Three typical slice-of-life girls arrive in the big city. There’s Himawari, the confident blond sporty one, Tsuyukusa, the sleepy-eyed, dessert-loving blue-haired one, and Tsutsuji, the reddish-pink haired one who is so normal she’s special, as befitting an MC. Only, what’s that beneath their hats? Horns?! Oh yeah, they’re oni or the demon-monsters of Japanese folk… Read More First Impression: Onipan!
During this year’s Japanese Film Festival Online, I watched the live-action ReLIFE movie for the first time. An adaption of the light novels, which also beget an anime series, ReLIFE features part-time convenience store worker, Arata Kaizaki, as he’s given a chance to return to high school and “relive” a year of his life. The… Read More Easter and a ReLIFE
Han Solo, He-Man, my dad, and Jesus Christ. These were my heroes as a kid. I would weave stories about them in my head, filling in the gaps as needed (this was the 80s after all—emotionally available men and endless streaming episodes of Masters of the Universe weren’t yet accessible). The myths and narratives I… Read More Review: Piccolo Is Black: A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Pop Culture
As we come upon the day we commemorate Jesus’ death and burial, and then celebrate his rising, I want to invite you to connect with us. We are eager to share the hope we have because of Jesus’ great love, and how he finished the work that we couldn’t, providing victory over death and eternal… Read More An Invitation This Holy Week
Our selection of reviews this week include a couple shoujo titles, a self-published work, a throwback as we dig into the modern classic, The Ancient Magus Bride, and the newest releases from mangaka of Chainsaw Man and ERASED. School Memories While I haven’t read many one-shots, I’m starting to appreciate them as all the ones… Read More Reader’s Corner: Goodbye Eri, Island in a Puddle, and I’m a Wolf, But My Boss is a Sheep!
Finding himself in a losing battle against a magibeast resembling a horned bear, Alvin the warrior calls out to a passing healer for assistance. Going by the name of Carla, the dark elf is a bit put off by his failure to grovel before her, not to mention his yelling at her. In fact, the… Read More First Impression: Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer! + Concluding Thoughts on Spring Anime Season Premieres
Tsubaki is part of a kunoichi clan, where a bunch of girls live and train together to learn the ways of the ninja, without any interaction with anyone in possession of a Y-chromosome. Naturally, this leads to very distorted views among the girls about what men are like, with their teacher adding fuel to the… Read More First Impression: In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki
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