Cert PG | 300 mins | 2023
4 star second series of chilled out anime.
Non Non Biyori Repeat is the second season of the Japanese slice-of-life anime series, originally released in 2015. Based on the Manga written and illustrated by Atto and adapted for anime by Silver Link (No-Rin, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya) it is directed by Shinya Kawatsura.
It is now available on Blu-ray in the original Japanese…more
Cert PG | 300 mins | 2023
4 star relaxing and laid back anime series.
Non Non Biyori is a Japanese slice-of-life anime series, originally released in 2013. Based on the Manga written and illustrated by Atto and adapted for anime by Silver Link (No-Rin, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya).
It is now available on Blu-ray in the original Japanese with an English dub, courtesy of MVM Films.
“Even in Tokyo,…more
Cert 15 | 124, 142 mins | 2023
4 star two film compilation of a compelling and strange anime.
How far will we go to save those we love?
Written and directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara (Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena), these two films are a reimagined version of the original anime series, Mawaru Penguindrum, released in 2011. They are still quite long, coming in at 2hrs 4mins for the first…more
Cert U | 380 mins | 2023
4 star satisfying conclusion to a very relaxing anime.
Aria: The Origination is the third and final series in the Aria franchise, originally released in 2008. It is adapted from the manga series Aqua and Aria by Kozue Amano and produced by studio Hal Film Maker. Directed by Jun’ichi Satō, it is presented here with both English dub and Japanese with subtitles, courtesy of MVM…more
Cert 12 | 325 mins | 2023
4 star gentle gondoliering in New Venezia.
Aria the Natural is a sci-fi Japanese animation, the sequel to the series Aria the Animation. It is adapted from the manga series Aqua and Aria by Kozue Amano and produced by studio Hal Film Maker. Directed by Jun’ichi Satō, the second half of the series is presented here with both English dub and Japanese with subtitles,…more
Cert 12 | 101 mins | 2022
4 Star
A Welcome Return to Aincrad.
Following on from Sword Art Online: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night, director Ayako Kouno (Your Lie in April, After the Rain) takes us back to the early levels of the dungeon they are trapped in by game creator Akihiko Kayaba. This film is a retelling of the events of the dungeon, but in…more
Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2005
4 Star
No Harmony, Only Bloodshed.
Based on a series of light novels of the same name by Sunao Yoshida, director Tomohiro Hirata (Peacemaker, Haikyuu!!) brings us a blood fest as humans and vampires have been at war for centuries, and now there is a Cold War, an uneasy peace as they try to coexist, but if you throw in some nanotech…more
