It’s been a season full of cute anime couples, but the earnest Mitsumi and “must protect at all costs” Sousuke of Skip and Loafer rise to the top. What a wonderful would-be pairing and what a lovely series! Oh, what a pretty illustration, too! ★ 【@moshimoshibe】「 約束 」 ☆
An adventure tale centered on questions of morality. A businessman who transforms into a magical girl. Another young man who is reborn as a vending machine. And of course, the multiple layers to the fantastic series, Oshi no Ko. Things are most definitely not what they seem in this week’s selection of manga and light… Read More Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 2), Zom 100 (Vol. 10), and How to Grill Our Love (Vol. 1)
Coinciding with Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12th is International Nurses Day. Thank you, all you nurses out there, for doing the hard work of helping us mend and keeping us well! Our own Tumblr admin, Michelle, is a nurse, so consider thanking her and any nurses in your life. And to celebrate, today’s Fanart Friday… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day
One of the ways our staff keeps itself entertained is by capturing funny or unusual frames from the anime we’re watching and posting them on our team Discord server. Our Twitter and Mastadon manager, MDRMN, then flips many of those screencaps to social media to share with you as well. But in case you’ve missed… Read More 30 Out-of-Context Screencaps from Spring 2023 Anime
Why anime and manga? This week’s reviews give a glimpse into one of the aspects of manga and related media that we fans adore: the creativity of the art form. From fun shonen offerings (Welcome to Demon School!) to mystical romance (Fly Me to the Moon) and autobiographical accounts (I Saw It) to weird slice… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Reincarnated Villainess Won’t Seek Revenge, My Special One, and I Saw It: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
With a glut of posts scheduled for tomorrow, our fanart post arrives a day early this week, though maybe that’s fitting. Today’s love illustration is of Miku among the cherry blossoms. Much like this post, the sakura bloomed early in Japan once again this year. ★ 【花本】「 春 」 ☆
Why did Raeliana end up at the duke’s mansion? What’s wrong with Secretary Kim? And will the witch and the knight survive? No guarantees you’ll get the answers to these questions, but those and more are certainly featured in this week’s offerings, which also include several manhwa and the concluding volume of a much-maligned series… Read More Reader’s Corner: Wolf Girl and Black Prince, The Witch and the Knight Will Survive, and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion