Road Rash Reviews

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Complete Series Collection *****

Cert 15 | 1337 approx mins | 2002-2006

5 Star
A Major Upgrade for G.I.T.S.
Masamune Shiro‘s (Appleseed) classic manga story brought to the screens by Production I-G (Psycho-Pass, Attack on Titan, Attack on Titan: Junior High) this classic cyberpunk story set in the near future now comes in an all singing all dancing Blu-ray box set for the first time in the UK.
In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced…more

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Review ****-

Cert 15 | 101 mins | 2001

4 Star
Love knows no Boundaries and D, Deals Death.
Writer/director Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Wicked City, Lensman) brings us a film based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi‘s Vampire Hunter D series. Following on from Toyoo Ashida‘s (Fist of the North Star) 1985 original film. I mention this as if you have seen the original film, when watching this 2001 film you…more

Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers- Collector’s Blu-Ray ****-

Cert 15 | 12 x 25 mins | 2015

4 Star
When Humans and Fiends Collide.
Takeo Takahashi (So, I Can’t Play H!) takes Ishio Yamagata‘s (The Book of Bantorra) light novel and manga and brings them to life. Thanks to All The Anime we get all 12 episodes
in a collectors set.
Legend says when the Demon God awakens from the deepest of darkness, the Goddess of Fate will summon Six…more

Iron Monkey [Eureka Classics] Blu Ray Review ****-

Cert 12 | 90 mins | 1993

4 Star
Masked Martial Arts Avenger.
Eureka Classics bring us a martial arts extravaganza as Donnie Yen (Chasing the Dragon, Rogue One, Ip Man 1-3) relives the tale of Wong Kei-ying and his son Wong Fei-hung who became martial arts legends in the late 19th Century.
A small town in China is run by Governor Cheng Pak-Fong (James Wong, Twin Dragons) who has…more

Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin Review ****-

Cert 15 | 250 mins | 2015

4 Star
Memories with New Clarity.
A 1979 story gets a 2015 update which answers so many questions and with modern anime, it turns this classic mecha story into an all singing all killing story. Studio Sunrise (Steamboy, The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, Tiger & Bunny, Love Live! Sunshine!!) brings us the answers to some long running questions of backgrounds, reasons…more

Fairy Tail : Dragon Cry Review ****-

Cert 15 | 85 mins | 2017

4 Star
The Beginning of the E.N.D.
A-1 Pictures (Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream, Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale) and director Tatsuma Minamikawa (Attack on Titan) bring us the penultimate film to the Fairy Tail final Tartaros Arc and how the end started.
High in the froze wastes of Fiore sits a shrine to the dead dragon many…more

Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale Review *****

Cert 15 | 119 mins | 2017

5 Star
The Old Corrupts the New.
A-1 Pictures (Fairy Tail, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Occultic;Nine, Persona 3 The Movie: #3 Falling Down) along with Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Itô (Erased, Occult Academy) bring us the next instalment in the world of VRMMORPG and its progression into the new big thing ARMMORPG. With A-1 Pictures animation style this is a winner as Kirito…more

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