It’s final day of the first round of AniMarch Madness 2024! These are the final eight matches left to determine who moves onto round two, which kicks off next week. Below are two matches from each of our four regions: Emerging and Recent; Classics; Action/Sci-Fi/Horror; and Romance/Comedy/Sports. Just as with the entire tournament, you can… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 1, Day 4
Before we start our tournament proper, we have to set our field. And that means play-in matches! The craziness begins today with ten play-in matches (plus one exclusive to Patreon) to determine the final entrants into the field of 64. Please vote for one anime from each match below to move on to the tourney,… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Play-in Matches
It’s a new year, the snow is falling gently, and Yuki is ready to face the world! And then a foreigner makes things a little awkward for her on the train, speaking to her in a way she can’t understand. Thankfully, a handsome fellow college student comes to her rescue and helps out the foreigner,… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: A Sign of Affection
The winter anime season begins just as the new year does, getting into high gear starting on January 3rd—and we’ve got you covered for the approximately 40 anime series this coming season. You heard that right—40! More on that below, but first, let me just say that our crew is excited to preview these shows… Read More Winter 2024 Anime First Impressions
It was the day after Christmas and all through the dojo, a lonely echo resounded, so how about some shoujo? Yes, another Christmas has passed. We hope that you were able to embrace the incredible hope of the season, dear readers! And did you receive some gifts as well, maybe a manga volume or two?… Read More Reader’s Corner: In the Name of the Mermaid Princess (Vol. 1), Ima Koi (Vol. 8), and The Secret of Friendship
In today’s column, we journey into a story from a long time ago in a galaxy far away, investigate folklore and myth while getting tangled in possibly supernatural mysteries, and fall in love over and over again. Check out our reviews below, which include the latest volumes of Wandance and A Sign of Affection, as… Read More Reader’s Corner: True Beauty (Vol. 2), A Pale Moon Reverie (Vol. 1), and Me and My Beast Boss (Vol. 1)
As manga continues to become more and more accessible through legal means, English-reading audiences are being exposed to the wide variety of series (and one-shots) being created. While our top ten and honorable mentions this year feature traditional fare, they also include manga about grieving and no less than three series featuring a protagonist with… Read More Best of 2022 Manga
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