Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night

Happy 4th of July! While we aren’t featuring any Independence Day-specific series today, many of our light novel and manga reviews do touch on the idea of freedom—freedom from physical constraints (Re:Zero), including those within a game setting (Alice in Borderland, Sword Art Online, Gods’ Games We Play), and the shackles that being introverted or… Read More Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night

First Impression: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2nd Season

Something is afoot in the Asura Kingdom. As Princess Ariel, fourth from the throne, has afternoon tea, a danger approaches her and her retinue. Though Ariel’s guardians attempt to defend her, they are useless against the strength of the beast that has burst into the clearing and is charging the princess. Ariel, however, is uninjured—she’s… Read More First Impression: Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2nd Season

First Impression: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation

Ryza is a young woman on an island from which no one is allowed to leave and to which no one is allowed to come. Except when they are: merchants, at least, travel between the island and other places (either a mainland or another island?). There are all sorts of other taboos that are enforced… Read More First Impression: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation