At a luxury hotel, Princess Sisbell encounters her older sister Alice and proclaims that they are rivals, both to inherit the throne and to secure the loyalty of their knight in shining armor—Iska. He and his comrades Nene and Jhin, who were supposed to be on vacation, discuss the trouble they’ve gotten into. Meanwhile, in… Read More First Impression: Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, Season 2
Our fun slate of manga and light novel releases this week includes the latest volumes of 7th Time Loop, A Condition Called Love, Medaka Kuroiwa, and The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl! We’re also reviewing the new volume of Dandadan, set to release next week, and a throwback, too—a short story collection from Full… Read More Reader’s Corner: A Condition Called Love (Vol. 8), The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Vol. 5), and Dandadan (Vol. 8)
A Japanese woman dies of overwork. (Speaking of, what are the odds that Overwork-chan will someday eclipse Truck-kun as the number one cause of getting isekai’d? I feel like we see it more and more.) Young Dahlia learns about crafting magical items from her dad Carlo. Inspired, she decides to become a magic artificer too.… Read More First Impression: Dahlia in Bloom
Yuta is happy for his father after he tells him that he plans to remarry. But Yuta soon finds out this will change his home life more than he anticipated. His father’s new wife has a beautiful daughter, Saki Ayase, who is the same age as him and goes to the same school. When Yuta… Read More First Impression: Days With My Stepsister
We are now caught up with Akane-banashi! Check out our review of volume five below, along with reviews of a selection of new and recent releases, including the opening volumes of Bless, Snowball Earth, and Tales of the Tendo Family! Akane-banashi (Vol. 5) • Bless (Vol. 1) • A Condition Called Love (Vol. 7) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Akane-banashi (Vol. 5), A Condition Called Love (Vol. 7), and Snowball Earth (Vol. 1)
Stoic prince Oscar wanders the desert with his servant Lazar, who is endlessly critical of his every decision and would annoy a statue, but not his ever-patient liege. They’re searching together for the witch who lives in the Azure Tower and is said to grant you a wish if you overcome her challenge. They hope… Read More First Impression: Unnamed Memory
The world of fantasy is on full display in the light novels and manga our writers review this week, from Setsuna’s continuing journey in both peaceful and dangerous circumstances to gods and goddesses off to war in Agents of the Four Seasons. In between, we also review the opening volume of a book less heavy… Read More Reader’s Corner: Agents of the Four Seasons (Vol. 2), Adults’ Picture Book: New Edition (Vol. 1), and I Want to Be a Receptionist in This Magical World (Vol. 3)
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