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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!

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Anime Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Anime reporting (Archive Page 136).

A gamble: A review of Mardock Scramble – The Third Exhaust

June 25, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust is the third film to accompany the TV series. I’ve not seen the episodes but I was able to watch Mardock Scramble: The First Compression and Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion on the big screen during Scotland Loves Anime. As it happens, I actually had to double check that this […]

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: manga uk, reviews, sci-fi

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #9

June 22, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An unscheduled catch-up from the life of an anime fan. In Irregular Reconnaissance you’ll find a collection of mini-reviews, quips and insight on a bunch of anime. The goal is to help you work out which series might earn their way into your schedule and to serve as a discussion focus for fans. Are you […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Blade and Soul, dragonball, Irregular Reconnaissance, one piece, reviews, strike the blood

A king among anime: A review of K

June 20, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’ve known about K ever since Geek Native shared a trailer back in 2012. I hadn’t realised what I was missing. Manga UK released K in May and it has become one of my favourite animes of the year. The series picks up following Shiro who is easygoing and popular. He’s set on by a […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: manga uk, reviews, Supernatural

The boobs of fallen angels: A High School DxD review

June 13, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

High School DxD began life as a Japanese light novel in 2008 and made it as a TV series by 2012. Issei Hyodo is a male student at Kuoh Academy, an academy that only recently turned co-ed. He’s a letch and a perv in way that anime presents as totally acceptable. He’s soon caught in […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: manga uk, reviews

Odd but catchy: A review of Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic

June 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is a review of season 1 part 1 of the anime Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It is Arabian Nights turned into an anime. Aladdin is a young boy who has escaped some sort of dungeon with a headless genie in a flute. Ali Baba is a teenager who works for merchants and dreams […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: fantasy, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, manga uk, reviews

Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge’s English-sub trailer

June 8, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge is a movie based on the Hunter X Hunter anime TV series. The film came out in Japan last year and topped the box office on its first weekend. Animax Asia gets the ball rolling with the international showings and the English subtitled version will run in Singapore, Malysia, the […]

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: trailers

Rewriting the plot: A look at Eureka Seven AO part 2

May 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In my review of Eureka Seven AO p1 I mentioned I hadn’t seen the first series, liked the anime but struggled to get into the characters. Part two is different for the obvious reason – I know the characters better now. It’s also different for the less obvious reason – the great big gun that […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Eureka Seven, manga uk, mecha, reviews, sci-fi

Base.com leaves Comic Con deals running

May 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I wasn’t at Comic Con London but Base.com clearly were. The retailer put on range of big anime discounts on some popular titles. It’s the sort of deal you hear about when it’s too late and kick yourself. Good news; either by accident or by design, this Friday evening, the special Comic Con page is […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: attack on titan, bleach, blood c, london comic con

Pokemon TV: Free anime for your kids so you can game in peace

May 12, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of the biggest challenges gamer parents face is finding good ways to distract their kids successfully enough so that they can find time to game. Step forward Pokemon TV. This is a free app which provides free episodes of all the Pokemon TV shows and movies – but not at once. There’s a library […]

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: android, apps, free to download, ios, pokemon

Demonic chaos: A review of the Blue Exorcist movie

May 12, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

I’ve reviewed the two parts of the Blue Exorcist TV show on Geek Native and rather enjoyed the show. Those encounters were based on the subbed version of the anime. I jumped at the chance to watch Blue Exorcist: The Movie at my local indie cinema but made a surprise discovery when I got there. […]

Filed Under: Anime, Movies Tagged With: aniplex, Blue Exorcist, manga uk, reviews

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