It's been four years now and the Monogatari  s eries train still shows no sign of stopping any time soon. With the continuing story of Koyomi Araragi and co. still airing, it's time to go back in time and take a look at the first instalment in franchise's prequel material. Get your cat puns at the ready, because it's time for Nekomonogatari (Kuro) . This four-part short series is a direct prequel to Bakemonogatari , explaining the events of the Golden Week that is frequently mentioned in the franchise. With his brief transformation into a vampire still fresh in his mind, Koyomi Araragi continues to adjust to his new abilities before coming across another supernatural apparition in the form of class president and love-interest Tsubasa Hanekawa. Tsubasa has been possessed by a dangerous apparition known as the Meddlecat, which has been relieving its host's stress by attacking people in the city. Koyomi enlists the help of Meme Oshino and the remains of his v...

After a rather mediocre beginning, Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger   is back with its second entry in the annual Super Sentai   candy toy/minipla line. This additional set includes three new arms for Kyoryuzin , covering the remaining combos that have been seen in the show up until episode 11. This second wave of Kyoryuger minipla includes Zakutor , Parasagun and Ankydon , each made up of one box each. The building instructions are printed on the inside of the box, and included with the contents is the usual piece of soda flavoured candy. As usual I've chosen to paint my minipla, so if you're interested how the figures look with just the stickers applied check out this blog post HERE . ZAKUTOR In the first box we have Zakutor, the Velociraptor Zyudenryu and partner of swordsman Souji/Kyoryu Green. Zakutor is the first of the second type of Kyoryuzin arm, sharing a mould with Parasagun and the yet-to-be-released Bunpachy. Zakutor features quite a few moving pa...

NB. This review is based on the White version of the game. While some of the differences between Black and White will be addressed I have not played Black version, and therefore some differences I cannot comment upon. The time is upon us once again. A new generation of Pokemon has arrived, and this time its mixing things up a bit. For Pokemon Black & White (Generation 5) Game Freak take us to the far away region of Unova, where Pokemon from previous generations are considered rare and (until you beat the Elite Four) are uncatchable in the game. As usual you take the role of a new trainer ready to start a new adventure along with your starter Pokemon - grass snake Snivy, fire pig Tepig or water otter Oshawott. As you challenge the gym leaders with the aim of one day becoming Pokemon League champion you face the threat of Team Plasma and their mysterious King, N - whose goal is to liberate Pokemon from humans. A whole new story brings a whole new map, and the Unova regi...