Cert U | 380 mins | 2023
4 star satisfying conclusion to a very relaxing anime.
Aria: The Origination is the third and final series in the Aria franchise, originally released in 2008. It is adapted from the manga series Aqua and Aria by Kozue Amano and produced by studio Hal Film Maker. Directed by Jun’ichi Satō, it is presented here with both English dub and Japanese with subtitles, courtesy of MVM…more
Cert 12 | 325 mins | 2023
4 star gentle gondoliering in New Venezia.
Aria the Natural is a sci-fi Japanese animation, the sequel to the series Aria the Animation. It is adapted from the manga series Aqua and Aria by Kozue Amano and produced by studio Hal Film Maker. Directed by Jun’ichi Satō, the second half of the series is presented here with both English dub and Japanese with subtitles,…more
Cert 12 | 101 mins | 2022
4 Star
A Welcome Return to Aincrad.
Following on from Sword Art Online: Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night, director Ayako Kouno (Your Lie in April, After the Rain) takes us back to the early levels of the dungeon they are trapped in by game creator Akihiko Kayaba. This film is a retelling of the events of the dungeon, but in…more
Cert 15 | 600 mins | 2005
4 Star
No Harmony, Only Bloodshed.
Based on a series of light novels of the same name by Sunao Yoshida, director Tomohiro Hirata (Peacemaker, Haikyuu!!) brings us a blood fest as humans and vampires have been at war for centuries, and now there is a Cold War, an uneasy peace as they try to coexist, but if you throw in some nanotech…more
Cert 12 | 650 mins | 2004
4 Star
Akira Kurosaw’s Classic
Reborn.
The story of a village plagued by bandits takes a futuristic twist with Samurai 7. The country has been plagued with war for years and the Samurai were the fighting force, until the mechanical Samurai came along. But in the end it was the merchants that came out on top, and the mechanical Samurai ‘the Nobuseri’, turn…more
Cert 12 | 54 mins | 2022
4 star, the saga continues in the palace.
Princess Principal: Crown Handler Part 2 is a Japanese anime film, written by Noburu Kimura and directed by Masaki Tachibana (Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex). Produced by studio Actas (Girls und Panzer) it is the second film in a series of 6 films which are the sequel to the 2017 series Princess Principal.
It is presented…more
Cert 15 | 625 mins | 2022
3 star girls, guns and giant mechs.
Burst Angel is a Japanese anime series originally released in 2004 from a screen play by Fumihiko Shimo (Golden Time, Full Metal Panic) and directed by Koichi Ohata ( You’re Under Arrest: Full Throttle). Produced by Studio Gonzo (Strike Witches, Ozuma), it is presented here in a Collector’s Edition featuring all 24 Episodes as…more
