In the VRMMORPG Ark Earth Online, players create everything from scratch. And not just everything, but also anything, as in, anything goes! Both in terms of avatars and world-building. As a result, there is a modicum, shall we say, of chaos and conflict in this online world. The one bright light of peace and prosperity… Read More First Impression: She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
After the absolute barrage of new series in the fall season—somewhere around 50, including a few that made our Best of 2021 list—winter 2022 brings about 2/3 that many, a more manageable number for those of us trying to tune in to as many as we can! And our team will help you parse through… Read More Winter 2022 Anime First Impressions
The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend, Vol. 1 This is an adequate high school romantic comedy. Ryou helps a girl fend off a groper, only to discover the girl is Hina, someone he’s known for a long time, but whom drifted apart from in recent years. The… Read More Reader’s Corner: Ima Koi, Uncle from Another World, and The Otherworlder
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