Reader’s Corner: RuriDragon (Vol. 1), Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture (Vol. 5), and Before the Tutorial Starts (Vol. 1)

Today’s collection of reviews is all about beginnings and climaxes, as Twwk reviews the opening volumes of four series (including the excellent initial volumes of RuriDragon and Luciole Has a Dream) and climactic ones of two others—Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture and Rainbow Days. You’re in for an exciting ride with all these manga and… Read More Reader’s Corner: RuriDragon (Vol. 1), Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture (Vol. 5), and Before the Tutorial Starts (Vol. 1)

01.07.202503.12.2025 Staff4 Comments

First Impression: I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic

The last thing our MC remembers from his previous life is that he went out to get a drink. Now inhabiting the 12-year-old body of Liam Hamilton, he doesn’t have long to reflect on what happened that night—he must learn about his new way of life quickly, and he’s probably right to think that it… Read More First Impression: I’m a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic

01.06.202501.07.2025 Michel3 Comments

First Impression: Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious To My Charms

Mona Kawai has always been the cutest girl around and the center of attention. Boys want her and girls want to be her. She stole the show as a baby in her bassinet at the maternity ward of the hospital, and kept that streak rolling through early childhood, kindergarten, elementary school, and junior high. But… Read More First Impression: Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious To My Charms

01.06.202501.06.2025 WacOtakuLeave a comment

First Impression: Promise of Wizard

Akira is a good girl. We know this because she provides each of the local cats with a dinner suited to its individual tastes. After noting the strange weather, Akira heads home, her good deed done for the day. As she enters the elevator in her apartment building though, things take a turn for the… Read More First Impression: Promise of Wizard

01.06.202501.06.2025 claire3 Comments

First Impression: Zenshu

Natsuko Hirose is a young hotshot animation director who skyrocketed to fame with her first production—one that was so relevant it became a cultural phenomenon. Her next series is set to take the world equally by storm—except that she’s suffering from writer’s animator’s block. Time is getting tight and her hair is getting long (she’s… Read More First Impression: Zenshu

01.05.202501.06.2025 claire4 Comments

First Impression: I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons

Leticia is a young girl who spends her days laughing with her pet dog, John, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors with all the carelessness a young child should have. All that changes though when her parents receive a notice that she is to take princess lessons at the royal castle and become a mature young… Read More First Impression: I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons

01.05.202501.05.2025 Laura A. Grace2 Comments

First Impression: Medalist

One day, former ice dancer Tsukasa sees an 11-year-old girl, Inori, try to sneak her way into an ice rink without paying. After chasing her around and scolding her for trying to bribe the rink owner with worms, Tsukasa notices that Inori has been trying to teach herself ice skating, and encourages her to talk… Read More First Impression: Medalist

01.04.202501.04.2025 stardf292 Comments

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