Monthly Archives: October 2014

Fullmetal Alchemist – Anime Review


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Fullmetal Alchemist the original series is an interesting series to say the least. Unlike the later Fullmetal Alchemist anime series, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, this series didn’t walk down the path of telling us the same story as the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series did. This series started out telling the basics of the story and then span off on its own to tell its own tale of Edward and Alphonse Elric’s adventures which is the best move it could ever have made. Many say this is one of the best anime series in recent years and with that I can agree. It is certainly a very moving and exciting adventure but the tale can also be very heart-breaking at time.

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Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride) – Anime Review


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With a long running manga behind it and Production I.G taking control it was hard not to be a little excited for Blue Spring Ride when the series started airing last season. So, did our anticipated Shojo series live up to the hype and my high hopes?

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Glasslip – Anime Review

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P.A Works are undoubtedly one of my favourite anime studios. They aren’t my most favourite studio by any means, but they are up there alongside Studio BONES and the like. So, when I heard they were coming into the Summer season with an original series I was quietly hopeful for a strong show. What we got was anything but…

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Naruto manga to finish in five more chapters

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Anyone up to date with the Naruto manga will have been expecting this news for quite some time, but nevertheless today it has now been confirmed that Naruto will run for five more chapters and come to an end in the 50th Shonen Jump issue for the year which will be released on the 10th of November.

The series has been published in Jump weekly since 1999 and once it finishes will have gotten to a grand total of 700 chapters. Viz Media publishes the series outside of Japan and includes the series in Weekly Shonen Jump. So far 67 volumes of the series have been published outside of Japan.