In a misguided attempt to save humanity from a “quirk doomsday”, a terrorist organisation known as Humarise develops a bomb filled with a triggering gas that targets people with quirks, causing their abilities to overload and kill them. In an attempt to stop Humarise, the World Heroes Association deploys heroes across the globe to the […]
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Review: My Hero Academia Season 5 Part 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
The number one and two heroes Endeavor and Hawks are recovering following their battle with the monstrous Nomu. Although villainous forces continue to push professional heroes to their extremes, life at U.A. High School carries on as Deku and the next generation of heroes continue their training. Separated into teams, students from U.A. Class 1-A […]
Review: My Hero Academia – Season 4 Part 2 (DVD/Blu-Ray Combo)
Deku and Mirio have rescued Eri from the yakuza group Shie Hassaikai and the experiments being performed on her by their leader Overhaul, but not without a price. The two visit Eri at hospital while she recovers and hope to cheer her up by inviting her to the upcoming U.A. school festival, where Class 1-A […]
Review: My Hero Academia Season 4 Part 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
Following All Might’s retirement as the number one hero, Deku is working tirelessly to become the next Symbol of Peace and pursues an internship alongside fellow U.A. student Miro Togata at the hero agency of All Might’s former sidekick, Sir Nighteye. Meanwhile, a yakuza group known as Shie Hassaikai have developed a quirk suppressing drug […]
Review: My Hero Academia Season 2 Part 2 DVD / Blu-Ray Combo
Following their involvement in the U.A. Sports Festival, Class 1-A are taking a break from the classroom and heading off to participate in their first internships at pro hero agencies. Some of the students initially receive several offers for internship, but not Deku – after all, who wants to train a hero who incapacitates themselves […]
Review: My Hero Academia Season 2 Part 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
Deku and the rest of Class 1-A have proven they have what it takes to face off against the League of Villains and come out the other side. Unfortunately, there’s no rest for heroes in the making, and with the annual U.A. Sports Festival upon them, tensions are high as the students of U.A. compete […]
Review: My Hero Academia Season 1 (DVD / Blu-Ray Combo)
In a world were humanity has manifested a variety of strange and amazing superpowers known as “quirks”, young Izuku Midoriya (nicknamed Deku) dreams of being a superhero like his idol and symbol of peace, All Might. While his intentions are noble, there’s just one problem – Deku is quirkless. But that doesn’t stop him from […]
Review: Samurai Flamenco Complete Series (DVD)
Masayoshi Hazama is a model with dreams of becoming a real-life superhero, so he takes to the streets donning his superhero persona, Samurai Flamenco. But without superpowers or a fancy crime fighting suit, Masayoshi has to start small, and spends his nights targeting teenage loiterers, litterbugs, and purse snatchers. While performing his heroic duties, Masayoshi […]
Review: Parasyte Part 1 (Bluray)
Parasyte is a science fiction/horror/action manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, published from 1988 to 1995 in only 10 volumes. This is a lot less than all the popular manga these days that go over 20 or 30 volumes. The Japanese movie industries enjoy making successful manga/anime/novel into live adaptations and so in October 2014, Part 1 of […]
Review: One-Punch Man Volume 1&2 (Manga)
One thing you can say about ONE and Yusuke Murata’s One-Punch Man is that the title does not lie. The shounen parody, which began life as a web comic both written and illustrated by ONE, follows the adventures of Saitama, a young man who was an unemployed salary man three years ago and now works […]