Wednesday 4 August 2021

BL ARTICLE: KOHI SKELETONS AND CRAZY MAOHS: KYO KARA MAOH!

Kohi Skeletons and Crazy Maohs: Kyo Kara MAOH! By SandraReviewer

Back in 2008, Temari Matsumoto and Tomo Takabayashi's Kyo Kara MAOH! has its first outing in paperback with the then-popular publisher, Tokyopop. This manga was described as a "gender-bending" high school demon love story," but not seen as steamy or adult enough to be put on their yaoi themed Blu imprint.

WELLBEING BOOK REVIEW: THE SECRET BY RHONDA BYRNE


The Secret
Author: Rhonda Byrne
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 13: 978-1-8473-7029-7
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

What if you could have the life you want? Most people would laugh if someone said you could have everything; the money, career, lifestyle, car and the perfect relationship they wanted you might think they were having a laugh, but what if with the help of this book, it could be true?

FIGURE REVIEW: DRAGONBALL SUPER DRAGONBALL EVOLVE SON GOKU ULTRA INSTINCT

DragonBall Super/DragonBall Evolve Son Goku Ultra Instinct Figure

There are three in this series of poseable action figures from Bandai. With the choice of Golden Frieza, Jiren and Son Goku Ultra Instinct, I found out this was the only one on offer at my local toy store. 

ANIME ARTICLE: BORUTO - KAWAKI, THE KARMA AND THE KARA

Boruto, Kawaki, The Karma and the Kara
Article by Sandra Scholes

The last time I saw a character with a number on their body, it was Ulquiorra in an episode of Bleach, so imagine my surprise when I watch the latest Arc from Boruto and Kawaki has the number 4 sideways on his cheek. 

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: TEA PARTY PARADE BY NICK SHERRATT


Tea Party Parade

Author: Nick Sharratt

Publisher: Barrington Stoke

ISBN: 978-1-80090-001-1

Pages: 61

Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

From the author of Splash Day! comes Tea Party Parade part of the popular Little Gems series by book prize winner Nick Sherratt.

Monday 2 August 2021

ANIME REVIEW: YU YU HAKUSHO SEASON 1 BLU-RAY


Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1 Blu-ray
FUNimation Entertainment
Rating: TV-PG/12
Subtitles: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.33.1
Release Date: 2/8/2021
Reviewed by: Sandra Scholes

There is a current trend with 90s anime series being re-released for a new more modern audience, updating the look of the animation without losing the original 90s appeal it had.