The second quarter of ZZ pulls back on the slapstick comedy a bit, but is still more often than not for laughs. It focuses on Judau’s sister Leina being kidnapped and replaces gag character Mashmyre with a gag character of equal stupidity in Chara Soon, as well as new Cyber-Newtype “Elpeo Ple”. It’s an odd cast, but the show can still be fun in parts, and rather dull or cringey in others. Let’s have a look and see how much of it is actually good!
It’s time to take that tentative step into the world of Gundam ZZ (pronounced “Double Zeta”, for the record!), a show wildly inconsistent in its tone, though sadly for this first chunk of episodes, the tone is actually consistent…ly bad. I don’t mind a more light-hearted approach, but I do mind it when it’s not done very well! So let’s resume our look at the Universal Century timeline of Gundam by taking at look at ZZ’s first eleven episodes…
Taking a break from the live action hero-athon that’s ended up happening this week, my review of Bleach manga volume 72 can be read HERE. We’re getting ever closer to the end…
My review of ERASED – Part 2 (Episodes 7 – 12) is now up on Anime UK News and can be found HERE. It was a long wait between releases, but it was worth the wait, changed ending and all.
My review of GATE (or GATE: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There) is now up on Anime UK News HERE. It was alright, ruined slightly by the very pro-Japanese army theme that ended up leaking into real life…
My reviews of the UK releases of the DBZ Double Feature Blu-rays come to an end with the two TV Specials, which can be found HERE. Great fun reliving these 45 minute chunks of Dragon Ball action!
Back when I launched this blog I went back and forth whether to do a “Wrestling Game Rundown” or one based on Dragon Ball games, with the latter appealing due to have comparatively few there are, but in the end I went with the childhood favourite. So here we are in 2018 and my first review of the year is also, at last, the first Dragon Ball game reviewed on the site! A dream team of Dragon Ball and Arc System Works, Dragon Ball FighterZ is eye-wateringly beautiful, but maybe not as perfect as we’d all hoped. Let’s take a deeper look!
My review of My Hero Academia: Season 2 – Part 1 is now up on Anime UK News, and can be found HERE. Goes without saying given the hype surrounding it, but this really is a great show!
Time for my review of the final chunk of Dragon Ball Super episodes over on Anime UK News. It can be found HERE. It was weird and crazy roller coaster ride, but one I definitely enjoyed, and will miss on a Sunday afternoon…
My review of the last two (of the original 13) Dragon Ball Z movies on blu-ray is now available at Anime UK News HERE. Good times, though maybe a few years down the line I’ll do a more in-depth look at each film on this blog…
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