There do be dragons in these hills! And plenteous magic among the folk too. The setting is Ye Olde Fantasye Land, and ’tis a world so steeped in wands and wizardry that everyone bears a Harry Potter-esque mark upon the face, bespeaking their magical lineage. Everyone except, that is, for Mash Burnedead, which is why… Read More First Impression: Mashle: Magic and Muscles
Was the winter season a little slow for you? Well then, you’ll appreciate the spring 2023 anime season, with more than 50 anime series airing (not including shorts and children’s series)! As you can imagine, the set list of series is diverse, from cutesy shows and historical dramas, idol series to those featuring wizards and… Read More Spring 2023 Anime First Impressions
In this week’s column, we look back to a couple of classics (including one getting a reprint), and to the usual suspects: isekai, romcom, and…magical school? Bleach: 20th Anniversary Edition (Vol. 1) • Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (Vol. 1) • D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons Appeared, Vol. 1 • The Liminial Zone… Read More Reader’s Corner: D-Genesis, The Liminal Zone, and Bleach 20th Anniversary Edition
Banished from the Hero’s Party, Vol. 1 (manga) Having been surpassed in power by the members of his party—a group of chosen adventurers ridding the continent of a great, devastating evil—and called out by one as “not a true comrade,” Gideon leaves his sister (the hero) and the others, and settles in Zoltan, a peaceful,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Record of Ragnarok, Higehiro, and Cosplay: The Fictional Mode of Existence
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