ANIME REVIEW: THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME PART 2

That Time I Got Reincarnated as A Slime Part 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

We saw how Rimuru started out as a Slime, then grew as he went on his adventures. As far as we're concerned Rimuru had been dealt an unlucky hand, but he soon got to evolve even after some pretty bad times in previous episodes.

You would think this is what would happen in this newest set of episodes, 12 in all, plus a bonus one for fans of the series. As a fantasy comedy, it is funny in its own way, yet this second part doesn't really go anywhere and Rimuru's character doesn't grow any more than he did in the last series.

Back then he faced some serious problems, perils with which characters he could trust and having to cope with being only partly evolved, even so, we would have liked to have seen him evolve some more and face more funny problems he could overcome if only to make the story more enjoyable rather than it only being a comedy with an original idea.

Luckily there are other characters who seem to prop up Rimuru and as there is rumoured to be another series after this one, we can only hope that we see more of what happened in the first part.



Bonus Material: English and Japanese Voices, Episode 24.5 Series Recap with Commentary.

ANIME REVIEW: JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE SET 3: STARDUST CRUSADERS PART 2

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Set 3: Stardust Crusaders Part 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 600 mins
Release Date: 17/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Just when we thought it would be easy to sort out DIO and his cohorts in the previous set, this continues the problems that Joseph and Jotaro are finding when they are trying to eradicate the problem of DIO and cure Holly's illness.

ANIME REVIEW: BLACK CLOVER SEASON 2 PART 1

Black Clover Season 2 Part 1
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 572 mins
Release Date: 27/4/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

In the previous seasons, Asta had his arms injured when he fought the Eye of the Midnight Sun and this first part carries on with the Black Bulls who are off on a journey to the Forest of Witches where they get help for healing his arms, as Asta might not be able to use magic ever again.

ANIME REVIEW: WISE MAN'S GRANDCHILD THE COMPLETE SERIES

Wise Man's Grand Child the Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 18/5/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes


In 2020 it seems to be the year of series where the main character dies in real life and is resurrected in another world, one which might become very real; two spring to mind, That Time I Was Reincarnated as a Slime and How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, and as usual the unexpected happens.

ANIME REVIEW: FRUITS BASKET SEASON 1 PART 2

Fruits Basket Season 1 Part 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 280 mins
Release Date: 2/3/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Feel-good anime series is pretty hard to find, though this shojo series is popular for several reasons; the way its heroine, Tohru is portrayed, the way she helps the Sohma family cope with their turbulent life and how we get to really know each character.

ANIME REVIEW: STEVEN UNIVERSE SEASON 1

Steven Universe Season 1
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 572 mins
Release Date: 16/3/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

There are plenty of animations out there that don't fall into the standard anime category of characters with big eyes and even bigger hai that I have been tasked with reviewing for the most part, but this doesn't make it any less interesting as it has elements to it that separate it from what I am used to watching.

ANIME REVIEW DRAGONBALL SUPER PART 10

Dragonball Super Part 10
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Now that the tension has built up over the previous parts, the Tournament of Power is at its final stage with a few universes battling it out for domination.

ANIME REVIEW: ZOMBIE LAND SAGA: THE COMPLETE SERIES

Zombie Land Saga: The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 10/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Most girls dream of becoming an idol in Japan, but very few realize that dream in reality, but Sakura Minamoto wants that dream to come true, yet she doesn't know how it will happen. One night, her dreams are shattered when she is caught up in a car accident and dies, but is given hope by a man who seems to rescue her from her fate.

ANIME REVIEW: I WANT TO EAT YOUR PANCREAS

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 108 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

There are several ways a high-school kid can get with a girl, but finding one is the main problem they face in most anime. When he finds a book called "Living with Dying," it is a journal kept by Sakura Yamauchi, the sort of girl who wouldn't have looked at him once, let alone twice, but she has a nice personality and one problem. She has a pancreatic illness and only has so long to live.

