Tuesday, 26 December 2017

ANIME REVIEW: DRAGON BALL Z MOVIE COLLECTION 2: THE TREE OF MIGHT/LORD SLUG

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Dragon Ball Z Movie Collection 2: The Tree of Might/Lord Slug  Digitally Remastered Double Feature - Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 105 Mins
Audio: English with Japanese subs
Due Out: 27/11/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

There is nothing better than watching your favourite series unless it's a movie and this Blu-ray set boasts a double-feature with Tree of Life and Lord Slug which were first released back in 1990 and 1991.

Friday, 22 December 2017

BOOK REVIEW: SUNVAULT: STORIES OF SOLARPUNK AND ECO-SPECULATION


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Sunvault Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
Editor: Phoebe Wagner/Bronte Christopher Wieland
Publisher: Upper Rubber Boot
ISBN: 193779475X  ISBN13: 9781937794750
Pages: 253
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

At the moment people are more aware of their surroundings and the possibility that our environment might become depleted in years to come. We have heard of cyberpunk now it is the turn of solarpunk to make its presence known.

Saturday, 9 December 2017

HAVEN'T YOU HEARD, I'M SAKAMOTO? COMPLETE SEASON 1 COLLECTION

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Haven't You Heard, I'm Sakamoto? Complete Season 1 Collection
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 325 Mins
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo/ 5.1 Dolby
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

From the opening you know you are going to take to this anime as Sakamoto is the sort of guy other guys want to be like. He is a cross between Uryu Ishida from Bleach and Sebastian Michaelis from Black Butler.

Friday, 8 December 2017

CHILDREN'S BOOK: DEFENDERS PITCH INVASION BY TOM PALMER

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Defenders Pitch Invasion
Author: Tom Palmer
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
ISBN:978-1-78112-731-5
Reading Age: 8-12
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

You may notice something different about this new series of novels if you are not familiar with them, these are part of the Conkers List. The point of the Conkers list was to provide children with illustrated, beautifully designed and high quality fiction from author and illustrator teams.

Sunday, 3 December 2017

ANIME REVIEW: SHIN GODZILLA


Shin Godzilla
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 119 Mins
Audio: English 2.0 Stereo/ 5.1 Dolby
Release Date: 4/12/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

This is a live action movie for the ones who have read the manga and saw the anime version of it. Most of us by now have seen the Western depiction of Godzilla, but it doesn't quite have that feel we Asian cinema fans are used to.