In a steampunk Paris where the men wear top hats and capes and the women faint due to over-tight corsets, vampires—long thought purged from the earth—are hunting humans once again. But there is one man, heir to the book and name of the mythical Vanitas, who is hunting them in return. Rumor of the book’s… Read More First Impression: The Case Study of Vanitas
The metropolis of New Himuka is constantly under threat of invasion by alien creatures called the “Others,” who descend upon the city in waves. To protect New Himuka’s citizens, the Other Suppression Force (OSF) fights these creatures when they invade, and a new set of some 2,000 cadets are graduating today to join the battle.… Read More First Impression: Scarlet Nexus
While the quality of the final episode of Wonder Egg Priority was…questionable, the series remains a creative, original, and thoughtful fantasy tale about girls growing up and the immense pressures they often face. Here’s hoping we get something else in the future the better wrap up the tale, but in the meantime, enjoy this piece… Read More Fanart Friday: Wonder Egg Finale
We’re excited to announce that all month long, voice actors will be joining us as guest hosts for Doki Doki News, our weekly 90-second newscast about the major happenings in the world of manga, anime, light novels, and gaming! First up is a VA we know very well—Akudama Drive and Show by Rock’s Macy Anne… Read More Doki Doki News Month Kicks Off with Guest Host and VA, Macy Anne Johnson!
A starving rabbit girl in a sailor school uniform and a former princess armed with a sword meet in a forest and bond over the sharing of a carrot. A member of the harefolk, the hungry Frau is overcome with gratitude and pledges to follow Sally until the “carrot debt” has been repaid. The two… Read More First Impression: Peach Boy Riverside
For as long as I can remember, my family has vacationed in a small village by the Cantabrian Sea for the summer. We would rent a little house and stay there for a month. A the family would grew bigger each year, more inventiveness was needed, but only in times of great need did we… Read More Nagi no Asukara: The Liturgy of a Love Story
How does prejudice turn into acceptance? How does a visionary veer away from the troubling decisions of the past? And what could make a woman sacrifice her own desires to accomplish what’s best for those who despise her? Korean-American animator and former Blue Sky Studios artist, Gene Kim, explores these questions—at once universal and personal—in… Read More Review: One Last Monster
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