YAOI MANGA REVIEW: THE DEVIL'S GOLDEN BOY: CHAPTER 1

 
The Devil's Golden Boy: Chapter 1
Released By: Seishin Ink
Writer and Artist: Katsura and Yuramei
Cover Art: Yuramei
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


"When in Hell, it's better to be favoured by the Devil than be left to rot with the rest of the damned."

It is an interesting quote, but never truer when the Devil ends up being a gang leader, and the golden boy is Jeong. Set in a bad area of Seoul, Korea unwanted children are the norm and there are plenty of them. If they don't want to be overlooked, they have to leave and fend for themselves in gangs who are a large part of the South Korean Mafia, the Khangpae.

YAOI MANGA REVIEW: PITY THE LIVING CHAPTER 2: THE CAMERA NEVER LIES

 
Pity the Living Chapter 2: The Camera Never Lies
Released By: Seishin Ink
Writer and Artist: Katsura and Yuramei
Cover Art: Yuramei
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Here the story continues with Masami taking Toshita out for dinner at a local bar after getting him a job at his workplace in IT. Masami has already shown him round where he works and given him an idea of the kind of work he will be doing, though it isn't work that is on Masami's mind. When they are in the bar he likes the way the other people look at them, knowing his friend is exceptionally handsome and well-dressed.

YAOI MANGA REVIEW: PITY THE LIVING CHAPTER 1: CAPTAIN OF THE NERDS

Pity the Living Chapter 1: Captain of the Nerds
Released By: Seishin Ink
Writer and Artist: Katsura and Yuramei
Cover Art: Yuramei
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

IT expert Masami Shirosaki hates his work life, being forced to work with women he doesn't understand let alone gel with and never seeing home after hours of overtime gets to him after a while. His only solace is his trawl through internet porn sites that catered for men who love men. And each time he does, harder and harder porn starts to turn him on until his interests range to the kinky world of bondage and torture.

ANIME REVIEW: DRAGON BALL SEASON 5

Dragon Ball Season 5
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 24/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

In the previous series of Dragon Ball, Goku had fiercely battled Piccolo, defeating him. Everyone is celebrating this death, the fact that their city is safe once more, Goku is able to recover in an air car while his friend, Tenshinhan gets patched up. While the celebration caries on there is one thing our hero should bear in mind; Piccolo's last words - that his child should avenge his death.

ANIME MOVIE REVIEW: BAYONETTA (THE MOVIE): BLOODY FATE

Bayonetta (The Movie): Bloody Fate
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 18
Running Time: 100 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 24/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Based on the popular video game, gun wielding vixen, Bayonetta wants to remember her past in between bouts of killing off evil angels and demons. There are several people who seem to know a lot about her, but are unwilling to say a thing; a girl who calls her "Mummy," a journalist and a white-haired woman who knows about the time before she fell asleep. 

ANIME MOVIE REVIEW: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE 5: BLOOD PRISON

Naruto Shippuden The Movie 5: Blood Prison
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 108 Mins
Audio: English DD  & Japanese DD5.1
Release Date: 1/12/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

In the dead of night, a rogue ninja has infiltrated the Raikage knocking out all his men while both the Hidden Green Village and the Hidden Stone Villages all report the same ninja who looks a lot like Naruto! And while everyone thinks the ninja was Naruto in all three cases, what can Lady Tsunade do by have Naruto restrained and taken to Hozuki Castle, a prison run by all the villages to house rogue ninjas. 

ANIME REVIEW: GHOST IN THE SHELL: ARISE BORDERS 1 & 2

Ghost in the Shell: ARISE Borders 1 & 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 58 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 24/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


The first of a four-part series, Ghost in the Shell: ARISE Borders 1 & 2 is set before the Kusanagi and Section 9 team have come on the scene and concentrates on what happened before these events.

ANIME REVIEW: PATEMA INVERTED

Patema Inverted
Released By: Anime Ltd
Rating: PG
Running Time: 100 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 24/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Build as "A film that will turn your world upside down," this is one of the most original sci-fi movies in the past few years. With stars such as Yukiyo Fujii, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shintaro Ohata, and Shinya Fukamatsu, the movie is sure to win the hearts of viewers everywhere. It is the sort of movie that will remind you of such heart warming classics from Hayao Miyazaki with an unusual theme, a topsy-turvy feel and animation that is crisp, clear and looks very real.

MOVIE REVIEW: ONE PIECE MOVIE COLLECTION 7-9

One Piece Movie Collection 7-9
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 650 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 3/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

One by one, these One Piece movies were released in the UK, but now you can get them all in one complete set from 7 to 9!

MOVIE REVIEW: DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 105 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 & Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 10/11/2014
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Out on DVD and Blu-ray after a decade of waiting is the new feature-length adventure, a movie that has Goku and his pals meeting a god who will challenge them to the very max.