Ancien and The Magic Tablet Review
You know how every time you dream you know something great or awful happened but you can't remember it when you wake up? That's Ancien and the Magic Tablet in almost...
Gleam Volume 1 Review
My first thought after finishing Gleam?
"Hmmmmm..."
Did I like it? Did I not like it? I wasn't sure. It's as vague as being told to make something 20% cooler. So I reread...
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Volume 1 Review
In the same way that not every anime adaptation of a manga or light novel is created equal, not every manga adaptation of a light novel is created equal either. Some...
The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Those Awaiting A Star Part 2 Review
Despite the fact that trilogies are a fairly common storytelling structure, the pacing of a trilogy is often hard to nail down, especially in the middle act. In a good middle...
Horimiya Volume 6 Review
One of the nice things about Horimiya is that up to this point there haven't been any stagnant love triangles (as much as Honoka, who graces the cover but does not appear in the...
Fruits Basket Collector’s Edition Volume 10 Review
Fruits Basket does something shocking this time around. Brace yourselves:
Tohru and Kyo return.
Yes, after being MIA for far too long, Takaya finally brings the heroine and the cat back into the...
Murciélago Volume 1 Review
In the history of famous duos, there's Holmes and Watson, Jordan and Pippen, Batman and Robin, etc. For infamous, there's Bonnie and Clyde, FUNimation and Nico Nico, Michael Jackson and Eddie...
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Volume 1 Review
The English light novel market is starting to become peppered with "regular Earth guy is transported to another world (and it looks suspiciously like a video game)" type stories, but Death...
The Isolator Volume 1 Review
When a light novel transitions into manga format, it should do a few things. The first is it should make you think of the original light novel, with the art telling...
Anne Happy Volume 4 Review
Not going to lie: this volume of Anne Happy and I got off on the wrong foot. Ruri and the gang go on a trip to the beach. Well, I should...