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Review: “Naruto Shippuden” Set 23 – The Allure of Power
Naruto Shippuden‘s quality has been slipping for the last couple of DVD volumes, but the series aims to pick it up in a big way in this set. The fan-favorite original arc “Power” is included on here in...
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Review: “Naruto Shippuden” Set 24 & 25 – Zombie Apocalypse
After the exciting divergence in Set 23 with the “Power” mini-arc, Naruto Shippuden returns to the regular state of things with the Fourth Shinobi World War. And, unfortunately, the same rambling...
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Review: “Black Lagoon Complete Series Blu-ray”– Anime Painted Black
Black Lagoon is one of those rare anime series that is more popular on American shores than in its native Japan. Over the years, there have been a lot of debates as to why Black Lagoon is one of the...
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Review: “Naruto Shippuden” Set 26 – Canonically Decent
The anime adaptation of Naruto Shippuden has been a bumpy ride for the last couple of boxsets, with the series mired in a dirge of random mix of filler and poorly paced canon episodes, often with poor...
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Review: “Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!” Complete Series – Transgender Dysphoria Fun
Ah, the gender bender anime. Every couple of years there seems to be an entry into this sub-genre of Japanese animation, popularized in the 90’s by the classic series Ranma 1/2. Now it is Gonna Be The...
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Review: “Rage of Bahamut: Genesis” is the Ultimate Fantasy Love Letter
This series should have failed. Rage of Bahamut: Genesis is based on a mobile social card game that has been a fairly sizable hit in Japan, but barely penetrated US shores and obtained mediocre-to-bad...
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Review: “Blood Blockade Battlefront” Has Potential Held Hostage
Blood Blockade Battlefront is a title whose pedigree matters more to Western anime fans than to the nation it came from. After all, the manga is drawn and written by Yasuhiro Nightow, renowned in the...
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Review: “Sword of the Stranger” Is Tried But True Entertainment
No J-pop song opens or closes Sword of the Stranger. There are no celebrity stunt-casts for either the Japanese or English versions. The director, Masashi Ando, was the ultimate workman of the Japanese...
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Review: “Boruto: Naruto the Movie”– The Kids Are (Mostly) Alright
WARNING: Spoilers for the end of the Naruto manga and the Naruto Shippuden anime series are placed throughout this review. This is unavoidable due to Boruto‘s subject matter. This is your only warning....
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Review: “Sekirei: The Complete Series”– Flickering Rays of Light
I generally grade ecchi anime on a different scale from other anime. Ecchi anime is something I do not naturally gravitate too, and even as I’ve become desensitized the idea of ecchi, there’s always a...
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