Destiny can be ironic. Or so feels Ragna, the all-powerful dragonslayer, as he turns reptiles into liquid silver on a land covered in ice. The lethal techniques he has honed throughout his life would have been helpful in the past, back in the year 480 of the Sun Age, when he was a teenager and… Read More First Impression: Ragna Crimson
How far would you go to make a wish come true? Rumor has it, Urashima Tunnel grants your heart’s desire, if only you can find it and if only you are willing to pay the toll, which is counted out in days and years rather than legal tender. You see, time moves differently inside that… Read More Film Review: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
It’s a difficult day for Lady Vermillio, a powerful fire sorceress with an administrative position in the Demon (Oni) Realm. After the death of Lord Demon Thor, the customary gladiatorial games were convened to appoint a worthy successor. A human hero, Helck—kind, muscular and good-natured—has taken advantage of the rules to participate and may become… Read More First Impression: Helck
What do you do when school is no longer a safe place? For thirteen-year-old Kokoro Anzai, the answer is simple: you step through your bedroom mirror and accept the Wolf Queen’s invitation to find refuge in her lonely castle. Only, when Kokoro does this, she discovers that there are certain rules she must play by… Read More Review: The Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Humans aren’t meant to live for themselves. We’re meant to live in vulnerable, authentic, fulfilling relationships with others—to find ourselves in giving ourselves away. So when we try to find fulfillment by pursuing our desires, we end up unfulfilled, unsatisfied, and embittered. When we live for ourselves, we become something we were never meant to… Read More MagiRevo, Episode 8: The Monstrous Heart of Self-Love
A silent figure walks in the snow, fully covered to protect himself from the arctic chill. Under the ice, there are clouds, lights, and strange animals. Meanwhile, enormous insects are repairing an enormous hole. Full of enthusiasm, our hunter prepares his harpoon gun and goes after one that’s bearing delicious eggs. We are under the… Read More First Impression: Kaina of the Great Snow Sea
The story opens with our protagonist Dariel, a low-ranking soldier in the Demon King’s Army, in a bit of a bind. There has just been a major force restructuring and you know how those go—a pack of new officers come in with a load of bright ideas for how they’re going to whip this sorry… Read More First Impression: Chillin’ in my 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King’s Army