Rent-a-Girlfriend is a trainwreck of an anime—but not in a bad way. In fact, it’s a lot of fun, even if it’s often full of cringe, most of all because of Kazuya, the series protagonist whose libido is only matched by his lack of self-awareness. Desperate for a girlfriend, and particularly for Chizuru, the girlfriend… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 3: Rent-a-Girlfriend
I feel rather conflicted about Chivalry of a Failed Knight, Vol. 1. But first, I should explain what the story is about. Failed Knight is set in a parallel universe where Jedi knights Mage-Knights exist. These warrior-wizards are, as one might expect, a cornerstone of military power and heavily influential (a magic samurai led Japan… Read More Review: Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Vol. 1)
A year has passed since Kyoko moved into the Maison Ikkoku as the tenement’s manager, and in some ways, much has changed: Godai is attending college, Kyoko has a better grasp on her work and the tenants, and there’s a comfort level between her and the others in which she can express all sides of… Read More Review: Maison Ikkoku Collector’s Edition, Vol. 2
Greetings everyone! Your Prodigious Cajun Samurai Josh here with my first contribution to the 12 Days of Christmas festivities! This is my first time participating in one of these since joining the Beneath the Tangles crew, and when our dear boss TWWK gave us the list, and I saw this show was one of the… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 2: Kodocha
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement is a Japanese web novel series by FUNA adapted by Keisuke Motoe into a manga that is currently being published by Sol Press in the US. The story follows eighteen-year-old Mitsuha Yamano who suddenly finds herself in another world. Buckle up for my review of the… Read More Manga Review: Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for my Retirement (Vol. 1)
[The LORD] determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names. – Psalm 147:4, ESV When the psalmist wrote this verse a couple millenia ago, they probably had no idea how many stars there really were in the sky. Of course, they saw a lot of them, way more than enough… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: Asteroid in Love
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