Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel 2: Lost Butterfly

Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel 2: Lost Butterfly (Cert 15) 1 Disc Blu-ray/DVD (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 117 minutes approx. Release Date: July 13th   The second instalment of this latest feature length retelling of the Fate/Stay Night saga offers no concession to casual viewers or anyone with a poor memory, continuing the story from where …

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Part One

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Part One (Eps 1-13) (Cert 15) 2 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 326 minutes approx. Release Date: July 13th As the title helpfully explains, this second series of the rebooted adaptation of the classic space opera Space Battleship Yamato is set three years after the first adventure. …

One Piece: Stampede

One Piece: Stampede (Cert 12) 1 Disc Blu-ray/2 Discs DVD/Blu-ray Ltd Edition Steelbook (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 102 minutes approx. Avast me hearties! We set sail once again for another rip roaring madcap theatrical adventure with the crew of the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats. But this is no ordinary big screen outing as …

Black Clover Season 2 Part 3

Black Clover Season 2 Part 3 (Episodes 73-83) (Cert 12) 2 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 263 minutes approx. Release Date: July 6th  After the filler-esque distractions of the last volume, it is back to business with this latest instalment of the Black Clover story. We pick up the action where we left …

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – The Complete Series

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 - The Complete Series (Cert 15) 4 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 640 minutes approx. Release Date: June 29th     Space - the final fron… sorry, wrong show. Or is it? Space Battleship Yamato may have been referred to as the Japanese Star Wars but on closer …

Heroic Age The Complete Series

Heroic Age The Complete Series (Cert 12) 3 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 640 minutes approx. Release Date: June 22nd    They say too many cooks spoil the broth but that wouldn’t be the case if the cooks didn’t try to undermine the others just to feel like they are the best cook. …

Black Clover Season 2 Part 2

Black Clover Season 2 Part 2 (Episodes 64-72) (Cert 12) 2 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 215 minutes approx. Release Date: June 1st  A slightly different tact for this volume of Black Clover but not before some unfinished business from the last volume is settled up first. You may recall, members of the …

Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai

Rascal Does Not Dream Of Bunny Girl Senpai (Cert 12) 2 Discs Blu-ray (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 325 minutes approx. Release Date: May 18th    Thanks to anime we’ve learned of a number of curious explanations for the behaviour of teenagers in Japan, be it socially withdrawn hikikimori or daydreaming fantasists with Chunibyo or Eighth …

Toradora! The Complete Series

Toradora! The Complete Series (Cert 12) 3 Discs Blu-ray (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 638 minutes approx. Release Date: May 11th    Another unashamedly lazy review presented as new to you, as MVM has brought another older series from out of the mothballs and given it a Blu-ray re-release. The title under discussion is the sprawling …

Black Clover Season 2 Part 1

Black Clover Season 2 Part 1 (Episodes 52-63) (Cert 12) 2 Discs DVD/Blu-ray (Distributor: Manga Entertainment) Running time: 287 minutes approx. Release Date: May 4th  Usually I’d begin a review with something along the lines “And we’re back” as this the official second season of Black Clover, but the truth is, it never went away! …