There’s always a catch. Occasionally a folly. And sometimes you might just hide your feelings…in Russian. What if you’re a kaiju? What if you shrink and have to fight your way through a real-life board game? Or if you’ve been reincarnated into a mafia dating sim? When you put it like that…these characters in the… Read More Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 12), Dandadan (Vol. 16), and Maid to Skate
The summer 2024 has been on fire—at least when it comes to the music. While it lacks the big splashes of last season, like YUNGLUD’s “Abyss,” summer 2024 has provided great openings one after another from series like The Elusive Samurai, Roshidere, and Oshi no Ko. I don’t envy our man Ryan in selecting and… Read More Top Five Anime Openings (OPs) of the Summer 2024 Season
One of the most charming series of the summer 2024 anime season is Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. The title gives you the basic setup—tsundere speaks of her adoration for the MC in Russian, which she assumes no one understands (wrongly of course)—but the quality of the voice acting, animation, and characterization has… Read More Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Giveaway: Win Volumes 1-4.5 of the Light Novels!
Alisa Mikhailovna Kujo: student council member, Russian beauty, admired by the entire school. She’s practically perfect—or she would be if she was just a wee bit friendlier. It seems that the only person Alya talks to regularly and in a somewhat friendly fashion is Masachika, who sits next to her in class and is practically… Read More First Impression: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
While the spring 2024 season had its expected triumphs like Sound Euphonium and Laid-Back Camp S3, there were perhaps a higher percentage of positive surprises than in recent seasons, like the Bartender reboot, WIND BREAKER, and Go! GO! Loser Ranger! While we don’t typically post a preview ahead of new anime seasons, we can help… Read More Summer 2024 Anime First Impressions
Does the abstract nature of Yokohama Station SF translate to manga for? Is Chitose in the Ramune Bottle better as a light novel or manga? Is Suzune Magica a worthy addition to PMMM lore? And are these really the final volumes of Spy Classroom and Horimiya? We answer those questions and more as our reviewers… Read More Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 3), Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 2), and Horimiya (Vol. 16, Final)
Happy Valentine’s Day, readers! Serendipitously, this week’s light novel and manga reviews mostly all center on romance, with a few digging into a deeper kind of love as well. Are they enough to get your hearts stirring? Do they hint at an even greater quality of love? Read on to find out! Alya Sometimes Hides… Read More Reader’s Corner: A Condition Called Love (Vol. 1), Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (Vol. 3), and More Valentine’s Day Picks
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