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
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
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)
Slavery, character deaths, and the possibility of the future being erased are among the intense themes in series we’re reviewing in this week’s column! But if you want something, fluffier, not to fear—we’ve also got new and old volumes of too-cute manga to share with you, all below on Reader’s Corner! Centuria (Vols. 1-3) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Frieren (Vol. 12), Solo Leveling (Vol. 11), and The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Vol. 5)
How do you react when someone expresses some incredible gift or talent? Does it motivate you to grow your own skills? And does it matter if that motivation is out of pure intent or something less savory? On episode ten of The Power of God and Anime podcast, Mike looks to Naruto and his impact… Read More The Power of God and Anime, Episode 10: Naruto, Jesus, and Right Motivations
It’s been fifteen years since Akira Ono, a man whose eyes are always pixelated, created Infinity Game, his vintage MMORPG passion project, and put it out for the world to enjoy. Back in the early 2000s, it took the video game scene by storm. His anonymous NEET friend told him to share a little when… Read More First Impression: Demon Lord Retry! R
Anyone else feel that heat? No, that’s not the dog days of summer—they’ve come to an end. That’s romance you’re feeling! A host of new releases put love at the front and center, including volumes of The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl and Gazing at the Star Next Door, while others like My Girlfriend’s… Read More Reader’s Corner: My Girlfriend’s Child (Vol. 5), Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow-Up, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (Vol. 11)
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