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.
Think carefully: A review of The Caged Queen
Kristen Ciccarelli’s story is set in a fantasy world. If you look closely, there are dragons, but it almost doesn’t matter.
Scottish rot witches: A review of Plagued parts 1 and 2
Plagued is a comic book series written by Gary Chudleigh and illustrated by Tanya Roberts (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars: The Clone Wars). It’s set in a near future Scotland and published by Scottish BHP Comics.
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.
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. […]
Milkman? Yes! Hero? Maybe – a review of Milky by Joshua Saxon
Our hero, Vikinder Singh, also known as Milky, asks the pertinent question; “Why is everything on fire”.
Tiered Grimdark: A review of Warhammer 40,000 Wrath & Glory Core Rules
Let’s start with the easy stuff. Wrath and Glory is a gorgeous book. It’s just over 450 quality pages, shiny print, quality hardcover and two ribbons for marking your place in the book. If you’re a Warhammer 40K wargamer who takes pride in how things look then, you’ll have no objections to Wrath & Glory […]
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 […]
