Art streams with Whit are back! After a well-earned break, Whit returns to Twitch this week, but with a different focus—one that we think you’ll enjoy! We are turning toward an event-focused Twitch stream. That means fewer but longer streams that we’ll schedule out in advance—and an opportunity for you to participate by voting for… Read More Our Twitch Stream Returns With More Art, Longer Streams, and New Anime!
“I can’t stop the monster, I’m losin’ my control.” Kafka Hibino has earned his one and only chance to prove himself to the defenders of humankind. Yes, his body is one of the biological horrors unleashed upon Japan. But is he still, at heart, the young boy who risked everything to protect a childhood friend?… Read More First Impression: Kaiju No. 8 Season 2
What are your plans for the summer? Are you headed to the beach (I’m literally there as this post goes up!)? Planning some other vacation? Just doing the typical, like work or school? Taking care of the kids during their summer break? Just trying to stay cool? Is anime in your plans? Well, it should… Read More Summer 2025 Anime First Impressions
What’s on your summer reading list? What manga and light novels are you taking to the beach? Wait, you don’t yet have one? No problem, fam—we’ve got you covered! Check our reviews below for some summer reading ideas (and perhaps one or two volumes to stay away from). Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent (Vol.… Read More Reader’s Corner: Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 7), Glasses with a Chance of Delinquent (Vol. 2), and To Sir, Without Love: I’m Divorcing You (Vol. 1)
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)
The Third Division rolls out and lives out their lives in a Kaiju No. 8 novel—and that’s not all this week! We’ll let you know in our reviews if the second volumes of Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me, The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu’s Love, and Love is Dark are as good… Read More Reader’s Corner: Issak (Vol. 12), Kaiju No. 8: Exclusive on the Third Division, and Love Is Dark (Vol. 2)
Evolving into a better, perhaps more spiritual person can make you unrecognizable. This might be a hardship initially, but transformation can carry much beauty—life and the people around you will change as a result of growth. As we celebrate together the Christmas festivities and the turning of a new year, become the individual you’ve always… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 5: A Very Merry Christmas Kaiju!
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