Gleam Volume 2 Review
It's been a while since the first volume of Gleam, and the one aspect that still stands out to me is this being one series where the protagonist knows everything and...
Again!! Volume 1 Review
After the worldwide, whirlwind success of Yuri on Ice, Kodansha USA editor Ben Applegate has finally had an opportunity to publish one of co-creator Mitsurou Kubo’s earlier works, Again!!. Again!! begins with...
your name. Review
Full disclaimer: I have not seen your name., so I have no idea what differences there are between the light novel and the movie. Novel author and film director Shinkai notes...
Kiniro Mosaic Volume 2 Review
You know those icebreaker questions where you ask someone like, "If you could meet any person, real or fictional, who would it be?" Well, at least when limited to anime or...
Shigeru Mizuki’s Kitaro: The Birth of Kitaro Review
Kitaro isn’t exactly a regular boy, not quite. Kitaro is a yokai, a term which translator (and well known “monster scholar”) Zack Davisson mentions can be broadly translated as “mysterious phenomenon.”...
The Right Way to Make Jump! Review
What is the right way to make Jump? Well, this is not what Takeshi Sakurai answers while exploring what makes Jump if you were looking for insight similar to something like...
The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Kaiju Girl Caramelise Volume 3
Rai: Kuroe is back in another issue of Kaiju Girl Caramelise, but instead of more Harugon appearances and Godzilla references, this volume focused more on lovey dovey stuff, self-confidence, makeup, and…gorillas....
I Love You So Much, I Hate You Review
Welcome to the working world, where you keep your personal life to yourself or pay the consequences! Well, there are exceptions, but more often than not there's an expected decorum to...
The Anti-Social Geniuses Review: Past Life Countess, Present Life Otome Game NPC?!
Helen: Urara spent her first life as a countess in a medieval world and her second as a "commoner" in modern day Japan, something that she considers a vast improvement. It's...
Mieruko-chan Volume 3 Review
Miko has a new problem on her hands that somehow is worse than just being able to see creepy spirits -- their teacher is haunted by cats. Of course, she's the...