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
Cert 12 | 105 mins | 1993
4 Star
Bullets, Babes, Boats and Jackie Chan.
From the crazy pages of Tsukasa Hôjô‘s (Angel Heart) manga comes Jing Wong‘s (Boys Are Easy, A True Mob Story) and Tsukasa Hôjô‘s live action version, with the stunning visuals that can Only come from the main star Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan’s Police Story & Police Story 2, The Lego Ninjago Movie 3D, Kung Fu…more
Cert PG | 350 mins | 2018
3 stars of high school drama and music.
Sound Euphonium is based on the Japanese novel series by Ayano Takeda. It is adapted to anime by Kyoto Animation (Free! Eternal Summer, Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! Heart Throb) and directed by Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad). It is presented here in the original Japanese with English subtitles, courtesy of Anime Ltd. and comprises the whole…more
Cert 12 | 103 mins | 2018
3 star second-coming of age tale.
Book Club is written by Erin Simms (Long Gone Day) and Bill Holderman (A Walk in the Woods), for whom this is also an impressive directorial debut.
“I was thinking maybe I could lube her up a bit and get that old gal riding again…”
This film is a charming and frankly quite eye opening look at growing older…more
Cert 15 | 325 mins | 2018
4 stars of battling against an ever growing evil.
Twin Star Exorcists is based on the Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno and is adapted to anime by Studio Pierrot (Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto Shippuden). It is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. This release is Part 1 of the series and comprises episodes 1 – 13.
“I ask for the unthinkable. Passage through the gate…more
