When the sun sets over the violet fields, thousands of bubbles fly up and get lost in the sky. Little Kurumi is excited about seeing Copern’s Comet. The whole firmament will be full of shooting stars, like you get only once in a hundred years. She longs to see it with her grandma, but to… Read More First Impression: The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians
Kana Sakuragi is a new graduate looking for employment. She’s carefully prepared and a diligent worker, but unfortunately, she’s not the on-the-spot thinker that her potential employers are looking for. Kana’s greatest strength is her excellent memory, which may not help in her interviews but will come in handy when a “kaii,” a devilish monster,… Read More First Impression: Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.
You can never have enough Madoka Magica fanart—especially when it’s created by wonderful artists like Kodamazon! ★ 【kodamazon】 「 暁美ほむら // 鹿目まどか 」 ☆
Convenience store clerk Byakuya is secretly a magical girl, as we see when she transforms in stereotypical magical girl fashion and then smites a dragon. She confronts the Evil Lieutenant who unleashed said dragon, and he is lovestruck. Roll OP. At the evil castle, a council of evil lieutenants questions Mira, the eponymous Evil Lieutenant,… Read More First Impression: The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies
A blend of old and new releases, and first volumes and those more toward the middle fill our selections in this week’s column. As usual, love stories are among those we review this week, including the first volume of the Kimi ni Todoke spin-off, but other genres include comedy, action, sci-fi, and for the first… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 7), Kimi ni Todoke Soulmate (Vol. 1), and Mr. Villain’s Day Off (Vol. 3)
When this omnibus came up in the Yen Press review copy order list, Twwk and I–BtT’s resident Puella Magi Madoka Magica stans–were…not really excited. Truth be told, we’ve been feeling a tad underwhelmed by the PMMM spin-offs of late, and the prospect of grappling with a brand-new cast and storyline seemed like it could be… Read More Why Puella Magi Suzune Magica Gets it Right (Review)
In a world much like our own, except with musical magic, Kana is a first-year high school student and a new apprentice healer: one who sings to magically heal illness and injuries. We meet her fellow apprentices Hibiki and Reimi, as well as their master, and see the clinic where they work, getting a taste… Read More First Impression: Healer Girl
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