What is up, otaku?! Is is the eve of Heroes Rising, and we’re gonna get you ready for the big event. Tomorrow, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising hits the big screen in North America, and the team is ready to let you know whether it’s worth a watch, and for those that have already seen… Read More TangleCast 72: My Hero Academia Heroes Rising
Review Death Note is a complex series that has been written about…a few times here. For those who know nothing of the series, here’s brief summary: Shinigami or “gods of death” have journals called death notes. When a person’s name is written in the book, they die. There are more rules than that about the… Read More Manga Review: Death Note (2020 One-Shot)
Review Have you ever wondered what would happen if silly, alternate versions of the Christian Messiah, Jesus, and the first Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, were living together in an apartment in modern Japan? No? Well, Saint Young Men (Seinto Oniisan) by Hikaru Nakamura attempts to answer that question anyways. The first chapter of the manga jumps… Read More Manga Review: Saint Young Men, Volume 1
Happy Halloween! In honor of the spooky season I am here with a review of the one volume manga series, Haunted House. Review Haunted House is a comedy-horror manga created by Mitsukazu Mihara. This one volume manga consists of a series of seemingly disconnected chapters about a teenage boy named Sabato Obiga. Sabato, whose name… Read More Manga Review: Haunted House
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, for the Nintendo Switch, is an incredibly faithful remake of a decades-old game, with all the charm of the original, plus gorgeous art and sound, and a variety of quality of life improvements. I confess I came to this game highly biased. Link’s Awakening, the old black and white… Read More Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Switch) Review
Utawarerumono Zan is a an action-adventure game based on two other entries, Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception and Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth. A reimagining of Haku’s story, the game is also part visual novel, a surprising element that adds more dialogue to the story. It takes place in country reminiscent of ancient Japan and features many characters… Read More Review: Utawarerumono Zan (PS4)
Over the past year, I’ve become something of a light novel addict. #BlameBtT. Inspired by what Frank has written about light novels, I thought it might be worthwhile to survey the light novel series I’m reading. With a couple exceptions, these are overall impressions of each series, not reviews of individual volumes. Since I can… Read More What Am I Reading & Should You Try It?
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