There’s always a catch. Occasionally a folly. And sometimes you might just hide your feelings…in Russian. What if you’re a kaiju? What if you shrink and have to fight your way through a real-life board game? Or if you’ve been reincarnated into a mafia dating sim? When you put it like that…these characters in the… Read More Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 12), Dandadan (Vol. 16), and Maid to Skate
Yuka and Grim investigate, Monica goes undercover, and Kafka and Reno enjoy their time off—plus much, much more in this week’s Reader’s Corner! We also review the latest installments of A Condition Called Love, Ako and Bambi, and other favorites—though we’re not keen on every volume we’ve covered. Read our reviews below! Ako and Bambi,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale (Vol. 3), Secrets of the Silent Witch (Vol. 7), and Kaiju No. 8: Relax
Stories keep driving forward with big events in volume two of Rai Rai Rai, volume seven of I Want to Be a Receptionist in This Magical World, and volume 13 (!) of Mint Chocolate! We’ve got more on tap, too—check out our reviews of these recent releases below! Cosmos (Vol. 3) • Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards… Read More Reader’s Corner: Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 8), Cosmos (Vol. 3), and I Want to Be a Receptionist in This Magical World (Vol. 7)
School life with mythfolk, isekai life with a Fenrir, and space life under the New Order are among the worlds we’re visiting in this week’s Reader’s Corner! The first volume of a brand-new Star Wars manga is a standout among our new releases this week, which also includes two manhwa series and much more! Campfire… Read More Reader’s Corner: Unholy Blood (Vol. 8), Tower Dungeon (Vol. 3), and Star Wars: Path of the Lightsaber (Vol. 1)
This week’s reviews include “another really touching volume” of one series, “absolute page-turners” for another, a manga that “just isn’t very good,” and more! Check out our reviews and let us know what you’re reading these days! The Failure at God School (Vol. 2) • Handyman Saitou in Another World (Vol. 8) • Lycoris Recoil… Read More Reader’s Corner: You and I Are Polar Opposites (Vol. 7), Lycoris Recoil (Vol. 4), and Nue’s Exorcist (Vol. 3)
A darker version of My Hero Academia? A middle-aged guy working for magical girls? A cookbook straight out of Laputa? Yeah, we’ve got all the insanity and creativity you expect out of manga and anime in today’s column, with new releases including the latest volume of Uncle from Another World and brand new series as… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Raven Dark Hero (Vol. 1), Uncle from Another World (Vol. 12), and Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim (Vol. 1)
It’s finally here! The concluding volume of Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion is out today, and we’re sharing our thoughts on it as well as the series as a whole! Other reviews on this week’s column include the latest volumes of other romance series like My Girlfriend’s Child, A Star Brighter Than… Read More Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 11), The Hitman Stans (Vol. 2), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 9)
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