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 […]
TV show news, trailers and reviews
Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.
Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.
Join in Go 8-Bit stars with WiFi War’s fun public stream games
Watched games played on Twitch? WiFi wars lets you play along, in a team, on your smartphone. I first encountered Steve McNeil when he was one half of McNeil and Pamphilon’s Go 8-Bit and performing live shows in Edinburgh’s Festival Fringe. Since then Go 8-Bit has made it onto National TV and is hosted by […]
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?
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 […]
Stranger Things (Barbed)
Stranger Things 2 is due to hit Netflix on the 27th. We know there’s a Cthulhu inspired monster lurking in the sky. We know more 80s inspirations are layered into this series and as of today we know 6 episode titles. What about the rest? The Duffer brothers are keeping those secret for now in […]
If you wanted… support this sexy orc beefcake 2018 calendar
$20 in backing gets you a copy of the Orcish Beefcake calendar. It’s no joke. It’s a Kickstarter and you can follow the progress here. Zombie Orpheus are asking for $15,000 and, at the time of writing, have made $8,700 from nearly 200 backers. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zombieorpheus/orcish-beefcake-calendar-2018 [Back this Campaign] There is one special effects guru in […]
The Doctor reacts to her gender shift
It’s been too long since we’ve had some Only Leigh content on Geek Native. Her latest Doctor Who animation just pushed past 250,000 views. We catch up with the Doctor just as she regenerates and quickly learns life is going to be tough.
Activist group demands Doctor Who becomes vegan
At the start of the year PETA complained about Games Workshop depicting fur on their miniatures. That call must have had some merit as PETA are back to pitch an idea to the geek community again. This time they’ve penned an open letter (PDF) to new showrunner Chris Chibnall to ask for the Doctor to […]
The Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special trailer lands
Look at those TARDIS. We’ve Peter Capaldi as 12 and David Bradley back doing his glourious work as 1. Long-time writer Mark Gatiss makes an appearance and, nice to see, the return of a certain companion. Are you looking forward to it? Or have you had enough of Who for a lifetime or thirteen?
