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Naruto Shippuden Collection 20

veryone’s favourite ninja is ready to kick

it up another level. Naruto Shippuden Collection 20 (episodes 245-257) sees Naruto undergo his most rigorous training yet in an attempt to gain control of the beast within, th

Nine-Tailed Fox. With the assistance of a rapping

Hulk Hogan lookalike, Naruto prepares his mind

and body for a war which is headed straight for

the Leaf Village.

Get ready for thrills and chills because the

Thriller Bark Arc (try saying that three times fast!)

begins in

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. The

Straw Hat pirates find themselves besieged by

ghouls of all sorts when Zoro, Sanji and Luffy lose

their shadows and Nami gets kidnapped! Luckily

Brook is there to put his body – and skeleton –

on the line to teach the Straw Hats the trick to

defeating Moria and his horde of undead. With more luxurious hair than a million ‘80s rock bands, Dragon Ball Z Season 8 on Blu-ray sees Goku and the Z Fighters take on Babidi. Don’t be fooled, although he looks like that potato that you found behind the fridge after four

months, he’s actually an incredibly powerful alien

wizard who is as cold as he is deadly. Can the Z

Fighters manage to thwart Babidi and his minions

before the awakening of Majin Buu?

Public service announcem

ent: High School

DXD Season 2

is not for the

faint of heart. No, really. If

you have a dodgy ticker you

should probably skip this

one because it’s bound to

get your heart racing. Rude,

crude and full of… pretty

ladies… High School DXD’s

main man, Issei Hyoudou, is back and pervier

than ever. With more hardcore action and tonnes

of fan service, you’ll definitely need a box

of tissues handy. For your bloody nose,

you dirty bird. What did you think I

meant?

izarding antics continue to

sizzl

e in Fairy Tail Collection

pisodes 143-153) with

the F

airy Tail guild called to arm

to sa

ve Lucy, who is being use

d to

pow

er a great weapon called th

Infinity Cloc

k, from the dark guild Orac

ión

Seis. Also at

tempting to stop the Cloc

is Legion Pl

atoon, but unlike Natsu an

co, they want to sacrifice Lucy in the

process.

Fairy Tail

continues to be

one of the best long-running series

available, both in terms of story

and its gorgeous animation.

ANIME

ROUND-UP

Naruto

Characters

Marking 15 years of the existence of

the franchise, the final Naruto film,

suitably named

The Last: Naruto

the Movie

, will screen this month

in selected cinemas. It seems only

appropriate that we reflect upon

some of the greatest characters in

the Naruto universe.

Sasuke Uchiha –

The main

antagonist throughout the series,

Sasuke actually has a tendency to be

a bit lacklustre as a baddie. That said,

his former brotherly relationship with

Naruto adds angst to their ongoing

conflict.

Gaara –

Naruto’s resident

emo kid goes from grumbling,

eye-liner wearing ragamuffin to stoic

leader in one of the series’ best

transformations… aside from Naruto’s

‘sexy technique’ jutsu.

Sakura Haruno –

I have to admit,

she was pretty lame early on but

Sakura really blossoms (pun intended)

into an extremely powerful shinobi with

a heart of gold.

Naruto Uzumaki –

What? The

namesake of the series isn’t

number 1? Believe it! Sure, he is the

hero and obvious choice for the top

spot but he wouldn’t be the great

ninja that he is if it weren’t for the

advice and guidance of #1.

Kakashi Hatake –

Every

time this guy graced the page

or screen, he had my attention.

His cool, calm demeanour and

dry sense of humour make him an

endearing big brother figure to all

of his wards. Plus, characters with

masks always look cool!

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