, Samurai Bride looks like it’ll shape up nicely. It’s set in a haunted fantasy of a samurai setting and promises a mix of comedy and action. On the subject of “shaping up nicely” there’s also plenty of fan action as the shapely girls of the samurai team set up their own Maid Café […]
One Piece 11: The art gallery
One Piece continues to be a hugely popular anime. Here in the UK the 11th collection – that’s Episodes 253-275 are now out on DVD. There’s an incredible amount of history to this series and the die hard fans are just as loyal as ever before. To mark the release of One Piece Collection 11 […]
Competition: Bleach season 15, part 2
Gosh. We’re talking episodes 330 to 342 on this one! Bleach is a long running show but you’re not near the end with this set. We might say farewell to some favourite characters before the drama the the Reigai, those artificial bodies holding modified souls, if things keep going the way they are. It turns […]
Which Bankai would you get?
In Bleach the the Shinigami are masters of their weapons; the powerful Zanpakuto. Mighty Shinigami are able to unleash the inner power of their weapon. to use the Shikai the Shinigami must learn the true name of their blade. The Bankai, the final release, is available to only the elite of the Shinigami. To weild […]
The cutest rock and roll ever: K-On season 2 review
I’d heard all about how popular K-On was, been told the series was “surprisingly good” but my first chance to watch any was K-On: The Movie in which the High School Light Music Club go to London. I rather enjoyed it. I was surprised despite being told, several times, that the series was surprisingly good. […]
Competition: Win RWBY volume 1 on DVD
RWBY (“Ruby”) is the creation of Mony Oum and the YouTube channel Rooster Teeth. These are the same people behind the Red vs Blue series. The first episode was put online back in 2013 and has now been seen by millions of people. You can watch it for free below. There’s a whole empire around […]
Chaos Dragon is born from a tabletop RPG
The tabletop RPG campaign played by Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), Kinoko Nasu (Fate/stay night), Izuki Kougyoku (Garden Lost), Doriru Shima, and Ryogo Narita (Durarara!!) – all big names from the anime world – inspired the multimedia project called Red Dragon. The anime part of the project is Chaos Dragon which is due to […]
Competition: Nadia – The Secret of Blue Water
In Geek Native’s review of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water I suggested watching the series was like having nostalgia for something you didn’t watch the first time round. The animation style, from the 90s, reminds me very much of classic cartoons like The Mysterious Cities of Gold but this particular Jules Verne inspired series […]
Nostalgia you never knew you had: A Nadia – The Secret of Blue Water review
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is being re-released by Animatsu in the UK later this month. I never saw any of the original run but watching the series for the first time summoned up plenty of nostalgia. The original run was back in 1990. The show ran for a year, notching up some 39 […]
