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December 12, 2018 · 1 comment

By Shelley Pallis. Thirteen-year-old Yoshio Kobayashi has an odd reaction when he is accused of murdering his creepy teacher. Instead of whining that it wasn’t him (it wasn’t), he throws himself with gusto into solving the case, realising in the protest that crime investigation is about to become his lifelong vocation. He is so enthusiastic […]

December 9, 2018 · 4 comments

By Andrew Osmond. I’ll assume everyone clicking on this review knows who (or less gallantly, what) Hatsune Miku is, so let’s skip that. On Saturday night, the green twin-tailed Vocaloid hit London for her very first “live” performance at Kensington Olympia. If we were reviewing her performance as a piece of software, then it’d be […]

December 6, 2018 · 0 comments

By Jasper Sharp. The Lone Wolf and Cub (also known as the Baby Cart) series, comprised six feature-length films released between 15th January 1972 and 24th April 1974, which are the subject of the ninth and most recent publication from UK film distributor Arrow’s recently established Arrow Books line. Father, Son, Sword is Arrow’s third […]

December 3, 2018 · 5 comments

By Motoko Tamamuro. I think we can see why this one wasn’t translated into English. From the moment you open Dare mo Kataranakatta Ghibli wo Kataro (Let’s Talk About the Ghibli That No One Talks About) by Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii, you are assaulted by a machine-gun salvo of incendiary language.  Hayao […]

November 30, 2018 · 0 comments

We’re just a few days away from the buildup to Christmas kicking into high gear – i.e. the start of December – but today we’ve got a little early Christmas present for you as were happy to announce we have acquired the series Gakuen Basara: Samurai High School. If you’re not familiar with the series, fret […]