As if there wasn’t enough important stuff going on come the end of last week’s Eureka Seven AO, we now have ourselves an entirely different threat to concern ourselves with, as episode six’s opening scenes introduce us to a decidedly deadly character who has more than enough blood on the hands judging by the flashbacks to previous misdemeanours to which we’re treated.

Meanwhile, things are
By Andy Hanley

It seems that everything is coming up roses all of a sudden – he’s gotten to grips with fishing (and duly loves doing it), his summer job is going swimmingly, close friendships have been forged, and to top it all of his grandmother is about to be discharged from hospital.

Given that final piece of good news, it’s no surprise that Yuki wants to do something special for her return home, and his
By Andy Hanley

For this week’s Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna, we journey to the crux of the Cold War to relive the Cuban Missile Crisis, Lupin III style.  Or should that be the Carib Missile Crisis?

In the midst of the Communist revolution in the country of Carib, we find Fujiko herself working as a journalist as she follows enigmatic leader Fidel Castro… sorry, Fiadel Kestro… as he leads the revolution and
By Andy Hanley

It’s time for another school year to begin after their summer adventures, but it seems that Kaoru and Sentarou aren’t going to be able to enjoy one another’s company in class this time around – while Ritsuko and Kaoru continue to share the same class, Sentarou is moved to a different class on account of his… “energetic” personality.

This may be new territory for Sentarou, who has always shared
By Andy Hanley

The trouble with spending time at sea in the region of Africa is those pesky and seemingly ever-present pirates.  Then again, when you come across Koko Hekmatyar suddenly piracy on the high seas doesn’t seem so appealing any more.

When Koko and company come across a band of rather well-armed pirates, Koko has little time for going easy on them, and thus this week’s episode of Jormungand begins
By Andy Hanley

Now that the girls we’ve been following have reached the safe haven of the AKB0048 auditions, we should be all set for a happy, sparkling world of song and enjoyment, right?

Well, you might think that, but it seems that the first task for these wannabe idols (including stowaway Sonata) is to learn how to defend themselves using assault rifles – not quite the kind of idyllic training any of them
By Andy Hanley

After all of that effort to find the Classics Club’s previous anthologies, it appears that volume one is missing, and with it the vital information that will solve Chitanda’s mystery surrounding her uncle.  Although all hope appears lost, Houtarou suggests that the best way forward for his club-mate is for Eru to tell Mayaka and Satoshi her story and enlist their help.

With that extra brainpower
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Kuro might have had a disastrous hand in the first match of Achiga’s vital second round game, but there’s still a long way to go as sister Yuu steps up to the plate… err, I mean table… as she vows to win back the points her sister has lost to pay her back somewhat for all the times her sibling has helped her in the past.

Yuu certainly gets off to a good start, but this looks set to be
By Andy Hanley

When the going gets tough, the tough get going… except in Mutta’s case, it seems that they bury their head in the proverbial sand.

As we quickly learn from this episode, when times are tough for Mutta he chooses to ignore his problems by almost literally flooding his brain with information, multi-tasking with all his might to push out any worrying thoughts from his head.  Given his current
By Andy Hanley

Now that Ao is more or less a proper member of Beneration Bleu (unless you get hung up about ID cards and the like), it’s off to their rather impressive Swiss headquarters to find out what life is like as one of their IFO pilots.

Of course, Ao isn’t the only one along for the ride – as well as Noah, we also have our three stowaways Gazelle, Pippo and Han, and as the Triton is unloaded it doesn’t
By Andy Hanley

Now that Ao is more or less a proper member of Beneration Bleu (unless you get hung up about ID cards and the like), it’s off to their rather impressive Swiss headquarters to find out what life is like as one of their IFO pilots.

Of course, Ao isn’t the only one along for the ride – as well as Noah, we also have our three stowaways Gazelle, Pippo and Han, and as the Triton is unloaded it doesn’t
By Andy Hanley

Now that Yuki has well and truly caught the fishing bug, it’s time for that shocking revelation that comes with pretty much any hobby – being enthusiastic about any interest is an expensive business.

Much as he’d love to buy his own equipment and gear, Yuki simply can’t afford such luxuries at the moment, meaning that it’s time to find himself a part-time job.  Luckily for him, there’s a job at
By Andy Hanley

For this week’s instalment of Lupin III, we find Fujiko Mine taking on the role of a teacher at an all-girls school – needless to say, her ability to seduce anybody in her presence doesn’t simply extent to men…

While Fujiko’s charms work their magic on her entire class to some degree or other it seems, both our own and her focus seems to be on one particular pupil – quiet, bookish transfer
By Andy Hanley

Having kicked off (or rather, splashed off) its latest story arc last week, we return to complete the inter-club aquatic meet for the latest outing of Medaka Box, with a fair old wedge of cash on the table for the winner.

With two events down, next up is an underwater three-legged race – with Medaka sitting out this particular event to try and make things a little fairer, it’s left up to
By Andy Hanley

The middle of the ocean looks set to provide some respite for Koko and her crew as we hit episode five of Jormungand (assuming, of course, that the Lagoon Company don’t show up) – however, it proves to be anything but, particularly for Jonah as another aspect of his past catches up to him.

Initially however, it seems to be Koko herself who is the most concerned by the news she receives, becoming
By Andy Hanley