Azure Flame Reloaded

“Alice, you must stop thinking about BI!”

With the first five volumes of Gunslinger Girl taking the series to heights of excellence rarely seen in manga, there was always the nagging worry that the series would have to plummet sooner or later. Fortunately, four volumes later, and there is still plenty of reason to keep praising it. The most significant additions to [...]

Reviewed this week: Allison and Lillia 9, Itazura na Kiss 9, Kurenai 10, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 7, Nabari no Ou 9-10, Real Drive 6, Soul Eater 10, Toshokan Sensou 9, xxxHOLiC Kei 10 …and in manga: Claymore 80, REC 38

No one knows why or how she appeared, but one day the small life form who came to be called ‘Potemayo’ just showed up from the depths of Sunao Moriyama’s fridge. And just as Sunao and his friends got used to incorporating this cute yet mysterious creature into their lives, along came another one- the [...]

With Randel seeming depressed, Stekkin decides to find out more about his Pleasure habits to see if there’s anything that can be done to improve his love life. But when he claims that he wants all the lovers in the world, is there anything that can be done? I’m all for dancing…

What do you do when the girl you like moves in with your family but becomes even more cold and distant than ever? Or when you meet a strange girl at school who seems to take a perverse interest in treating you like one of her chickens? How about when your best friend’s girlfriend seems [...]

Forget the DS- how about the Five Screen? Are two screens just not enough? Perhaps you want a bit more challenge when it comes to keeping track of onscreen events? Then why not invest in the new Five Screen? Arranged in the shape of an open-topped cube, the Five Screen unfolds to reveal all of [...]

“…because quite frankly, I’m too cheap to buy her anything.” Reviewed this week: Allison and Lillia 8, Amatsuki 6, Baccano! OVA 3, Chi’s Sweet Home 33-6, Himitsu 5-6, Kaiba 6-7, Kurenai 9, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 6, Nabari no Ou 8, Persona Trinity Soul 11, Shounen Onmyouji 25-6, Soul Eater 7-9, Spice and Wolf 7, Toshokan [...]

Four hundred years after Claude and Rena saved the universe in Star Ocean 2, the time has come for a new bunch of heroes to rise and protect reality as we know it. As far as college student Fayt Leingod is concerned, however, all he’s up for is a holiday with his family- complete with [...]

Guren roasts the guardian lizard. Guren: The heroes are almost here- your role in this series just ended! Seiryu: Not so fast! Wave of Light! The lizard is saved as Seiryu bursts onto the scene. Seiryu: I’m sick of you and your pathetic fashion sense- it’s time to end this! Guren: You’re a fine one [...]