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To catch up with my reviews of Glass Fleet, here are my reviews of volumes One, Two and Three.
Thus far, Glass Fleet has been a less than stellar example of a space opera anime. In my previous review, I stated my low opinion of the series and how I “…wish, fervently and often that [...]

It’s been a few months since a sci-fi anime has gotten my undivided attention. Ergo Proxy was the last sci-fi anime that I devoted actual time to. Everything else out there is either too jiggly, too lame, too tongue-in-cheek, or poorly executed. Not just that, but one of my other fave sci-fi genres the [...]

Catch up to my review of Witchblade, Volume Four by reading my reviews of Volumes One, Two and Three!
In a bizarre twist, Volume Four in the Witchblade anime manages to turn the series on its head by being thoughtful, engaging, and good. Weird.
plot summary
Masane has recently learned Rihoko is not her biological daughter. The [...]

If you must catch up with Glass Fleet (and I’m warning you to turn back now!) check out my reviews for Glass Fleet, Volumes One and Two!

As if jury duty wasn’t onerous enough, the Powers That Be must have sensed I had evil lurking in my heart: Yes, I did steal that last piece of [...]

Catch up with Xenosaga by reading my review for Volume One first!
Things get more complex in Volume Two of Xenosaga as comrades’ pasts and motives are slowly revealed to Shion and her friends.
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Shion and the crew of the Elsa are taken aboard the Durandal by Junior (Jr.). Jr. is the pint-sized commander of [...]

You might want to catch up with my reviews of Witchblade, Volumes One and Two before reading my review of Volume Three!
Things get interesting as Masane proves she is dumber than a pile of rocks and the series finally takes a cold shower…
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Masane has tentatively teamed up with her neighbor and freelance journalist, Tozawa. [...]

One of the most iconic vampires in anime, Vampire Hunter D, didn’t get his start in anime. D first came into being in a series of novels by Japanese horror writer, Hideyuki Kikuchi.
Hideyuki first began writing the Vampire Hunter D series in 1983. Yoshitaka Amano illustrated the covers for the books and drew illustrated [...]

Read my review of Glass Fleet, Volume One before reading my review of Volume Two!
Looks like calling kittens foul names has finally caught up with me; it’s penance time in the form of Glass Fleet, Volume Two!
plot summary
Michel has just joined forces with Cleo, when the ship’s crew receives a hail from an ailing cargo [...]