Category: Features

July 29, 2020 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. When Gundam Unicorn was first released in 2010, it was the glossiest Gundam ever. Today there are other contenders for that title, but Unicorn still has the edge. I saw its opening episodes on a Tokyo cinema screen and was blown away by visuals and character designs that aren’t far from an […]

July 27, 2020 · 0 comments

By Shelley Pallis. The first volume of Hiroyuki Sawano’s award-winning soundtrack to the anime series Attack on Titan is now out on vinyl, for all those of you who want the retro feel and an excuse to have an even bigger version of that cover art, and another chance to hear the tunes that launched […]

July 24, 2020 · 0 comments

By Andrew Osmond. On 17th August, Anime Limited will release the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans on Collectors Blu-ray. It’s a direct continuation of the first, but takes the story and characters into different territory. To say more will involve SPOILERS – there’s a write-up of the first season here.

July 21, 2020 · 0 comments

by Jeremy Clarke. If your knowledge of vampire lore comes from Western movies about Dracula you’re in for some real surprises with the 1985 Hong Kong movie Mr. Vampire. This is the movie that put the Chinese hopping vampire on the map. It’s evening, as mortuary assistant Man Choi (Ricky Hui) checks a number of […]

July 18, 2020 · 0 comments

By Jonathan Clements. It’s raining again. There are rumours about Hodaka at his remote island school. Something happened to him two years ago in the big city, although nobody knows the full story. Not even his probation officer, who finally releases him from his obligations and lets him set off to university as a free […]