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20th Century Boys

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Get ready for the next phenomenon as Nakoi Urasawa’s hit manga finally hits our screens as a live-action trilogy… (more…)

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Blood: The Last Vampire – the original Anime

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

With the upcoming release of the live-action version, what better time to revisit the original that started it all… (more…)

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Cutie Honey

Monday, May 11th, 2009

A(nother) 21st century take on an anime fave from the past, former model Eriko Sato gets a flimsy excuse to run around in her underwear and skintight cat suit… (more…)

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Death Note

Monday, July 28th, 2008

A solid live-action version of a manga starring Battle Royale’s Tatsuya Fujiwara that thankfully doesn’t quite replicate the amoral tone of the original manga – but be prepared to wait for the sequel! (more…)

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Death Note 2: The Last Name

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

A satisfying conclusion to the Death Note series, but did we really need this exercise in tediousness to get there…? (more…)

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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Little Red Riding Hood retold as a psychological thriller from the director of Ghost In The Shell and Patlabor – but just who exactly is the wolf? (more…)

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My Neighbour Totoro

Friday, December 7th, 2007

One of Studio Ghibli’s first films, director Hayao Miyazaki creates a beautiful film to be enjoyed by children and adults alike… (more…)

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Origin: Spirits Of The Past

Monday, July 7th, 2008

A solid, extremely well-made slice of Anime – so why does it all seem so familiar? (more…)

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Perfect Blue

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

A tense and intelligent psychological Anime thriller (yes – ANIME!)… (more…)

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Spirited Away

Wednesday, December 1st, 2004

A beautiful, bizarre and completely compelling masterpiece, Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar winning follow up to Princess Mononoke is a wonderfully dark fairy tale for all ages… (more…)

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Steamboy

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Nearly twenty years on from the groundbreaking Akira, was director Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s first feature length anmie since really worth the wait?… (more…)

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Tales From Earthsea

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Another fine fantasy movie from Studio Ghibli, but this debut from Hayao’s son Goro Miyazaki misses out on the magic of Spirited Away and the potential of the Earthsea novels… (more…)

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Yo-yo Girl Cop

Friday, September 19th, 2008

An enjoyable live action Manga from director Kenta Fukasaku that enters similar territory to Battle Royale, but let’s see some more yo-yo action next time… (more…)

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