Anime Reviews

If you’re looking for amazing storytelling, some deep philosophical moments and a ton of butt-kicking action then you’re in luck because Berserk has all this and a little bit more… So this show is based on the manga of the same name written by Kentaro Miura and mainly falls in […]

Classic Anime in Review – Berserk

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged action Anime band of the hawk berserk casca classic anime gatsu griffiths seinen on 09/06/2017 by thedigitalpen

This may or may not be a show that you’ve heard of before because I know that I came across this by chance since I was interested in the shows where Kaneto Shiozawa appeared as a main character back in the day. If you don’t know who that is, then […]

Classic Anime in Review – Armored Trooper Votoms

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged Anime armored trooper votoms balarant chirico cuvie gilgamesh mecha military perfect soldier sci-fi soukou kihei votoms sunrise studios on 26/05/2017 by thedigitalpen

If ever there was a show featuring manly tears amidst a swirl of violence that you needed to watch, then this is the one… Original video animations (OVAs) are pretty hard to come by in this day and age but back in the day a lot of specialist genre mangas […]

Classic Anime in Review – Crying Freeman

This entry was posted in Anime Reviews and tagged Anime chinese mafia classic anime crying freeman nudity OVA sex violence on 12/05/2017 by thedigitalpen

Time for another sports anime review, but not to worry – I promise that this one is well worth watching! If you’re interested about why that is – read on… Stats: Once upon a time, there were two major power (MAD)house production (I.G) studios. For the longest time they remained […]

Diamond no Ace – Covers All the Bases!

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged ace of diamond Anime baseball diaace diamond no ace furuya high school kominato koshien miyuki sawamura seido sports on 12/05/2017 by thedigitalpen

They say that history repeats itself and truer words were never spoken when it come to this anime, Zipang, which finds a present day naval ship and her crew transported back in time to 1942 in the midst of World War II. Sounds interesting? Then read on… The Stats Zipang […]

Zipang – History Repeats Itself in a Very Entertaining Way!

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged Anime history japan jsdf military mirai seinen world war ii zipang on 24/03/2017 by thedigitalpen

If you like your action heroes hard boiled, then this is the man you need… Want to know who I’m talking about? Then read on… The Stats You may find it hard to believe but this series is based on the oldest manga that is still in publication, with a whopping […]

Golgo 13 – because you don’t need a lucky number when you’ve ...

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged action Anime duke togo golgo 13 seinen takao saito on 10/02/2017 by thedigitalpen

“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster” – Henry Hill. If you can tell me which movie this is from without me having to tell you, then this is the anime that you should be watching. The Stats So this anime is actually […]

Gungrave – A Mafia Story That’s Dead On Target! (Anime Review)

This entry was posted in Anime Series Reviews and tagged Anime beyond the grave brandon heat Game gungrave harry macdowell madhouse mafia millennion playstation 2 yasuhiro nightow on 27/01/2017 by thedigitalpen

Every now and then it’s good to enjoy a seinen-like show, and back in the 90s there was no shortage of manly men doing manly things and crying manly tears from time to time. While “Weiss Kreuz” (sometimes stylized as Weiß Kreuz) might not be quite as manly as “Hokuto […]

Classic Anime in Review – Weiss Kreuz

This entry was posted in Anime Reviews and tagged Anime aya classic anime ken koyasu takehito omi weiss kreuz yohji on 13/01/2017 by thedigitalpen

Taking a different topic this time – some shoujo anime for you to take a look at and enjoy, because I know I certainly did… And judging by the fact that this manga got not only an anime adaptation but also a live version, it’s safe to say that this […]

Classic Anime in Review – Boys Over Flowers

This entry was posted in Anime Reviews and tagged Anime boys over flowers classic anime hana yori dango high school shoujo toei animation on 02/12/2016 by thedigitalpen

If there’s one thing you should know about me it’s that I love me some good sports anime… Whether it’s football, volleyball, baseball, ice skating, poetry card reading, gymnastics, boxing, rugby, tennis, bike racing, cheerleading, figure skating, swimming, soccer, running/parkour, mah-jong, wrestling or judo, I’ve either watched or intend to […]

Classic Anime in Review – Slam Dunk

This entry was posted in Anime Reviews and tagged Anime basketball inoue takehiko sakuragi hanamichi shohoku slam dunk sports toei animation on 18/11/2016 by thedigitalpen