Tuesday 28 February 2017

ANIME REVIEW FOR YU-GI-OH! DX SEASON 2

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 Yu-Gi-Oh! DX Season 2
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating:12
Running Time: 846.00 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: Out Now!
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

I cannot believe how many impressive albeit strange characters are in this series. Jaden loves nothing more than to duel, and in this series he gets to play the very best or should I say the great good and very bad.

ANIME ARTICLE: AOBA AND HIS FRIENDS IN DRAMATICAL MURDER

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Aoba and his Friends in Dramatical Murder

Protagonist Aoba has lost his memories of an accident he had a while ago. His friends around him baffle Aoba as some are trying to get him to recall the events when he played a total immersive game. One friend in particular, clear is the most helpful and takes the time out to be close to him not just as his protector, but as a friend.

SECRET AGENT REVIEW: THE TERRORIZERS: A MATT HELM NOVEL BY DONALD HAMILTON

The Terrorizers: A Matt Helm Novel by Donald Hamilton



In The Retaliators, Matt Helm had twenty thousand stashed into his bank account and had to find the killer of another agent before he got picked-off too. Here, Matt Helm is back as a "counter- assassination agent" hired by the US government to get rid of threats to the system. Life isn't what you think, and for Matt, this latest instalment of the Matt Helm novels has him wake up to a woman called Kitty who tells him he is in fact Paul Madden, a successful free-lance photographer who will marry her whether he likes it or not!


BOOK REVIEW: INVASION BY LUKE RHINEHART


Invasion by Luke Rhinehart

Synopsis:
Remember in an Episode of the hit TV series, Red Dwarf, the Polymorph turned into several different things, one of them a ball and could also become human to satisfy its needs. Well, this book kind of reminds me of that. Invasion tells Billy Morton's strange story as he writes what happens to him through the general media and the events turn out to be even stranger than he expected.

BOOK REVIEW: DUSKFALL CHAOS QUEEN 1 BY CHRISTOPHER HUSBERG


Duskfall: Chaos Queen 1 by Christopher Husberg

Synopsis:
Stuck with arrows and close to death, a man is pulled from the icy waters of the Gulf of Nahl. As he is nursed back to health by a local fisherman, two things become very clear: he has no idea who he is, and he can kill a man with terrifying ease.

Saturday 18 February 2017

NOVEL REVIEW: WITH FATE CONSPIRE BY MARIE BRENNAN

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With Fate Conspire by Marie Brennan

The latest in Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series sees Eliza trying to get back her friend from the clutches of the fairies and as no one believes they had stolen him it is up to her to prove them wrong. Eliza sells buns on the street for a living making enough to keep her near her father who is an inmate at Newgate Prison, but though she has a friend in to. He cant help her find her friend Owen. When Eliza sees a piece in the local paper about a faerie meeting she decides to go there to find out answers to getting closer to her friend and finding her friend's son.

FANTASY BOOK REVIEW: A CONJURING OF LIGHT BY VE SCHWAB

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A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab

The latest in the darker shade of magic series of novels is also the conclusion to Kells story where as the last surviving Antari he has to compete against other magic users to get what he wants.

Wednesday 15 February 2017

NOVEL REVIEW: WITH FATE CONSPIRE (THE ONYX COURT #4) BY MARIE BRENNAN

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With Fate Conspire (The Onyx Court #4)
Author: Marie Brennan
Publisher: Titan Books
Pages: 528
ISBN: 9781785650796
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes





The latest in Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series sees Eliza trying to get back her friend from the clutches of the fairies and as no one believes they had stolen him it is up to her to prove them wrong. Eliza sells buns on the street for a living making enough to keep her near her father who is an inmate at Newgate Prison, but though she has a friend, she doesn't know she can trust him. After much thought, she realises he can't help her find her friend Owen. When Eliza sees a piece in the local paper about a faerie meeting she decides to go there to find out answers to getting closer to her friend and finding her friend's son.

