Tag: animation
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Kaiju No.8 – Review
So I gave this 12-episode anime a shot because Uniqlo had some cool t-shirts for it. Which is not my worst justification for watching a new show… The first episode introduces us to a world, or at least a Japan where Kaiju (giant monsters) are pretty common. We don’t know where they come from or…
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Star Trek Prodigy Season 2 – Review
Remember how Star Wars had its kids animated shows in Clone Wars and Rebels? And how they eventually evolved into a core part of the franchise with quality storytelling, popular with fans of all ages? Well, Star Trek Prodigy has pulled that off in only two seasons. The CG animation and kiddy characters and humour…
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Can Robots commit murder? – Netflix’s Pluto – Review
Netflix’s Pluto dropped last 2023 and I finally found the time to sit down and watch the eight-episode series. Let me tell you now, I was not expecting…
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A Return To Greatness – X-Men 97
I don’t even know who pitched a continuation of the old Saturday morning X-Men cartoon to Marvel.
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Welcome to Hazbin Hotel – Review
The doors are finally open and now it’s time for you to make a reservation at the Hazbin Hotel! When this peculiar little show by Vivienne (Vivziepop) Medrano dropped its pilot episode on YouTube around four years ago, a fandom was born that clamoured for more episodes. We were later treated to two seasons of…
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Pokémon Concierge – Review
There are only four episodes of the Netflix-backed Pokémon stop-motion series Pokémon Concierge but that just makes them more precious. There’s a bit of a Stardew Valley set-up to the story, with our main character Haru burning out from her office job and starting a new life away from it all, on a tropical island.…
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Masters of The Universe: Revolution – Review
Kevin Smith returns as writer in Masters of the Universe: Revolution, the sequel to the 2021 series MOTU: Revelation, now released in full on Netflix. We pick up some time after the prior season with the heroes going to Subternia to rescue the souls sent there by Skeletor during his attack on Eternos. Meanwhile, Skeletor…
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Marvel’s What If…? – Review
Marvel’s What If…? returns to our screens with nine more original tales just a little different than you remember them. Premiered on 22nd December 2023 and running daily over the Christmas holidays the series is available exclusively on Disney+ and is part of phase five of the MCU. As with the previous season, the art style remains…
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Carol & the End of the World – Review
It’s the end of the world. A giant planet is on a collision course with Earth with no way to stop it. With seven months and thirteen days remaining, what would you be doing?