Horror? We got it! Sports manga? We got it! Isekai? Oh yeah, we got that, too. This week’s Reader’s Corner has something for everyone, but are these volumes worth reading? Dive in below to find out! The Boxer (Vol. 3) • The Devil is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology • Heart Gear (Vol. 1) •… Read More Reader’s Corner: Soichi, My Special One (Vol. 3), and The Way of the Househusband (Vol. 10)
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of July 31st through August 6th! Check out latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Will you be pre-ordering Pokemon Scarlet and… Read More Doki Doki News: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Crunchyroll Acquires Right Stuf, and New Anime Dubs
An intro with awesome music reminds us of the backstory: Demon King Satan tried to conquer the fantasy world of Ente Isla, was defeated by the hero Emilia, and fled through a portal to another world—ours. In the present, a mysterious woman enters the demon king’s abandoned castle to…extract a bubble of light from a… Read More First Impression: The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Season 2
While the spring 2022 anime season was chock full of highly anticipated series, with a number of those absolutely living up to expectations, the summer season is a bit more under-the-radar. Typically featuring fewer series than the other seasons and often those of lesser quality, summer 2022 seems to buck the trend (at least the… Read More Summer 2022 Anime First Impressions
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of April 26th through May 2nd! Check out latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Are you excited for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla?… Read More Doki Doki News: Viking Assassins, Demon Slayers, and Part-time Devils
Sometimes an anime or light novel says something so well that I want to draw attention to it, yet struggle to know how to add anything new beyond what it said. Most recently, this occurred with a passage in The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, vol. 1. If you’re unfamiliar with the series or its anime… Read More The Curious Case of Devil King Maou
Welcome to the first installment of our Light Novel Club in 2019! This time around, we are flipping the usual isekai script on its head and bringing the fantasy world folks to modern Japan! How will a Devil King and a Hero cope when their fateful battle is replaced with flipping burgers and answering phones… Read More BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 8: The Devil is a Part Timer! Vol. 1
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