The average anime cour adapts 4-6 volumes of manga; Bocchi the Rock adapts 1.5. Yes, you read that right, one and a half volumes ONLY! Clearly, something unusual is going on with this 4-koma manga. How could it have provided such rich fodder for adaptation with only a fraction of the material usually required for… Read More Manga Review: Bocchi the Rock Vols 1-2, Team Edition
Haruka Sakura is a tough guy who only values strength. Bullied all his life for his differently colored eyes and hair, Sakura has enrolled in Furin High School, a low rank school filled with miscreants and fights everyday. Sakura’s goal is to become the top dog at the school and fight his way to the… Read More First Impression: Wind Breaker
The latest volume in this joyous series takes a more serious turn while flipping the script completely on the cold, distant Sabrian, who until now has been Blanche’s father and Abigail’s husband in name only. Crucially, this volume reveals the root of Sabrian’s aversion to women, and tragically, it lies in childhood sexual abuse. The… Read More Manhwa Review: Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom Vol. 3 – Team Edition
The wait is over! On February 20th, volume five of Oshi no Ko—the first to feature material new to anime-only viewers—hits shelves. This new release moves the series into the “2.5D Stage Play” arc, which only began in the final few minutes of season one and at the end of volume four. And just like… Read More Manga Review: Oshi no Ko, Vol. 5
Blue Giant has been the toast of the animation festival circuit this past year and it’s easy to see why. It takes what can at times feel like an intimidating subject—jazz performance—and explores it in a dynamic, yet accessible way that will have both diehard aficionados and complete newcomers to the music genre tapping their… Read More Blue Giant and Yuzuru Tachikawa’s Jazz
Happy 2024! Let us help you welcome you to the new year with a plethora of manga, manhwa, graphic novel, and light novel reviews, including those for a few key series we highly recommend! Amy’s Big Brother • Dark Moon: The Blood Altar (Vol. 1) • I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Remarried Empress (Vol. 5), Tearmoon Empire (Vol. 3), and Marriage Toxin (Vol. 1)
Queen Abigail Friedkin longs for one thing only: to spoil her beloved daughter Princess Blanche and give her the best upbringing any child could dream of. But it wasn’t always that way. Abigail used to envy her daughter’s beauty. She would seize upon any opportunity to mistreat the child, whether by slipping needles into her… Read More Manhwa Review: Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom Vol. 1
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