Cert PG | 102 mins | 2015
5 stars for this beautifully animated, heart-warming and heart-breaking true story.
Directed by Mizuho Nishikubo (Musashi: The Dream Of The Last Samurai), produced by Production I.G (Psycho Pass, Ghost In The Shell) and brought to us in the UK by Anime.Ltd (Patema Inverted), Giovanni’s Island is set on the tiny Japanese island of Shikotan, at the end of World War II.
The…more
Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2015
3 stars for this great story, retold and repackaged yet again.
One Piece – The Movie: Episode Of Alabasta is the eighth film based on the characters created by Eiichiro Oda and the first one to be translated into English, so you can enjoy it with the familiar voices we are so used to hearing in the series.
This film tells the…more
Cert 15 | 108 mins | 2014
4 stars of excellent adventure with the irrepressible Naruto.
Naruto Shippuden Movie 5: Blood Prison opens with a real shocker for Naruto fans.
At a secret meeting of the Hidden Cloud shinobi with their Raikage, rumours are discussed that a box which can grant any wish has been located and held by the Hidden Grass, who wish to use it to conquer…more
Cert PG | 100 mins | 2014
5 stars of gloriously animated, gravity defying science fiction.
Patema Inverted is directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura (Time Of Eve) and was originally released as a four part original net animation, Patema Inverted: Beginning Of The Day in 2012.
Patema (Yukiyo Fujii) is a young girl, raised in an underground society based in tunnels and never seeing the light of day. She dreams…more
Cert 15 | 2 x 58 mins | 2014
4 Stars The Rise of Major Motoko Kusanagi.
From the celebrated anime house I.D. Productions comes a 4 part OVA chronicling her rise from owned cyber-hardware to freelance operative in control of her own squad that we know and love so much. Ghost in the Shell is based on the works of Shirow Masamune. As this is a prequel it may…more
Cert PG | 30 x 22 mins | 2014
4 Star Conclusion to the Dragon Ball Series.
This series is the final instalment of the very popular original story from all the way back to 1986-89. Now it is finally here for our enjoyment, as we take directly off from Season 4 episodes 123-153, we see that the world is now a far safer place to be in.
With Goku’s last…more
Cert 15 | 90 mins | 2014
3 stars for this glossy video game adaptation.
Bayonetta (The Movie): Bloody Fate is based on the smash hit video game, Bayonetta and presented by Studio Gonzo (Hellsing, Rosario and Vampire)).
Bayonetta is a powerful witch who hunts demons for a living, when she isn’t helping out the local funeral director or hanging out at The Gates Of Hell, a bar (and…more
