STACK #239 September 2024

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Words Michael Caverzan

SOUL EATER: THE COMPLETE SERIES First airing in 2008, Soul

REBORN AS A VENDING MACHINE, NOW I WANDER THE DUNGEON

EVANGELION 3.33 - YOU CAN(NOT) REDO

Expanding and changing the world of the original anime, Evangelion 3.33 takes place 14 years after the previous film. A lot has changed since, and Shinji is faced with a very different world. Former allies now make up

Eater follows Maka and her humanoid friend/weapon Soul Eater Evans. They’re both at Death Weapon Meister Academy to grow their power until Soul Evans can become a Death Scythe – one of the

Reborn as a Vending Machine takes the Isekai anime genre to the extreme. Our titular hero is turned into a vending machine after an accident while cycling and wakes up in a different world. Realising

most powerful weapon forms. The setup is very anime, but what follows is thrilling action, gut-busting humour, and some great animation. Although it’s 16 years old, the series doesn’t show its age. Soul Eater is delightfully entertaining, and, like all the best shows, the lighthearted setup belies the gritty heart that beats at the centre of the show. Blu-ray | Now available

the Wille organisation who’ve set about the destruction of NERV in an attempt to prevent another impact, but, like all great tragedies, things don’t go according to plan. Evangelion is one of Japan’s sci-fi greats, deservedly so, and this penultimate chapter in the rebuild of Evangelion sets the stakes higher for an emotional and unforgettable tale of responsibility and freedom. Blu-ray | Now available

that he can use the credits he earns from sales to sustain himself, he befriends an adventurer named Lammis who purchases a soup from him. She dubs the vending machine Boxxo, and the two go on a hilarious, yet bizarre, adventure that has to be seen to be believed, but is well worth a watch. In any other context, this is bonkers, but when it comes to anime, anything goes. Blu-ray | Now available

HERD MENTALITY: MOOSIC & MOOVIES

I f you want a simple but entertaining party game for friends and family, Big Potato are the experts in this area. And their Herd Mentality: Moosic & Moovies is no exception. If you love movies and music like us, this is the perfect fun addition to your game night. From lifting the lid to learning the rules and playing, you can be up and running in minutes. Inside the box, you get a

turns to draw a card. On the card is a question. These can be an A or B style question such as ‘Horror

hands. The first player to eight wins. If multiple players hit eight simultaneously, just play on until there’s an eventual winner. Herd Mentality: Moosic & Moovies is a cracker of a game. It stimulates thought as you try to align your answer with others, thus making you part of the herd. Easy to learn and fun to play, this one is a winner.

movie: Lights on or off?’ or more open-ended ones like ‘Name a movie trilogy?’ or

‘What’s the best Bond movie?’. Each player writes down their answer, and the players with the answers that match – the herd – win a point. If every player guesses the same answer, nobody wins a point. Now, if you play a round where everyone‘s answer other than one player matches, they get the golden cow. So what does this mean? While you can still earn points, you can’t win with the golden cow, so your only hope is that someone else will take it off your

bunch of tokens, some small writing pads (you’ll have to bring your own pens), a card dispenser box, a gold rubber cow, and a big pack of question cards. The premise is simple: players take

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