UK Anime News, Reviews and Blu-ray Region Checks
18/08/2017 Leave a comment
Mikoto Misaka returns to take on the underworld of Academy City in A Certain Scientific Railgun S; but what can one expect from this ‘second season’ instalment into the ‘Railgun’ franchise? and more importantly is it any good? Well let’s find out in our Blu-ray Review of A Certain Scientific Railgun S. Read more of this post
16/08/2017 Leave a comment
Toma and Index return for a second season within Manga Entertainment’s Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack release of A Certain Magical Index II – The Complete Series; but what can you expect to receive from their second outing and more importantly is it any good? Well read on to find out! Read more of this post
09/08/2017 Leave a comment
MVM Entertainment continues to distribute a wide variety of anime releases and their release of Girls Beyond the Wasteland is no exception; especially when you consider it is an English subtitled only release. So what can one expect to recieve from this UK DVD Release of Girls Beyond the Wasteland – The Complete Series? Well let’s find out! Read more of this post
03/08/2017 Leave a comment
Sky Wizards Academy – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 Only
Price: $34.99 / £26.56 (Excludes postage)
Episodes: 1 –12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Once known as the Black Master Swordsman, Kanata Age has fallen in favor with the people of Misutogan after a harrowed battle against the Devil Beetles. Deemed a traitor, he has earned the scorn of his peers and classmates.
Kanata is happy enough to fade into the background, until one day he is asked to become the teacher of Fireteam E601 aka the F’ed up Fireteam.
24/07/2017 Leave a comment
It has been a few years since Manga Entertainment UK announced that they would be releasing One Punc Man through KAZE Entertainment and now after months of (painful) waiting the series is finally coming to the UK as a Complete Collection release; so what can one expect from this UK Blu-ray release of One Punch Man – The Complete Collection? Well let’s find out in our review! Read more of this post
10/07/2017 Leave a comment
Chaos Dragon– The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 Only
Price: $31.23 / £24.03 (Excludes postage)
Episodes: 1 –13 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: The island of Nil Kamui is caught between the war of Kouran and Dnatia, two powerful warring countries. When Kouran makes moves to claim the island, there is nothing the people of Nil Kamui can do to stop them.
The guardian dragon of the country, Red Dragon, has gone insane and provides them no help, and even a treaty with Dnatia provides them with little aid. The small island loses all its independence and becomes divided. Amidst the war, royal descendant Ibuki loses his entire family to an attack by Kouran soldiers. Haunted by the tragedy, he denies the throne, thinking that Nil Kamui will be better off without a king.
However, when tensions rise and the rebel army of Nil Kamui attacks Kouran soldiers, Ibuki finds himself bound to the Red Dragon as a child of contract. With this contract, he will have the powers of Red Dragon when he calls upon him. But theres a catch. To use this immense power, he must offer an equivalent exchange the life of someone precious to him. Can Ibuki handle the weight of sacrificing a life in exchange for power? Or is the only way to obtain peace to destroy the Red Dragon?
19/06/2017 Leave a comment
Scrapped Princess – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 Only
Price: $43.79 / £35.42 (Excludes postage)
Episodes: 1 – 24 (3 Blu-ray & 4 DVD)
Plot: From the studio that brought you Fullmetal Alchemist and Eureka Seven comes a fantasy adventure full of laughter, heartbreak, and the secrets of a time long forgotten. Pacifica Cassul is a kindhearted girl living on the run, for prophecy has named her the poison that would destroy the world.
Known as the Scrapped Princess, shes the target of countless followers of a powerful religion. But even when it seems like the whole world is out to get her, she always has her two adoptive siblings Shannon and Raquel. Together they travel the countryside, making new friends and battling countless foes.
Bit by bit, they uncover the incredible truth behind the prophecy and its ties to mysterious events from 5,000 years ago. With the fate of the world in her nave hands, Pacifica and her siblings must learn who to trust and take on enemies of godly power. But for all their struggle, should such a poison be allowed to live?
12/05/2017 Leave a comment
Attack on Titan: Junior High – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A (NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
DVD Region: 1 (NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 Only
Price: $59.99 / £48.06 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray’s & 2 DVD’s)
Plot: Eren and his friends are the hapless first-year students at Attack Junior High, a unique school for both humans and Titans alike. That’s right… Titans go to class, too-in their own gigantic classrooms with their larger-than-life school supplies and benches as big as buildings!
And while most humans are happy to avoid the massive monstrosities, Eren will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the hungry Titan who ate something more precious than human life-his mom’s homemade chee-burg bento! Join the secret Scout Regiment as they plan to stop the Titans while Eren masters the omni-directional mobility gear to clean the massive wall surrounding the campus.
11/05/2017 Leave a comment
Aria the Scarlet Ammo – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack) [S.A.V.E Edition]
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region B Compatible
– Disc 1 is Region B Compatible; but Disc 2 is Region A only (This may have been fixed in this re-release)
DVD Region: 1, 2 & 4 (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 2 Compatible
Price: £16.81 / $20.99 (Excludes Postage)
Episodes: 1 – 13 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Aria is a volatile girl who wields two pistols and two swords and holds the highest rank in assault studies at a high school for young mercenaries.
This pint-sized prodigy swoops in to save her classmate Kinji from a high-speed chase, but he ends up saving her after he switches from a boring wimp into a total hot shot! His secret? He only turns into something of a James Bond when he’s turned on!
Convinced Kinji’s an ace, Aria strong-arms him into being her partner – but she isn’t the only femme fatale who wants a taste of his coveted combat skills. Aria gets Kinji for one mission, but he’ll end up with more than one finger on his trigger!
01/05/2017 Leave a comment
Senran Kagura Ninja Flash – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack) [S.A.V.E Edition]
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A Only
DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 Only
Price: $21.59 / £19.01 (Excludes Postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Asuka and her friends may look like any other girls at Hanzo Academy, but they’re secretly studying the ancient art of Ninjutsu! While other students do their homework, Asuka and the gang push their beautiful bodies to the breaking point in pursuit of their perfect form. Life is one sexy sparring session after another until a deviously demented rival clan of evil ninjas ambushes the Hanzo hotties – and steals their sacred ninja scroll.
Faced with their toughest – and most well-rounded – enemies ever, Asuka and her fellow deadly divas will have to go further than they’ve ever gone before to prove they’ve mastered the art of full frontal combat!
