2019

April means spring is here, fresh flowers, new life and NEW ANIME! This doesn’t mean that I am giving up on the other shows that I’m watching. The only series that has ended recently is The Promised Neverland. This means that I am still watching Black Clover, Fairy Tail – The Final Series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures: Golden

In mainstream film and TV there are a huge range of different characters however these characters usually function in generic roles such as heroic, evil, confident etc. In anime and manga there are several more sub sections of personality that further develop the character. There are so many of these sub sections that it would

There are many different genres of manga, much more then you would probably expect. Of course, you have your common genres such as action, adventure and comedy, drama, fantasy, historical, horror, martial arts, mystery, psychological, romance, sci-fi, supernatural and tragedy. But you also have other types that you might not expect or know about, and

(translation: Yakusoku no Nebārando) I never thought that I would be hooked on an anime about three eleven-year olds. Yet The Promised Neverland has done just that. Based in an orphanage, Emma, Ray and Norman are the eldest children in the home. They are responsible for helping Mother with the other orphaned children. Every child in the orphanage

Anime is very different to most western animation. Western animation tends to have a quickly paced story that ends within the show’s timeframe whereas anime often uses several episodes to get to a specific event. Anime is not afraid to spend time within an episode where nothing much happens. For example, minutes can pass whilst

Anime is a type of animated programme or film often aimed at adults as well as children. Anime is what they call animation in Japan, it is often produced in Japan or at least associated with it. Many anime are based on a manga series or Japanese stories which include historical references and folklore. There

Manga are comics or graphic novels that are produced in Japan in the Japanese language. They are predominantly read right to left which is normal in Japan and other Asian countries. There are five main types of manga: Shonen, Seinen, Shojo, Josei and Kodomomuke. SHONEN: typically refers to boys under 15. The lead character is usually

It’s the age-old question that divides many anime fans, should you watch anime in subbed or dubbed? When I first started watching anime, about 20 years ago, you would only be able to watch dubbed versions unless you went to an art cinema to watch the film. Back then, the internet was just a baby

Rated 15 on Netflix. After months of avoiding it, I finally took the plunge and decided to watch Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler. I don’t play card games or any other games that are related to gambling, so this show didn’t appeal to me at first. I had attempted to watch it a few months ago, but couldn’t

As some of you are aware Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards 2019 are swiftly approaching us! The awards will be announced on the 16th of February. The voting is now over and although I didn’t vote I thought I’d look at one of the categories that I can judge without watching the anime, the opening sequence. The