When life is bleak, anime—particularly shonen adventure series—hype us up and warm us with encouraging characters to keep going. What anime fan, after all, hasn’t smiled at Naruto’s “Believe it!” catchphrase or found themselves smiling at Luffy’s determination? But what about when the difficulties we’re facing are too great and difficult for us to find… Read More Grace Notes: When Life Hurts, I Turn to Anime That Hurts, Too
A manga take on X-Men, a Star Wars one-shot, and the newest volume of Fool Night are among the releases we’re covering on this week’s Reader’s Corner. Check out our reviews of those volumes and more below! Fool Night (Vol. 9) • Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku! (Vol. 2) • Geniearth (Vol. 1) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Geniearth (Vol. 1), Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim (Vol. 4), and Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo
The narrator may have a cutesy voice, but the message is sinister: “Hey you there! Are you on social media? I bet you are. Now, picture this…What is going to happen to your account when you die?” For his part, Soji Enishiro has probably never given such techno-philosophical questions any consideration; he’s too busy jumping… Read More First Impression: Dead Account
More important than the final score are the sounds and sights of a baseball game; the people who contribute to those, from the players to the security guards, the beer hawkers to the fans in the stands, create a collective feeling that feeds the warmth of being at the ballpark. At MotorSuns Stadium, a “corporate… Read More First Impression: Catch Me at the Ballpark!
No foolin’—we’ve got a cool selection of works to present to you today! They include the newest volume of Dandadan, the first volume of GL series Pink Candy Kiss, and a Frieren art book! So check out our reviews below and see what series and works you might want to check out! Dandadan (Vol. 12)… Read More Reader’s Corner: Pink Candy Kiss (Vol. 1), Friday at the Atelier (Vol. 3), and Dandadan (Vol. 12)
Gaku and Haru have been friends since middle school, even though they make a bit of an odd pair. It all started when tall, handsome, charismatic Haru stepped in to beat up a group of delinquents who were about to steal the diminutive bespectacled Gaku’s brand new laptop—the one he’d saved up for ten years… Read More First Impression: Trillion Game
If ninjas still existed, operating in the shadows as they once did, would they be wearing outrageous clothing and proclaiming their love for ramen? Or would they have infiltrated Japanese society, keeping an eye on situations and individuals as they blend into the background as students, deliverymen, and bystanders? In Under Ninja the latter is… Read More First Impression: UNDER NINJA
Write a little story. See it come to life! Our November writing contest’s winning entry will feature Myu’s artwork and Amanda Gish’s voice acting. No drawing skills needed!
Join our Discord and visit #november-writing-contest for details. Deadline: November 30.