We reach the end of the Persona 5 Animation (quickly due to most of this being written at the time and saved for later!) with the two TV Specials: “Dark Sun” (written as “Dark Sun…”) and “Stars and Ours”. They both cover one of the two final story arcs each and once again do a good job of adapting the actual core story and fighting aspects, at the cost of nearly all of the social side of the game. Let’s have a closer look at how it all ends, then, shall we?
The second half of Persona 5: The Animation gets to … near the end of the storyline, but the actual end of the anime adaptation comes in the form of two TV specials I’ll be covering next week. So, how does this chunk of the story pan out? Well, once again, very well! It sticks to the game’s script well, while obviously cutting out a lot of the slice of life stuff, and creates a fun little series, especially if you’re a fan of the game. So let’s take a closer look…
The next part of catching up on streaming shows is Persona 5, which is at least relevant as I’ve covered the animated version of Personas 3 and 4 on this blog already. Persona 5 is a game I actually went through from start to finish, so seeing the animated version was fun in a different way to P4, especially the use of the game’s fantastic soundtrack. So let’s take a look at the series’ first half… or third, if you count the two TV specials, I guess!
HERE are my thoughts on the blu-ray release of the first half of My Hero Academia’s Third Season. Let’s just say I look forward to the day when I cover this chunk of story in closer detail…
I’ve decided to go back on my original plan not to cover streaming shows due to the dire state of physical media anime releases here in the UK, so here’s the first of a few catch up reviews! The original Mob Psycho 100 is a show that took me by surprise, as apart from being from the same person who created One Punch Man, I didn’t know anything about it. Full of good humour, likeable characters and great animation, the series was a rightful hit, and I’m happy to say that its second series is just as good, if not better…
What’s that? It’s nearly over?! Hooray! Seriously though, this batch of Naruto Shippuden episodes are a masterclass on how to kill momentum dead… Click HERE to find out why!
It’s been a while since my last Anime UK News review… the UK anime physical release scene is not great at the moment… but here’s the latest one, my review of UQ Holder!’s complete series can be viewed by clicking HERE I didn’t love it, but I’ve seen far worse!
Here we go then, let’s get this out of the w- … hang on, this is really good?! The first of the three episodes was actually great?! Well blow me down, this MS IGLOO OVA series is actually worth watching. I don’t know if it was worth sitting through the other two OVAs to get to it, but at least I feel I got something good out of the whole thing. Want to know more? Read on!
Here we go again… *sigh*, and I mean that far more literally than I’d like, as for the most part these three episodes follow the exact same story as the three previous. More of the same cast of uninteresting characters, more prototype weaponry and more test pilots dying. Oh, and of course, more cheapo looking CGI! Hooray?! Let’s take a look at the second IGLOO OVA then, at least there’s only one left to go!
This is a rare treat, a Universal Century Gundam review where I’m seeing it for the first time! Wow! … oh, wait, there was a reason I never bothered to import it. It’s IGLOO, the CGI OVAs that became terribly dated just a few years after they released in 2004, let alone now! Seriously, my review of the first Resident Evil CGI film was harsh on the then-infant technology, but this takes the biscuit, which is a shame because the actual plot is quite enjoyable! Oh well, let’s get the first of these THREE OVAs out of the way…
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