UK Anime News, Reviews and Blu-ray Region Checks
11/03/2020 Leave a comment
The iconic franchise revitalised for a new generation arrives in the UK via Manga Entertainment UK; but will this battleship sink or will it rise to the occasion and deliver victory for all? That all depends on your interest in the franchise; but lets take a look what this complete series collection of Star Blazers 2199: Space Battleship Yamato has to offer. Read more of this post
19/02/2020 Leave a comment
Hina Lgoic from Luck and Logic – The Complete Series ( (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo Pack)
BD Region: A & B
– Tested and Confirmed Region B Compatible
DVD Region: 1
– Tested and Confirmed Region 1 only
Price: $41.41 / £31.89 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: The Logicalists are back and cuter than ever! Class is in session for these girls as they learn what it means to defend Earth from evil Foreigners. Princess Liones Yelistratova is trading in her crown for a Logic Card.
Moving from her small country kingdom, she’s getting ready to attend ALCA’s Logicalist training school in the leading class—class 1-S! But, her Foreigner Card is currently blank, and she hasn’t made a contract.
Can she keep up with the top of the class, or will she rank last? With her new friends, including experienced Logicalist Nina Alexandrovna, she’s sure to flower into a student worthy of her new power.
12/02/2020 Leave a comment
In our latest review we explore what the UK Blu-Ray release of How Not To Summon A Demon Lord – The Complete Series has to offer and perhaps learn a thing (or two) about summoning demon lords. Read more of this post
24/01/2020 Leave a comment
Appearances can be deceiving, especially when you are a young girl in the military and are named Tanya; but were we able to fall in line and understand the madness of her brutality or did we end up dying under her command? Let’s take a look at Manga Entertainment’s Blu-Ray release of The Saga of Tanya the Evil – The Complete Series and find out. Read more of this post
06/11/2019 Leave a comment
Bunny Drop – The Complete Series
BD Region: A (Confirmed NOT playable in the UK)
– Boxart states Region A only
– Can be made playable on Region B devices by changing the country of your device to America
– Confirmed playable on PS3 and PS4 consoles
DVD Region: 1 (Confirmed NOT playable int he UK)
Price: $54.65 / £42.25 (Excludes Postage)
Episodes: 1 – 11
Plot: Daikichi, a 30-year-old bachelor, meets the 6-year-old girl Rin at his grandfather Souichi’s funeral. It is there that Daikichi and his family learn that Rin is Souichi’s direct descendant.
When the topic of who would care for her comes up, the family shirks all responsibility of raising this “shameful” child. Reacting emotionally, Daikichi declares his intention to take Rin into his home.
This is the story of two very different individuals coming together under one roof and learning what it means to be a family, an experience that teaches Daikichi what it means to be a parent.
25/09/2019 Leave a comment
My First Girlfriend is a GAL – The Complete Series (Blu-ray) [ESSENTIALS]
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
Price: $23.99 / £19.63 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Life for Junichi Hashiba is the literal worst: he’s a loser, has weird friends, and worse yet…he’s a virgin! With his life going nowhere, he lets his pervy friends talk him into doing the impossible—asking out sexy gal, Yukana Yame!
After all, a girl obsessed with makeup, showing skin, and being fashionable af, is totally an easy score for a guy like him…right? Down on his knees, heart racing, and face flushed, Junichi makes his move to ask Yukana out. And nails her—err it!
But if Junichi thinks he’s got a one-way ticket to her bedroom, he’s got another thing coming. Instead, he’s pulled deep into a world of firsts while also catching the interests of other girls. And though he’s drowning in DDs and invitations to lose that precious V-card, Junichi realizes that for the first time—he’s in love! Is this guy-meets-gal love story meant to be, or will the only thing he’ll be screwing is his first chance at love?
12/09/2019 Leave a comment
The Morose Mononokean – The Complete Series (Blu-ray) [ESSENTIALS]
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
Price: $22.99 / £18.93 (Excluding 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.
09/09/2019 Leave a comment
The Morose Mononokean – 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: $22.99 / £18.93 (Excluding 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.
03/09/2019 Leave a comment
Laughing Under the Clouds – 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: $48.99 / £40.35 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Under the cloudy skies of turn-of-the-century Japan, three brothers shine brightly. Orphaned at a young age, the responsibility of providing for the Kumo family fell to the eldest brother, Tenka. A skilled swordfighter and proud guardian of his rambunctious younger siblings, Soramaru and Chutaro, Tenka Kumo walks through life with unfailing optimism and devotion to his family.
But heavy clouds are beginning to settle over their secluded shrine—a growing gloom that signals the return of a deadly serpent known as the Orochi. As the Japanese military’s Yamainu Squad searches for the serpent’s human vessel, the unrest caused by the strict laws of the Meiji era spreads rebellion across the countryside. As the Kumo family’s ancient connection to the Orochi comes to light, old rivalries will be reignited, and the brothers’ carefree life will give way to the darkness of an ancient prophecy. As long as they stick together, what’s the worst that could happen?
20/08/2019 Leave a comment
My First Girlfriend is a GAL – The Complete Series (Blu-ray) [ESSENTIALS]
BD Region: A & B (Confirmed Playable in the UK)
– Confirmed Region B Compatible by @DennyFisher12
DVD Region: 1
Price: $49.99 / £30.65 (Excluding postage)
Episodes: 1 – 12 (2 Blu-ray & 2 DVD)
Plot: Life for Junichi Hashiba is the literal worst: he’s a loser, has weird friends, and worse yet…he’s a virgin! With his life going nowhere, he lets his pervy friends talk him into doing the impossible—asking out sexy gal, Yukana Yame!
After all, a girl obsessed with makeup, showing skin, and being fashionable af, is totally an easy score for a guy like him…right? Down on his knees, heart racing, and face flushed, Junichi makes his move to ask Yukana out. And nails her—err it!
But if Junichi thinks he’s got a one-way ticket to her bedroom, he’s got another thing coming. Instead, he’s pulled deep into a world of firsts while also catching the interests of other girls. And though he’s drowning in DDs and invitations to lose that precious V-card, Junichi realizes that for the first time—he’s in love! Is this guy-meets-gal love story meant to be, or will the only thing he’ll be screwing is his first chance at love?
