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Always accelerating: A review of Accel World Infinite Burst

October 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

I’ve not seen any of the Accel World series before watching Infinite Burst. I’m not especially keen to watch any of it now that I have. My main challenge with Accel World: Infinite Burst is that I don’t know when the re-cap finished and the actual movie started!…

Flirting with the surreal: A review of Kizumonogtari

October 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I’m told it has previously been quite hard to jump into the quirky, sometimes adult, Kizumonogtari series. Actually, a quick look on Amazon seems to confirm that with a host of anime and manga with similar names and characters.…

Gorgeous but flawed: A review of Kingsglaive – Final Fantasy

October 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kingsglaive Final Fantasy and Warcraft are in a battle over which is the best ‘movie based on a computer game’. That’s another way of saying that Kingsglaive looks great, is entirely loyal to the franchise, takes itself very seriously, nearly works but is missing something.…

Killed by kindness: A review of Harmony

October 22, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In a perfectly designed city of bubblegum pink towers everyone is happy. Everyone is happy until thousands are persuaded to kill themselves and the masterminds behind that plot give everyone else a sinister deadline.…

Double or quits: A review of Psycho-Pass the Movie

October 19, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Let’s begin this review with a caveat: there are times in this anime that the characters speak English and some of those dialogues are wince worthy bad. I watched the UK premier at Scotland Loves Anime and I very much hope the studio can dub over these sections before a general release.…

Are we doomed? A review of Attack on Titan live action movie

October 18, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This was always going to be a challenging movie to make. For a start there are legion of manga and anime fans who really want this movie to bring to life this incredible story and then there’s task of bringing the towering titans to life.…

Which side would you pick? A review of Expelled From Paradise

October 16, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Expelled From Paradise begins with a metric ton of fan service. A sexy woman in the sort of strappy swimsuit that’ll sure to provoke a reaction – even if it’s the roll of the eyes – is lazing around on a beach when she’s approached by a hunky guy in budgie smugglers.…

Double down for the better: A review of Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan

October 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

These are two big franchise titles from the world of anime – Detective Conan and the master thief Lupin the 3rd. Even if you’re not an anime fan you may recognise the names.…

Exploring Asimov’s Three Laws: A review of Time of Eve

October 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Most sci-fi geeks know Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics. A robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.…

Dem feels: A review of Giovanni’s Island

October 19, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I was able to watch Mizuho Nishikubo’s Giovanni’s Island in a cinema during an anime film festival. I could hear people in the row behind me sniffing and sobbing quietly towards the end.…

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Always accelerating: A review of Accel World Infinite Burst

Flirting with the surreal: A review of Kizumonogtari

Gorgeous but flawed: A review of Kingsglaive – Final Fantasy

Killed by kindness: A review of Harmony

Double or quits: A review of Psycho-Pass the Movie

Are we doomed? A review of Attack on Titan live action movie

Which side would you pick? A review of Expelled From Paradise

Double down for the better: A review of Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan

Exploring Asimov’s Three Laws: A review of Time of Eve

Dem feels: A review of Giovanni’s Island

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