Category Archives: Reviews

The Empty Planet

Posted on December 5, 2019 by

After the tour de force that was Death of the Doctor, I was not ready to get back to average episodes, but Gareth Roberts must have planned for that contingency by giving us a classic idea with a Doctor Who twist.  … Continue reading →

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The Rapture

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Feel the music in your soul, says the CD case for Sylvester McCoy’s next adventure.  Issue 36 of Big Finish’s main range of Doctor Who sees … or rather, hears… the 7th Doctor and Ace on the island of Ibiza … Continue reading →

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Sound! Euphonium

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

The premise of Sound! Euphonium is just the sort of slice-of-life story that might baffle those who are not familiar with the world of anime. In the Western world in particular, we are used to our tidy little genres that … Continue reading →

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The Day of Sagittarius

Posted on November 30, 2019 by

The junkyard presents two articles about the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episode The Day of Sagittarius. The view from 5930 miles away: The computer club guys are after revenge. How foolish of them. Bringing a challenge to Haruhi is like … Continue reading →

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…Ish

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

What an ish title.  Warning: I’m probably going to use a lot of bad puns.  That’s how it goes. …ish is good-ish.  (I know, it’s starting already!)  What makes it work ish that Colin Baker could not have been better selected to … Continue reading →

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Psychic School Wars

Posted on November 25, 2019 by

The storyline to Psychic School Wars didn’t really capture me. It’s a time travel drama, with Ryoichi Nyogoku travelling back from a future where the human race is almost extinct, living only on the moon. He has psychic powers, as … Continue reading →

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Kaguya-Sama: Love is War

Posted on November 23, 2019 by

The Junkyard presents a review by Daz of the first series of the anime Kaguya-Sama: Love is War:  After seeing Chika Fujiwaras dance online, I knew that I was eventually going to have to find the show it was from … Continue reading →

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