ANIME ARTICLE: FRUITS BASKET: A CAT AND RAT STORY

Fruits Basket: A Cat and Rat Story
by Sandra Scholes

When you watch this a few years after you reviewed it the first time around, you forget how well animated it looks now. The improvements on colour and sharpness are there and make for great viewing.

BOOK REVIEW: THE KNIGHTS OF THE BEST QUEST BY KAYE UMANSKY

The Knights and the Best Quest 

Author: Kaye Umansky

Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

What promises to be King Arthur, laughs, dragons and adventure proves to be that in spades. The Knights of the Drop Leaf Table was last year's hilarious novel where Arthurian legend became full of laughs and hearty japes with characters like King Artie and Queen Gwinny, knights like Sir Percy, Sir Prancelot, and Sir Bone De Gannet and Sir Angela (a girl in disguise), but don't get me started on the horses, they can't be trusted, especially Gnasher and Breakwind.

REVIEW: RED VS. BLUE SEASON 14 - DVD/BLU-RAY COMBO PACK

Red Vs. Blue Season 14 - DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 232 mins
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Truehd/ Japanese 2.0 Dolby Truehd
Due Out: 8/10/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

It is hard to believe that this spoof series has been going for thirteen years, and Red Vs. Blue fans can enjoy a new DVD/Blu-ray Combo Pack series to add to their already bulging collection. Here, the space marines get to go into several much shorter adventures, all of them crazy and all of them as funny as we expected.

REVIEW: RED VS. BLUE SEASON 13

Red Vs. Blue Season 13
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 171 mins
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Truehd/ Japanese 2.0 Dolby Truehd
Due Out: 8/10/2018
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

In the final installment of the popular Chorus Trilogy, the Blood Gulch troupers are stranded on the planet and the only way they can get off is to join forces or be picked off by a cruel war lord.

CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEW: THE KNIGHTS OF THE BEST QUEST BY KAYE UMANSKY

The Knights of the Best Quest
Author: Kaye Umansky
Publisher: Barrington Stoke
Pages: 78
Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-78112-767-4
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


What promises to be King Arthur, laughs, dragons and adventure proves to be that in spades. The Knights of the Drop Leaf Table was last year's hilarious novel where Arthurian legend became full of laughs and hearty japes with characters like King Artie and Queen Gwinny, knights like Sir Percy, Sir Prancelot, and Sir Bone De Gannet and Sir Angela (a girl in disguise), but don't get me started on the horses, they can't be trusted, especially Gnasher and Breakwind.

FANTASY REVIEW: WARLOCK HOLMES - THE HELL-HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES BY G S DENNING

Warlock Holmes - The Hell-Hound of the Baskervilles
Author:G.S. Denning
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN: 9781783299737
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

We all remember the original novel by you-know-whom, so it is a great surprise to find G S Denning's version of events in my hands. Here within this tome are four short stories and a novlette.

HIMOUTO! UMARU CHAN COMPLETE SEASON COLLECTION

Himouto! Umaru Chan Complete Season Collection
Released By: Animatsu
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 10/7/2016
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

This review is for the DVD version.

Taikei isn't like other brothers he has a sister, Umaru with two sides to her personality. One is the perfect high school girl who is talented, beautiful,intelligent and well loved by her classmates. The reality is they don't know her real side she changes into when she gets home. Once she does she adopts the look of a chibi character Taikei calls a dried fish lady as a joke. She is lazy and demands Taikei feed her or she will throw childlike tantrums.

ANIME REVIEW: ONE PIECE UNCUT COLLECTION 16

One Piece Uncut Collection 16
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating:12
Running Time: 520 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 27/3/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Remember early on in the series we got to see all the pirates' wanted posters and how much they were worth? We are reminded of how much of a bounty is on Luffy's head, but as he is powerful and bendy to boot, he is sure to see-off any enemy fighters.

CHILDREN'S REVIEW: BOB'S MYTHOLOGICAL GARDEN BY FAIZ KERMANI

 
Bob's Mythological Garden 
Author: Faiz Kermani
Pages: 18
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Synopsis:
No one believes in unicorns, trolls, elves, pixies, or other imaginary creatures! At least that’s what Bob keeps telling his boss at The International Chronicle. Unfortunately, Bob’s boss remains convinced that Bob’s journalistic talents are best suited to writing about these weird subjects. Why would Bob want to write about politics and economics when readers love his strange articles about dragons and other freaky creatures? One day, Bob finally manages to escape his nightmare of a job—or does he? The charming, relaxing cottage he has found shelter in ends up attracting the oddest visitors. His ridiculous stories might have some truth to them.

MANGA PREVIEW: LET'S BE PERVERTS BY YOUJUNG LEE

 
Let's be Perverts
Youjung Lee
Rating:
Comedy
Age 16+
NETCOMICS

Perverto is just a regular 17-year-old...with the unavoidable nickname, "pervert." Unlike his namesake, he's actually quite naive when it comes to sexual matters; his first and only youthful romance having ended terribly. To escape his bad reputation, he transfers to a new school for a fresh start. But on his first day there, he's falsely accused of groping a girl named Hongdan on the subway.

ARTBOOK REVIEW: ALIEN NEXT DOOR BY JOEY SPIOTTA

Alien Next Door by Joey Spiotta
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9781785650260
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Many years back, Joey was asked by a friend of noted Alien artist H.R. Giger if he wanted to collaborate on an Alien inspired children's book. This comes after Giger had apparently seen Joey's print for a fake children's book, "Facehugs for Everyone." He had no idea Giger had a softer side, but there it was, and Joey hoped he would hear back from him. Unfortunately, the world had lost a legendary artist and Joey never heard back. Later though, he was asked to create his book, Alien Next Door, a book full of comical pokes at the Alien movies fans will want to see.

ANIME REVIEW: RED VS BLUE SEASON: 12

Red Vs. Blue Season: 12
Released By: Animatsu
Rating: 15
Running Time: 180 Mins
Audio: English With Subtitles
Release Date: 8/2/2016
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Times couldn't be worse, shipwrecked and trying to sort out their lives makes life suck more - even in Blood Gulch for our intrepid team mates, the Red and Blue of Project Freelancer. As one of the most long-running science-fiction comedies around at the moment, there is plenty to laugh about all tucked up in one cunning story worthy of a Halo game plot.

ANIME ARCHIVES: BAKA AND TEST - ANY OVAS??

Baka and Test - Any OVAs??

Baka and Test was one hell of a fun comedy series, but has there been any more to it since the original series? Made up of 13 episodes, Baka to Test to Shokanju where the classmates had to make the grade if they wanted to pass the year - with hilarious results.

ANIMATED REVIEW: RED VS BLUE SEASON 11

Red Vs Blue Season 11
Released By: Animatsu
Rating: 15
Running Time: 120 Mins
Audio: English 
Release Date: 29/6/2015
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

If playing Halo isn't enough for most gamers, Red Vs Blue might be a good series to get into, but only if you have the other ten series. Now at its eleventh season, the two warring factions from Blood Gulch, the Red Team and the Blue Team are now finding that they have to cope being in a canyon.

YAOI REVIEW: LOVE FULL OF SCARS BY PSYCHE DELICO

 
Love Full of Scars
Psyche Delico
Publisher: Net Comics
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Love Full of Scars is a series of stories about the more uncomfortable aspects of love most never talk about, but as you will find out, nothing is ever what it seems.