Im a bit slow on this one as it has been on my machine for a while, and is more a mini movie than a series (45 mins)

First Episode Review for: Towa No Quon

Summary : Mutating humans chased down by government agency and the underground that protects them

Animation : Very pleasant, not ghost in the shell quality but still very passable.

Plot Potential: Very good plot, what i initially thought of as the good guys turned out to be the bad guys within the first 10 mins, a nice world and good mix of mecha and mutant

Characters: Some stereo typing, but otherwise a nice original feel to most of the characters

Music: Nothing special

Reminds me of: Casshern Sins

Overall: This was supposed to be a movie series, but i have not seen any more,am really looking forward to them.

Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!

First Episode Review for: Busou Shinki Moon angel

Summary : My grief!! someone has taken a doll franchise and glued it to Angelic Layer, added the Chobis story line and bunged it on the web

Animation : So so, its alright

Plot Potential: See above!

Characters: Still see above

Music: Only a 5 min anime so only background music

Reminds me of: A less cute Angelic Layer

Overall: Pure franchise stuff, not one im waiting for each week

Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!

First Episode Review for: Copihan

Summary : 5 min web anime, school comedy centred around a young girl

Animation : Web anime are normally poorer quality or have that “flash vector” feel about them but this one is as good as any but the very serious anime,

Plot Potential: Not holding out much hope, its hard to do serious plot in 5 mins minus an opening, but still i actually watched it as they genuinely seemed to be trying to leaver one in

Characters: Nice characters, lots of quirky stereotypes, done well

Music: Very good opening for a 5 min anime

Reminds me of: Most school comedy anime, nothing leaps to mind

Overall: Best of the web animes is have seen and one ill keep watching, if only because i can watch the opening at least once a week

Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!

First Episode Review for: Appleseed XIII

Summary : Follows the daily life of two members of an elite anti crime squad in the Utopian city of tomorrow, BASED on the classic manga series Appleseed

Animation : Now I was hoping for the same sort of animation that we saw in Ghost in the shell, something worthy of Shirow Masamune, and they nearly have it, they have got everything right EXCEPT the human (non mecha) forms which look like animation from the early final fantasy cut scenes, its jarring and feels cheap in a lot of places.

Plot Potential: As expected an excellent plot from the get go for both newbies to the Appleseed story and people who have read all the books,

Characters: Personally I think they have done an excellent job of transposing the characters to the small screen, job well done

Music: rubbish…sorry…. its was bobbins

Reminds me of: Appleseed Ex Machina (yes i know thats cheeting)

Overall: At last a proper series for Appleseed that is gripping an good fun to watch, unfortunately let down by some terrible animation

Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!

First Episode Review for: Dantalian no Shoka

Summary : A young lord visits his dead grand fathers estate, only to finds a young girl and a mystery involving phantom books

Animation : Good quality subdued animation, a pleasure to watch and really captured the English countryside well

Plot Potential: The Japanese obsession with the Elizabethan age meets their obsession with English Librarians , chuck in a load of magic and you have a fine time for all.

Characters: Excellent characters with both depth and a surprising amount of originality, nice to also see an Englishman portrayed in a way that I was not ashamed to be associated with.

Music: Nothing special, but a nice use of brass instruments, which wither intended or not matches the area in England it is set (looks like Yorkshire to me)

Reminds me of: Black Butler meets Read or Die

Overall: A definite one to watch, I was riveted to the screen.

Disclaimer: These are mini reviews of anime’s that are fresh out in Japan and are not licensed in the UK, buy them once they have been licensed or at the very least buy the merchandise, remember if the anime makers make a loss, THEY WILL STOP MAKING ANIME!!