First Impression: The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten2

It’s Day One of the new relationship between former class loner Amane Fujimiya and his classmate/next-door neighbor, the class “angel” Mahiru Shiina, and things are adorably awkward. Having confessed their love for each other, our two dorks now find themselves with the enviable task of deciding how exactly to act around each other and how… Read More First Impression: The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten2

Review: Riviere & the Land of Prayer, Vol. 3 (Light Novel)

Carredura Antiques is at it again, making dreams come true and then laughing maliciously as they turn into nightmares. How much more havoc will this snake oil saleswoman with her more-than-meets-the-eye sancta wares wreak on Cururunelvia, the Land of Prayer? We get a front row seat to the horrific consequences of people’s hopes for recognition,… Read More Review: Riviere & the Land of Prayer, Vol. 3 (Light Novel)

Reader’s Corner: A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom (Vol. 6), I Made Friends with the 2nd Prettiest Girl in My Class (Vol. 1), and Who Killed the Hero?

What if you made friends with the second prettiest girl in the class? What if your championship-hopeful soccer team was lacking in manpower? And what if the party members were the ones who killed the hero? All those questions—a whole lot more—are answered in the titles we’re reviewing in this week’s column! Dive right in!… Read More Reader’s Corner: A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom (Vol. 6), I Made Friends with the 2nd Prettiest Girl in My Class (Vol. 1), and Who Killed the Hero?

First Impression: Secrets of the Silent Witch

Sixteen-year-old Monica is the youngest of the Seven Sages, the greatest mages in the Kingdom of Ridill. She’s also got crippling social anxiety—indeed, she nearly flunked out of magic school because she would get too nervous to say incantations. To get around that issue, she did something unprecedented: She invented silent spell casting, no incantations… Read More First Impression: Secrets of the Silent Witch

First Impression: Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter

Allen has failed the court sorcerer’s exam, and accepts a job tutoring a duke’s daughter. He meets Tina (the aforementioned daughter), the butler, a young maid named Ellie, and Duke Walter Howard (Tina’s father). Plot twist: rather than preparing Tina to attend the royal academy…Walter secretly hopes Allen will convince her to give up on… Read More First Impression: Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter

Reader’s Corner: Kagurabachi (Vol. 3), Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 8), and Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 7)

Two of our favorite recent manga from VIZ Media have new issues out today, and we’re here to tell you whether the series—Kagurabachi and You and I Are Polar Opposities—continue to live up to their previous volumes! Plus, we’ve got review of recent releases of Tearmoon Empire, Honey Lemon Soda, and—just in time for MerMay,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kagurabachi (Vol. 3), Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 8), and Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 7)