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
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and our reviewers at Reader’s Corner have reviews of romantic volumes prepared just for the occasion! Like a story about a clone who falls in love with the former fiancé of her now-deceased progenitor. Hmm…well what about a brother who is starting to fall for his new stepsister? Wait. Is that… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kowloon Generic Romance (Vol. 6), A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom (Vol. 3), and Uncle from Another World (Vol. 9)
With Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth coming up, the eternal question must be asked: Clerith (Cloud x Aerith) or Cloti (Cloud x Tifa)? Which pairing do you ship? ★ 【c7肘】 「 アカツキの祈り 」 ☆
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of February 4th! Check out the latest episode in our player below! Are you upset about Selen Tatsuki’s firing? Are you more excited about the Spy x Family movie or the Rascal one? Thanks for… Read More Doki Doki News: Rascal and SxF in Theaters, CR on Samsung, and Goodbye, Selen Tatsuki
You may have heard on last week’s Doki Doki News broadcast that the original visual novel of Fate/stay night is getting an official English language release for the first time! This has seemingly inspired a bunch of new Saber fanart, including this lovely piece! ★ 【ねこのけだま】 「 ｾｲﾊﾞｰ! 」 ☆
Every manga and light novel publishing house has its sweet spot, the areas in which they excel or that they have a heavier focus on than other companies. That’s part of what makes this such a golden age for readers of Japanese works: there’s such a variety of works to choose from! This week, we… Read More Reader’s Corner: I Want to End This Love Game (Vol. 1), Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Vol. 3), and Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 5)
Re:Zero is actually one of my favorite anime so I was super excited to cosplay Rem and Ram! I got the cosplay for a steal at the Weeb Stop cosplay market, where cosplayers resell their second-hand cosplays. I also bought the morning star prop, which was made from paper mache by the amazing duo, Twin… Read More Cosplay Beats! Paris is Rem AND Ram
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