ANIME REVIEW: HOW NOT TO SUMMON A DEMON LORD

How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord 
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 18
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 17/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Gaming has been a cultural phenomenon throughout the world and especially in Japan. No one is who they really are in the gaming world and that takes us to Takama Sakamoto, famous online in the MMORPG, Cross Reverie, but in real life, he has no friends; something with which many gamers share.

ANIME REVIEW: SSSS. GRIDMAN: THE COMPLETE SERIES

SSSS. Gridman: The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 3/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

How would you feel if you woke up without any memories? Well, this is how Yuuta Hibiki feels. Yuuta is a first-year student at high school, trying to piece together his memories with the help of Hyper Agent, GRIDMAN who communicates with him through his computer.

ADVANCED ANIME REVIEW: SAGA OF TANYA THE EVIL THE COMPLETE SERIES BLU-RAY/DVD EPS 1-12

Saga of Tanya the Evil The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 24/2/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

As we saw from How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, people's online persona is very different from their real-life identity. This is what happens in this anime. What the other gamers don't know about the cute, blonde-haired girl who fights in a terrible war is actually a male office guy who has dreams of making it up the corporate ladder any which way.

ANIME REVIEW: SAMURAI JACK THE COMPLETE SERIES (SEASONS 1-5)

Samurai Jack The Complete Series
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 1374 mins
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

There are some series you can get into and enjoy while there are others that due to their animation style take a bit of getting used to. Samurai Jack might be one where the style may detract from how good the story is.

ANIME REVIEW: ONE-PUNCH MAN COLLECTION ONE

One-Punch Man Collection One
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 292 mins
Release Date: 13/1/2020
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

When we have Naruto, One Piece and Bleach why would we need another one? 

That is a bold statement to make and we can think in a narrow-minded way about anime when we think we have the best there is.

ADVENTURE TIME COMPLETE FIFTH SEASON

Adventure Time Complete Fifth Season
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 561 mins
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Just when you think you could keep a good series down, even the fifth season of Adventure Time, you can't and viewers will think it's the best yet with Jake on the cover art for the slip case. Adventure Time Season 5 is available on Blu-ray and DVD and contains 52 episodes that had previously been on Cartoon Network as its number-one feature series.

BLU-RAY ANIME REVIEW: BORUTO NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS SET 2

Boruto Naruto Next Generations Set 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 370 mins
Release Date: 9/12/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

It's the end of one story and the beginning of another with Boruto beating Nue and Sumire being taken and possibly sent away from the academy for further questioning, though her former classmates are confused and wish her no ill will, she could be punished for what she has done.

ADVENTURE TIME COMPLETE SEASON FOUR

Adventure Time Complete Season Four
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 286 mins
Release Date: 21/10/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

For its one-dimensional look and kooky characters, Adventure Time's popularity is to do with its animation and fun element, though its the way the characters progress through the episodes; Finn and his pal Jake have gone from being run of the mill characters into something more like a three-dimensional character would be.

ADVENTURE TIME COMPLETE THIRD SEASON

Adventure Time Complete Third Season
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 286 mins
Release Date: 21/10/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

Even if it is a TV show for younger viewers, there is a strategy to how the seasons introduce their new characters; Jake is introduced in season 1 and the Ice King in season 2, so the nice drip-feed of interesting characters makes the viewing more enjoyable, especially so as there is plenty to watch here with four hours of episodes to take in.

ADVANCE REVIEW: FRUITS BASKET SEASON ONE PART ONE

Fruits Basket Season One Part One
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 15
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 25/11/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

After Tohru's mother dies in a car accident, she has to go live with her grandfather, though other problems living there forced her to leave their care and live in a tent on her own! Noticing she is a girl on her own urges the Souma clan living on the grounds she has pitched her tent to want to help her out, yet what she doesn't know is that the Souma's have a secret she finds out the hard way.

ANIME REVIEW: BLACK CLOVER SEASON 1 PART 5

Black Clover Season 1 Part 5
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating: 12
Running Time: 300 mins
Release Date: 14/10/2019
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes

What Asta and his friends did before as part of the Black Bulls is nothing compared to what they face now  as their new mission has them on the search for a stone that takes them into an underwater temple where mages lie in wait and, as usual, they risk their lives for the sake of their team!