Bocchi’s such a funny character, but taken seriously, she has so much noise in her head in the form of worries and imagined expectations. I love how this piece conveys that! ★ 【七田のQTian】 「 Bocchi 」 And a reminder! We posted a team review this week of a Bocchi the Rock! spinoff manga: Bocchi the… Read More Fanart Friday: Bocchi’s Noise
In this week’s Reader’s Corner, we review the newest volumes of a pair of uber-popular series (Solo Leveling and Kaiju No. 8), budding classics (Bocchi the Rock and Hirayasumi), and more! Plus, we introduce you to two new series: Cosmos—a galactic insurance agent series from the mangaka behind Beelzebub—and Not So Shoujo Love Story, an… Read More Reader’s Corner: Cosmos (Vol. 1), Solo Leveling (Vol. 12), and It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love (Vol. 1)
Welcome to the Year of the Bocchi…er, Snake! We hope y’all have an electric year full of hope and joy! ★ 【きしんⅡ世】 「 謹賀新年ぼっちちゃん 」 ☆
These four are everything. Are you guys fans of Bocchi the Rock? If you haven’t watched the anime, now’s a good time to binge through that series before the summer anime season gets into full swing! ★ 【おゆゆ】 「 結束バンド 」 ☆
The average anime cour adapts 4-6 volumes of manga; Bocchi the Rock adapts 1.5. Yes, you read that right, one and a half volumes ONLY! Clearly, something unusual is going on with this 4-koma manga. How could it have provided such rich fodder for adaptation with only a fraction of the material usually required for… Read More Manga Review: Bocchi the Rock Vols 1-2, Team Edition
It’s day two of the first round of AniMarch Madness 2024! We’ve got eight more matches for you to vote on today, two 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 vote here on the blog as well as on our other… Read More AniMarch Madness 2024: Round 1, Day 2
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of December 3rd! Check out the latest episode in our player below! Are you excited to see a live-action anime crossover show? Will you be getting the new skins in Dead by Daylight? Thanks for… Read More Doki Doki News: Disney’s Live-Action x Anime, Bocchi x Gibson, and DbD x R6S
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