Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 2), Zom 100 (Vol. 10), and How to Grill Our Love (Vol. 1)

An adventure tale centered on questions of morality. A businessman who transforms into a magical girl. Another young man who is reborn as a vending machine. And of course, the multiple layers to the fantastic series, Oshi no Ko. Things are most definitely not what they seem in this week’s selection of manga and light… Read More Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 2), Zom 100 (Vol. 10), and How to Grill Our Love (Vol. 1)

05.16.202305.15.2023 Staff3 Comments

Reader’s Corner: Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 13), Boy’s Abyss (Vol. 1), and My Coworker Has a Secret! (Vol. 2)

Our offerings this week include a peace-themed isekai manga, an erotic thriller, and a spin-off of a classic CGDCT series. Click on to read our reviews of these new manga and light novel releases! Boy’s Abyss (Vol. 1) • I’m Quitting Heroing (Vol. 2) • K-ON! Shuffle (Vol. 1) • Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 13) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 13), Boy’s Abyss (Vol. 1), and My Coworker Has a Secret! (Vol. 2)

04.18.202304.18.2023 Staff1 Comment

First Impression: Summoned to Another World for a Second Time

Yuki’s entire class is transported to a fantasy world where they are celebrated as heroes and requested to fight demons who, after five years, have reappeared and appear intent on conquering humanity. It seems an overwhelming task to this group of normal high schoolers—to all but Yuki, that is. After all, this is his second… Read More First Impression: Summoned to Another World for a Second Time

04.08.202304.08.2023 Twwk1 Comment

First Impression: My One-Hit Kill Sister

After using his body to shield a young girl from an out-of-control car, Ikuba Asahi’s consciousness rises above the carnage, viewing the scene before being pulled in by a light. Ikuba reawakens in another world where he begins to learn about the currency, applies to become an adventurer, and, well, does all the other stuff… Read More First Impression: My One-Hit Kill Sister

04.07.202304.07.2023 TwwkLeave a comment

First Impression: KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World

Welcome to the life of Yukito Urabe, the guy with dead eyes. He is the skinny son of the muscular leader of a sketchy cult, whose father’s interference has made him unable to have a social life. Dying in an absurd ritual, he wishes to be isekai’d to a world without gods or religion. Sure,… Read More First Impression: KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World

04.05.202304.06.2023 Gaheret1 Comment

First Impression: I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too

Being kind to others, even at risk to yourself, is a value deeply held by Yuuya Tenjou. It was instilled in him by his grandfather, the only person in Yuuya’s family who treats him with love. In contrast, his parents and step-siblings join with his classmates and others in mocking Yuuya for being overweight, ungainly,… Read More First Impression: I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in The Real World, Too

04.04.202304.04.2023 Twwk3 Comments

First Impression: In Another World With My Smartphone S2

Season 2 of In Another World With My Smartphone picks up where the previous one left off, logically enough. The generic OP isekai protagonist and his four fiancées (yes, you read that right) are fighting a couple of standard elite mooks (mithril golems). The rest of the party is helpless, helpless, I say! before the… Read More First Impression: In Another World With My Smartphone S2

04.03.202304.03.2023 negativeprimes4 Comments

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