It's been over a year (and 44 toy reviews) since I last looked at a Power Rangers Samurai toy, which just goes to show how long this series has been running for now. While I did like the 3 1/2" Mega Mode Red Ranger figure I previously reviewed, I haven't been tempted to pick up any of the other figures Bandai of America have put out. That has all changed with the release of a Shogun mode Red Ranger in this scale, which is the battlizer of this season and one of the better US-only creations that have come from Power Rangers . There's nothing particularly excited to say about the packaging - its your typical card/blister pack you get with Western action figures. Like all of the other toys, it refers to the character as the fire ranger rather than the red ranger. The back of the card features images of the rest of the toys included in the assortment. Like the onscreen suit, the Shogun mode is a more subdued maroon colour rather than the fiery red th...

With Power Rangers Zeo ending on a rather high note (the return of Lord Zedd and Rita), the next instalment in the Power Rangers franchise seemed to promise to be a good one. Amping up the scale, Power Rangers took to cinema screens for a second time, only this time around the film was in continuity with the television series. Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie was originally released in 1997 and bridged the gap between Power Rangers Zeo and the next series Power Rangers Turbo . It served as an introduction to the turbo powers, as well as new blue ranger Justin and new villain Divatox. I already miss the Zeo suits. On a distant planet, a wizard named Larigot is hunted by the space pirate Divatox, who seeks his golden key in order to travel to another dimension to marry an demon known as Maligore. Larigot transports himself to Earth in search of Zordon and Alpha for help, but despite finding them is taken by Divatox when she threatens the life of his wife and child. To make...

From anime studio Seven Arcs (responsible for Lyrical Girl Nanoha and erm... Night Shift Nurses ) comes Dog Days , a cute and colourful story about a bunch of anthropomorphic animals warring against each other. Or so you might think. Originally a 13 episode series released in 2011, a second 13 episode season (titled Dog Days' ) was released  earlier this year. Shinku, our seemingly flawless hero Athletically-gifted boy Shinku Izumi is summoned to the alternate world of Flonyard, where the humans of various countries have the ears and tails of different animals. There he meets the dog-like Princess Millhiore Firianno Biscotti (of the Biscotti Republic), who summoned him to be their hero and help them win their war against the Galette Lion Dominion and their fierce leader Leonmichelli Galette des Rois (or Leo for short). Shinku finds that rather than it being a war in the Earth-sense, wars on Flonyard are more like mass sporting events which raise funds for the kingd...

I know I'm very late to the game writing this, but following my rather strong feelings on Asylum of the Daleks and the fact that the second half of the season won't be airing for a while it seemed appropriate to split this year's Doctor Who review into sections. The two sections also reflect the two different tones the two parts will have, as we say goodbye to Rory and Amy here and say hello to Oswin next year. But enough of that, let's take a look at the episodes one by one. I've already said everything that needed to be said about how much I hated the portrayal of the Daleks in Asylum of the Daleks (★★), so in order not to sound like a broken record I'll refrain from repeating. But what I will say is that this episode could have been so much better had it used any other monster in their place. While the introduction and resolution of Amy and Rory's apparent divorce was abrupt and reasonably pointless, the surprise introduction of Oswin was ver...

"One! I hate evil being done to the people!" We're back again with another red senshi figure from Bandai's S.H. Figuarts line, once again made possible (or rather, hurried along) thanks to Akibaranger . This time its the fiery hero from the 28th Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger , Banban Akaza aka Deka Red. Originally released in June this year, since Deka Blue and Green have been released as Tamashii web exclusives and Pink and Yellow on show at various Tamashii Nations events. Here is the review. Sporting a slightly thicker box to house the extra Akibaranger goodies inside, Deka Red's packaging is very in-keeping with the character. The black "1" on Deka Red's costume is on the left hand side of the window with the SPD logo also on display next to the character name. The back features two action shots of the figure, pictures of all the accessories and then a smaller sub-section covering the Akibaranger inclusion. ...