Saturday 11 February 2017

BOOK REVIEW: GOTHAM DAWN OF DARKNESS BY JASON STARR

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Gotham Dawn of Darkness by Jason Starr

Some of my favourite tie-in novels are in the Titan Books list for this new year; Gotham Dawn of Darkness, The Flash, The Haunting of Barry Allen, Arrow: Vengeance and Arrow: Generation of Vipers are a few and for avid readers of the Batman comics movies and novels can invest time in these new titles.

NOVEL REVIEW: RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER: EVIL COMES HOME BY TIM WAGGONER

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Resident Evil: The Final Chapter: Evil Comes Home by Tim Waggoner


Ever since fans of the Capcom game played as Alice or (think of other characters) it must have been pretty obvious that they would be made into movies that have been as successful as the Aliens franchise. Mila Jovovich's role as Alice made for essential viewing as she is also a gamer herself and to cap it off a fan of the game.

ANIME ARTICLE: YU-GI-OH! THE DARKSIDE OF DIMENSIONS MOVIE



Yu-Gi-Oh! The Darkside of Dimensions


What did everyone think to it?
This movie goes right back to the beginning of the series with the original Yugi Mutou and his friends trying to help him confront the truths of his double life as a high school kid with a duellist alter-ego who has enough power and super intelligence to beat and sometimes destroy his foes with an agility unmatched.

PRESS RELEASE: YO-KAI WATCH COMES TO DVD FROM MANGA ENTERTAINMENT




Yo-kai Watch


Manga Entertainment is very pleased to announce that the hit show Yo-Kai Watch will be coming to the UK on DVD this May.

Monday 6 February 2017

ANIME REVIEW: DRAMATICAL MURDER COMPLETE COLLECTION

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Dramatical Murder Complete Collection
Released By: Animatsu
Rating:15
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 13/2/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

Popular BL games are rife in Japan, take for example Gakuen Heaven, Fragrant Tale and Gigolo, this was a game and visual novel published by Nitro+Chiral and released back in 2012 to an audience that liked the idea of handsome men falling for other handsome men,  being called Doramatikaru Mada it had a sequel Doramatikaru Mada Rikonekuto in 2013 and an anime adaptation by studio NAZ in 2014.

Sunday 5 February 2017

GALAXY'S EDGE #19

 
Galaxy's Edge #19 by Mike Resnick

A review by Sandra Scholes

As it's  in its fourth year of publishing, editor Mike Resnick has a lot to be happy about after others might have predicted otherwise. People like us, the readers know full well the work that must have gone into the issues before this as it takes time to edit and design the cover and content as well as trying to cater to a new and existing audience. I think partly its reason for using stories that have been published before is that they have already got a readership  to take them in.

Thursday 2 February 2017

SCI-FI BOOK REVIEW: THE COMPLETE ALIENS OMNIBUS VOL: 3

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The Complete Aliens Omnibus Volume: 3 by Sandy Schofield & S.D. Perry

I have been privileged enough to review several Aliens novels and omnibuses of this award winning writing team. Sandy Schofield and Stephanie Perry create a couple of novels, Rogue and Labyrinth - and at the same time creates a thick novel that goes well with others of equal size and weight. This particular omnibus does two things, it excites fans of the original movies and keep them waiting for the 2017 release of Aliens: Covenant.

ANIME REVIEW: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN BOX SET 27

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Naruto Shippuden Box Set 27
Released By: Manga Entertainment
Rating:15
Running Time: 300 Mins
Audio: English DD 5.1 Japanese DD 2.0
Release Date: 6/2/2017
Reviewed By: Sandra Scholes 

The previous episodes have led up to the main battle where Naruto, Kakashi and Guy have to face-up to the might of the man in the mask. The difference is that he was considered the real Madara, yet Madara, the reanimated version has never been revealed before, as has his true strength as a ruling member of the Uchiha clan.