A lot has been said about the current crop of anime airing in Japan; some have described it as the worst ever, but then, someone will always say that anyway! What is clear is that there is no massive franchise sweeping all before it; there is nothing as well-animated and as thoroughly entertaining as Death [...]
Thinking up the topic for todays article wasn’t the hardest task in the world. All I had to do was look to my right and stare blankly at my shelves chock full of DVD’s. The question I propose to you in this article is “What is the purpose behind a collection? What do you get [...]
Looking at animated films being released today, many big-budget titles use the quality of their computer graphics as a big selling point in a similar way that live-action blockbusters do when boasting about the quality of their ’special FX’ and stunts; it’s so commonplace now that it hardly feels worth mentioning any more. Looking at [...]
(Inspired by Lewis’s earlier article – and the fact that I just can’t get the first ending song from ‘Kyo Kara Maoh!’ out of my head right now!)
In France they call them ‘génériques’. Here we tend to call them the ‘opening’ and ‘closing’ song. Love them or hate them, they’ve been an integral part of [...]
Bookshop owner on his spare time, Ayase has a thing for for slice of life and mechas. Read Ayase's posts
Japanese language student Ben absolutely adores science fiction. Read Ben's posts
AUKN webmaster, chaos searches for the meaning of life in anime. Wil he ever find anything out?Read Chaos' posts
Student journalist Nargis enjoys her cosplay nearly as much as her manga. Read Nargis's posts
Trained musician Sarah is obviously addicted to manga! Read Sarah's posts
Hailing from Yorkshire, Alex plays the banjo and loves Cowboy Bebop! Read Alex's posts
Edinburgh-based car affectionado Lewis is a big fan of Tenchi Muyo!. Read Lewis's posts
Martin the concrete badger often burrows into Haruki Murakami's hard-boiled wonderland. Read Martin's posts
Cambridge resident Paul is struggling to write about himself in the third-person. Read Paul's posts
Budding literature enthusiast Ryan could be of Viking descent! Read Ryan's posts
