Cert U | 63 mins | 2018
5 stars of hauntingly beautiful animation.
5 Centimeters Per Second was originally released in 2007 and is now available on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time courtesy of Manga UK.
It is produced, written and directed by the highly acclaimed Makoto Shinkai (The Garden of Words, Your Name) and follows a similar theme to his previous works, The Place Promised…more
Cert 15 | 93 mins | 2014
4 Star
Magic and Heirs to Thrones.
K continues under the direction of Shingo Suzuki (Coppelion), now one year after previous events the characters deal with the aftermath of the Island Academy Incident and the massive crater and the clock tower occupation.
The battles are over and the dust has settled after the Island Academy suffered damage and the huge crater that now…more
Cert 12 | 550 mins | 2018
5 star action, the desperate race to save Ace.
One Piece is a long running anime based on the serial in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda and telling us of the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the rest of his crew, the “Straw Hat Pirates”. It is directed by Kônosuke Uda and produced by Toei Television Production(Dragonball Kai).
This collection comprises episodes 446…more
Cert 12 | 90 mins | 2003
5 Star
From the Shunned to Heroes
From the pen and direction of Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress, Paranoia Agent) comes a Christmas tale like no other. This is a little gem of a story, about the most dysfunctional family on the Planet. This is no fluffy children’s story that some other animators may make. As these characters have a darker back story…more
Cert 15 | 12 x 25 mins | 2016
4 Star
Teen’s, Pain and Understanding.
This is director Hiroshi Kobayashi‘s first full length anime series and it hasn’t been adapted from a manga, but there is now a manga spin-off of this quirky tale of the goings on in a specially built city for the advance of World peace.
A young boy runs through corridors as a young girl stands upon…more
Cert 12 | 281 mins | 2018
5 stars of glorious figure skating and fabulous music.
Yuri!! On Ice is a Japanese figure skating anime, written by Mitsurou Kubo, directed by Sayo Yamamoto (Michiko and Hatchin) and produced by Studio MAPPA (Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, Terror In Resonance).
The series’ depiction of figure skating and the relationship of its lead characters earned acclaim from anime critics and sporting professionals…more
Cert PG | 650 mins | 2018
4 stars of angelic battle action on the layer!
Angelic Layer is based on the manga series released by Clamp (Chobits). It is adapted to anime by Studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist, Noragami) and directed by Hiroshi Nishikori (A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Magic of Endymion).
Originally released in 2001, it is presented here on Blu-ray, with Collector’s packaging and a 40…more
