Horror? We got it! Sports manga? We got it! Isekai? Oh yeah, we got that, too. This week’s Reader’s Corner has something for everyone, but are these volumes worth reading? Dive in below to find out! The Boxer (Vol. 3) • The Devil is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology • Heart Gear (Vol. 1) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Soichi, My Special One (Vol. 3), and The Way of the Househusband (Vol. 10)
Solo Leveling comes to an end, Zom 100 falls to a low point, Akane-banashi premieres in print, and much more in this week’s Reader’s Corner! We also review the latest volume of Raelinana and the first five volumes of para-sports manga series, Run On Your New Legs. Check out our thoughts on these series and… Read More Reader’s Corner: Solo Leveling (Vol. 8, Final), Akane-Banashi (Vol. 1), and Zom 100 (Vol. 11)
In this week’s Reader’s Corner, we continue to press forward with later volumes of a number of manga and light novels. Haven’t yet tried them out? Not to fear, as our largely spoiler-free reviews will give you a taste of things to come! But we do also take a bite of a couple of new… Read More Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 4), Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 3), and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Nightingale
Happy 4th of July! While we aren’t featuring any Independence Day-specific series today, many of our light novel and manga reviews do touch on the idea of freedom—freedom from physical constraints (Re:Zero), including those within a game setting (Alice in Borderland, Sword Art Online, Gods’ Games We Play), and the shackles that being introverted or… Read More Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night
Bullying, betrayal, and bombing—devastating events personally and, in the case of the bombing in Hiroshima, nationally—form the backdrop of several of the volumes we’re reviewing this week. But not to fear, there’s lighthearted fare, too, and often within the very same works as the difficult topics. Read our reviews of these sometimes complicated works as… Read More Reader’s Corner: Bloody Sweet, A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, and Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World
Legendary heroes making bento boxes, a heroine trying to break up an adorable couple, two astronomy club kids who can’t sleep, and a vampire yuri romance are all on the plate for this week’s Reader’s Corner! Check out offerings new and old in our reviews below! Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (Vol. 10) • Frieren: Beyond Journey’s… Read More Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 2), Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (Vol. 10), and No Longer Heroine (Vol. 3)
Flowers aren’t all that’s blossoming this season. Love is in the air as well! But to bloom, challenges must be overcome, like all those involved with imitating your twin sister at school or with getting through your familiar’s thick skull that you like him or just a simple lack of confidence. Some difficulties, though, may… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 6), Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol. 1), and I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Vol. 2)
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