★★★ “Red Nose Day?” Dir: Yôichi Sai Star: Miho Tsumiki, Yôko Kikuchi, Kumiko Takeda, Mikari This is based on a 34-volume manga series by Satosumi Takaguchi, which began publication in 1985. It is far from the only adaptation. There have also been two OVAs, a live-action drama series, a different… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “Fox hunting.” I’d not heard of this, and we pleased to find it was directed by Sakamoto, a well-respected action choreographer, best known for Power Rangers, but who also worked on 009-1: The End of the Beginning, among others. There’s an interesting back-story here, in that this was created… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “Black to basics.” Thanks to Dieter for pointing me in the direction of this series, whose 24 episodes feel like a bit of a throwback to the days when watching anime felt hard-edged and dangerous, almost a subversive act. Mind you, this actually came out in 2006, so I… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★½ “Sympathy for the devil.” Alright, this needs some background first, so I’ll try my best to give the necessary information. Date a Bullet is a two-part spin-off movie from Date a Live. This was originally a light novel series, that became a manga and then an anime series. The… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★ “Third time’s the charm?” A lot has happened in the Certain Scientific universe since the second season of Railgun. There had been an OVA movie, which I won’t review here; it is less a Mikoto Misaka story, than a team effort across the different shows, with Index, Railgun and… Continue reading| Girls With Guns
★★★★ “Bigger, stronger, faster, better!” Have you ever had this experience? There is a series you see and the series is fine, okay, solid. But without you noticing, you connect with these characters subconsciously, on an emotional level. As you watch them regularly, you get accustomed to them (though they… Continue reading| Girls With Guns