Reader’s Corner: Tista, My Co-Worker Has a Secret, and Revolutionary Reprise of the Blue Rose Princess

A violent and more assassination-focused manga from the creator of Spy x Family and two new “reset” genre light novels are among the ten volumes we review this week, which also feature manhwa, romance, fantasy, and…Final Fantasy. The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Vol. 3) • The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (Vol.… Read More Reader’s Corner: Tista, My Co-Worker Has a Secret, and Revolutionary Reprise of the Blue Rose Princess

04.04.202304.04.2023 Staff13 Comments

First Impression: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear -Punch!

Yuna is back in her superpowered bear pajamas, continuing to help the orphanage kids run a cafe, and helping out with various monster issues that crop up. This time around, a horde of orcs have appeared by a tree full of bees, preventing people from harvesting honey. To make matters worse, the orcs are threatening… Read More First Impression: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear -Punch!

04.03.202304.03.2023 stardf293 Comments

First Impression: In Another World With My Smartphone S2

Season 2 of In Another World With My Smartphone picks up where the previous one left off, logically enough. The generic OP isekai protagonist and his four fiancées (yes, you read that right) are fighting a couple of standard elite mooks (mithril golems). The rest of the party is helpless, helpless, I say! before the… Read More First Impression: In Another World With My Smartphone S2

04.03.202304.03.2023 negativeprimes4 Comments

First Impression: Kizuna no Allele

The episode opens with back-to-back VTubers: the first one is dark-haired, with lots of neon lights surrounding her and a short song on offer; the second sports short orange hair and lots of pep but not much else. There’s no apparent connection between the two. Cut to real life (as in, 2D anime life), and… Read More First Impression: Kizuna no Allele

04.03.202304.03.2023 claire7 Comments

First Impression: The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far

On a trip to the convenience store, Kazuya Shiina is killed trying to protect some girls from a knife-wielding hooligan and ends up reincarnated into a fantasy world as the 3-year-old Cain von Silford. As a light novel fan, he gets excited at the prospect of exploring this fantasy world, and learning magic in particular;… Read More First Impression: The Aristocrat’s Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far

04.02.202304.02.2023 stardf29Leave a comment

First Impression: My Home Hero

A family of three—Tetsuo Tosu, his 18-year-old daughter Reika, and his wife Kasen—are living a normal life as Reika goes off to school to practice music and start her career. She plays the piano well and even composed and recorded a song for her father, who is protective of her—as any decent father should be… Read More First Impression: My Home Hero

04.02.202304.02.2023 Samuru1 Comment

First Impression: My Clueless First Friend

Some kids can be jerks. There, I said it. Some kids can be real jerks. Case in point: the students that think it’s a riot to make fun of Akane Nishimura. Why? Because she has piercing, glaring eyes and wears dark clothes. So naturally, they decide to call her “The Grim Reaper” and go out… Read More First Impression: My Clueless First Friend

04.02.202304.02.2023 Josh2 Comments

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