An imaginative little girl named Ai Yasumi discovers manga and falls in love. Flash forward seven years and Ai is in high school, still reading manga. A grumpy teacher named Teshima reprimands her on the way to school for engaging in such an immature pastime. Also along the way to school, Ai helps out some… Read More First Impression: Draw This, Then Die!
Umapyoi! Umapyoi! (Horse joy! Horse joy!) Time to lace up the track shoes. It’s Fourth of July weekend, which means three things: backyard barbecues, fireworks, and Anime Expo. And while the peak of summer uma racing bursts from the gate on July 3 at Saratoga, the starting bell rings one day earlier in downtown Los… Read More Uma AX 2026: Pretty Busy (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2026)
The latest volumes of The Fake Alchemist, The Remarried Empress, and Vagabond Definitive Edition—along with the final volume of Insomniacs After School (sigh!)—are among the manga and manhwa we’re reviewing this week on Reader’s Corner. Read to see what we think of these volumes! Blade & Bastard (Vol. 4) • The Fake Alchemist (Vol. 2)… Read More Reader’s Corner: Girl Crush (Vol. 6), Lycoris Recoil (Vol. 5), and Insomniacs After School (Vol. 14)
It’s a big week for new manga releases—and we’ve got reviews for a bunch to share with you (along with a new manhua, too)! Undead heroes, an idol fan who’s a hitman, a tyrant actor, and a lady who turns into a cat are just a few of the characters who rule our reviews this… Read More Reader’s Corner: Thank You for Taking Care of Our Boy Banri (Vol. 1), Sentenced to Be a Hero (Vol. 1), and I Made Friends with the 2nd Prettiest Girl in My Class (Vol. 3)
Kaiju, apocalyptic aliens, cryptid witches, and loving couples fill the pages of the volumes we’re reviewing this week. Read on to see if we recommend the latest releases of Dandadan, It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love, and more! The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse (Vol. 3) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 18), Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 15), and Handyman Saitou in Another World (Vol. 9)
Old swordmasters, physics-bending “vanits,” traitorous hero’s party members, and semi-homemade dishes are on the menu in this week’s Reader’s Corner, as we once again cover the latest light novels, manga, and manhwa releases! The Azure Sword, Slayer of Distortions (Vol. 1) • Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in… Read More Reader’s Corner: Banished from the Hero’s Party (Vol. 12), From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Vol. 5), and The Azure Sword, Slayer of Distortions (Vol. 1)
This week’s reviews include the first volumes of a fantasy light novel series, a romcom, and an independently published manga. We’ve also got the newest volumes of series like Oshi no Ko, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special, and more! Ako and Bambi (Vol. 6) • Delirium (Vol. 1) • If the Villainess and Villain… Read More Reader’s Corner: My Super-Cute Black Mage! (Vol. 1), Oshi no Ko (Vol. 13), and Delirium (Vol. 1)
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