UK Anime News, Reviews and Blu-ray Region Checks
05/04/2019 Leave a comment
How far would you go revenge? In Seven Mortal Sins Lucifer will go to hell and back to get what she desires; but what exactly does this series offer? Let’s take a look and find out. Read more of this post
26/03/2019 Leave a comment
Brave Witches – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $49.99 / £38.57 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: The war on pants continues! Meet the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, aka Brave Witches—an elite group of fighters in the war against Neuroi, dangerous alien beings bent on destroying the world.
In this high-ranking group, Hikari Karibuchi, a young girl from Fusou, works her way up the ranks to catch up to her elite soldier sister, Takami. But her magic isn’t quite up to standards, and she’ll have to work her hardest to show she’s worthy of this top-notch squad. She’ll soon learn that war is a dangerous game, and even magic comes with a cost.
With extra training, lots of spirit, and the strength to keep on fighting, Hikari is ready to face the horrors of battle. When the stakes are high, can she find the magic within to prove herself? With new friends and squadmates, she’s going to show the sky’s the limit!
29/01/2019 Leave a comment
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $46.94 / £36.17 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: ACCA is a giant organization formed long ago by the threat of a coup d’état. Now residing over the thirteen autonomous regions of a kingdom, it has continued to protect the peace of civilians for almost one hundred years.
One of the most cunning men in ACCA’s history, Jean Otus—nicknamed “Jean the Cigarette Peddler”—has taken on the role of vice-chairman of the Inspection Department.
Always smoking a cigarette, he wanders the thirteen districts, keeping an eye out for foul play. Little does he know that someone is keeping an eye on him. From peaceful daily snacks to threatening rumors, Jean’s quiet life is slowly getting swallowed up by the world’s conspiracies.
16/01/2019 Leave a comment
A Centaur’s Life – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $49.99 / £38.52 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: High school is complicated for any young centaur, but shy, sweet Himeno won’t have to clop through it alone! Surrounded by friends, she’ll face life’s trials one day at a time.
But her world isn’t all butterflies and rainbows. In this society of hooves, horns, and halos, there’s no room for discrimination, and prejudice—even if accidental—is punishable by law.
Hang on to your horseshoes—this slice of life will take you for a ride!
28/12/2018 Leave a comment
Morose Mononokean – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region B compatible
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by FlawedIrony87
DVD Region: 1 (NOT Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 1 only
Price: $43.49 / £31.59 (Excludes postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: High school is complicated enough, but when yokai get added into the mix, say goodbye to normalcy! This is Ashiya Hanae’s unfortunate reality.
Right before his first day of class, Ashiya’s life is turned upside down when he stumbles upon a strange creature that begins to cling to him. And the longer it’s around, the worse Ashiya begins to feel until he’s missed the first week of school. But what’s more unusual—no one else can see this bizarre being! Desperate for help, he seeks aid from a questionable flyer searching for an assistant exorcist.
Enter Abeno Haruitsuki, a handsome young man known as the “Master of the Mononokean,” who is just the person Ashiya needs to exorcise the yokai that’s possessing him. But Abeno’s help comes at a price—one that has Ashiya working as his assistant to pay it off! Together, they’ll help send trapped yokai to the Underworld—that is, if they can stop bickering.
12/12/2018 Leave a comment
18if – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $49.99 / £38.52 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 13 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: When Haruto Tsukishiro awakens from a deep sleep, he’s faced with unfamiliar surroundings. Rather than waking up in his own bed, Haruto is lucid in a dream world of a witch’s design.
As he wanders the dreamscape, he meets professor, Katsumi Kanzaki, who studies witches in the real world. He says they’re the consciousnesses of young women afflicted with “Sleeping Beauty Syndrome” and are trapped in their own minds.
In order to release these girls from their mental prisons, Haruto and Katsumi must work together to outsmart the witches and discover how and why their actions are physically affecting reality.
12/12/2018 Leave a comment
Originally announced for the UK as an Anime Limited license, but then quietly cancelled a few years later, the first season of Mob Psycho 100 arrives on Blu-Ray and DVD as a Combo Pack release via Manga Entertainment UK. It’s a surprise FUNimation related release indeed; but is the series any good? Well let’s find out what you can expect from this series and in turn its Blu-Ray release with our review. Read more of this post
05/12/2018 Leave a comment
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor – The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $48.54 / £37.12 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: After being forced into substitute teaching, Glenn Radars is the last person to be molding the minds of young mages. And his blasé attitude is driving student Sistine Fibel insane!
While she’s eager to learn, he’s trying to sleep through class. Luckily, she has best friend Rumia Tingel to help her get a handle on her temper. That is, until she winds up challenging Glenn to a magic duel—and wins. It begs to question: how did this fool wind up at this prestigious academy?!
But Glenn is more than he leads on. When the school is attacked by the Researchers of Divine Wisdom, his true talent comes to light—as do a myriad of secrets the kingdom has been keeping! Caught in the middle of it all, Rumia and Sistine must put their faith in Glenn if they want to become capable mages and defend their school.
26/11/2018 Leave a comment
Alderamin of the Sky – The Complete Series
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $20.59 / £15.87 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Discs)
Plot: The lazy, womanizing Ikta Solork is about as far from a soldier as you can get. But with the Katjvarna Empire now at war, he’s off to join the army in search of a cushy job. As luck would have it, his natural wit and a sudden encounter with a princess burdens him with a responsibility he never asked for—a commanding position in the war!
Between double-crossers, incompetent superiors, and the religious laws that control their spirit companions, victory won’t be easy. Fortunately, he’s got the strongest double-bladed fighter, Yatori, at his back, and three good friends who are as talented as they are loyal. With their skills and his infallible strategy, Ikta can do what only he does best—save the day in the laziest possible way.
14/11/2018 Leave a comment
Chaos;Child– The Complete Series (Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region B compatible
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by FlawedIrony87
DVD Region: 1, 2 & 4 (Playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region 2 compatible
Price: $43.49 / £31.59 (Excludes postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Six years after surviving a deadly earthquake, Takuru Miyashiro leads his high school newspaper club in a murder investigation. A string of bizarre deaths is forming a hauntingly familiar pattern, much like an incident that plagued the city years ago. Before long, he and his friends land squarely in the killer’s crosshairs. But given the nature of the victims’ deaths, is the person they’re tracking a total psycho or a psychic? Innocent lives are taken one by one as Takuru and his crew uncover horrific secrets about the world and themselves.
