Are villains destined to die? Is Chitose really inside that Ramune bottle? Can a rooster be a shonen hero? Will our reviews answers this week any of these questions? No, no they won’t, but they give you a sense of the diverse group of titles we’re covering this week, which also include sci-fi, a beloved… Read More Reader’s Corner: Rooster Fighter, The Remarried Empress, and Tower of God
Epic wars, yokai, budding romances, and a kitty mark the releases our writers cover for this week’s column. The reviews include a couple of first volume releases—The Bride of Demise and The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World—along with continuing volumes of other works and even a one-shot period piece light novel. The Bride of… Read More Reader’s Corner: Cat + Gamer, The Bride of Demise, and Romance of the Imperial Capital Kotogami
In this week’s column, we look back to a couple of classics (including one getting a reprint), and to the usual suspects: isekai, romcom, and…magical school? Bleach: 20th Anniversary Edition (Vol. 1) • Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (Vol. 1) • D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared, Vol. 1 • The Liminial Zone… Read More Reader’s Corner: D-Genesis, The Liminal Zone, and Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition
Piano Duo for the Left Hand, Vol. 1 Akari is the school’s princess, a piano prodigy of unprecedented talent. Why would she have anything to do with Shu, a delinquent who has no appreciation for music? And yet, fate, guilt, and something magical will bind the two on a journey of music and healing. The… Read More Reader’s Corner: Housekeeping Mage from Another World, Frieren (Vol. 3), and Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle