The Devil is a Part-Timer – Fast Food From Satan
The Devil is a Part-Timer (Hataraku Maou-sama) starts out as a good vs evil situation … but when things go wrong for the devil and he finds himself in modern day Tokyo, he seems to be transformed from the evil dark lord into “employee of the month” This is after-all is a comedy anime series that makes you ask the question: How if ever will the dark lord be able to rebuild his army and take back control of the world...
Absolute Duo – Coming in 2015
Absolute Duo is reported to be a typical high school situation anime. The the lead character is Toru Kokonoe, who seems to be the only boy in the series and is the recipient of the Blaze weapon/power. He is surrounded by the usual group of school girls, who seem way to buxom and are often guilty of flashing their “pantsu”. Will this be more of the same fan service anime or something a bit better? NEXT PAGE:>> The...
Fairy Tail – Epic Battles
Every fan of Fairy Tail will have their favourite battles, because Fairy Tail is a shonen (a manga/anime aimed at young boys) so the main focus of each episode centres around one battle or another even at the expense of good story telling. It’s not that the stories are not good, because most are imaginitive and full of surprises. The problem is that the majority of the stories are full of improbable outcomes and outrageous holes...
Space Adventure Cobra – Classic Anime
Space Adventure Cobra has been described as a mix of James Bond and Disney and may have influenced Shinichiro Watanabe when he created the more recent space adventure anime series, Space Dandy. I recently discussed the comparison by some anime reviewers between Cowboy Bebop and Space Dandy. … but I feel a fairer assumption might be that the wacky adventures of Space Dandy are more likely to...
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Is it Good Enough?
The original anime series of Space Battleship Yamato (also known as: Star Blazers) was screening on Japanese TV some 40 years ago (see the video opening theme clip later to get an idea of how dated the original series feels today). Japanese friends of mine have recalled how they grew up with this series and would hurry home after finishing school to watch the latest episodes of Space Battleship Yamato and other classics like Astro Boy...
