Jugyeong Lim is a high school student with problems that are all too familiar, especially body image anxiety and bullies. When she finally lashes out at one bully, the other girl complains about her, and Jugyeong is forced to change schools. Life doesn’t seem fair! Over the winter break that precedes her entrance into her… Read More First Impression: True Beauty
This week’s Reader’s Corner features reviews of two premieres: that of a “starting-over” romance, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me, and a supernatural josei tale, GOGOGOGO-GO GHOST! But there’s plenty more besides, including the latest volume of Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms and the moving one-shot manhwa Your Letter.… Read More Reader’s Corner: Bless (Vol. 2), Your Letter, and Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me (Vol. 1)
Can Raeliana help Noah? Will Hatori change the kind of person she’s been? Why is Kai keeping his distance from Uka? Our readers dive into the meaty parts of a number of series this week with their reviews, which also include the final volume of a Sword Art Online spin-off! Check our our thoughts on… Read More Reader’s Corner: No Longer Heroine (Vol. 7), Sword Art Online Progressive: Canon of the Golden Rule (Vol. 2), and Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion (Vol. 7)
On this week’s column, we feature two premieres, two outstanding manga both reaching their tenth volume, and more! It’s sizzling outside, so check out some of our recommended series (and maybe one or two you should say away from) and maybe grab yourself something to read in the comfort of an air-conditioned home! Aria of… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 10), Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 10), and A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special (Vol. 4)
The life and times of Abigail and her step-family march on in the fourth volume of Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom! Read this volume for such shenanigans as the following: a scandalously masculine new outfit woven by Abigail, a panoply of adorable Abigail-Sabrian moments, and all the cute Blanche moments you could ever want! Sadly, though, it’s not… Read More Manhwa Review: My Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Volume 4 – Team Edition
New Sword Art Online and Naruto manga series, the next volume of Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, and a brand new story set in the world of Unnamed Memory are among the diverse offerings in this week’s column! Check out all our reviews below and let us know which you’re looking forward to reading! Associate… Read More Reader’s Corner: Sword Art Online: Kiss and Fly (Vol. 1), Naruto: Sasuke’s Story (Vol. 1), and Dark Moon: The Blood Altar (Vol. 3)
What’s wrong with Secretary Kim? Is my youth comedy wrong as expected? Is Medaka Kuroiwa impervious to my charms? Does a reincarnated witch spell doom? There are plenty of questions in this week’s volumes, though I guarantee none are fully answered. But isn’t that part of the charm of manga, manhwa, and light novels? Dive… Read More Reader’s Corner: My Girlfriend’s Child (Vol. 4), What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? (Vol. 4), and A Galaxy Next Door (Vol. 6, Final)
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