“Is there any point in reaching the top by stepping on other people?” first-year Wakana asks her new roommate Kinue, to which the older girl responds, “Platitudes won’t get you anywhere.” The world these girls have entered is a difficult one. Wakana, Kinue, Wakana’s new friend Momoko, and others are attending Awajima Opera School, where… Read More First Impression: A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
Chosen as the hero to lead her party to fight and defeat the demon lord, Flum Apricot starts her journey with great hope, but that quickly changes. Her affinity, “reversal,” locks all her stats to zero—meaning that she’s useless on the battlefield. All Flum can do is cook and clean for her much stronger party… Read More First Impression: Roll Over and Die
A bride, a princess, a billionaire’s daughter, a wolf goddess, a witch—women are taking the lead in many of the volumes we’re reviewing this week, working their way through life-changing and sometimes violent situations. Plus, we’ve got the first volume of Shonen Jump series, a yuri artbook, and more! Check out our reviews below and… Read More Reader’s Corner: Beatrice (Vol. 1), Kill Blue (Vol. 4), and Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (Vol. 1)
Christmas is just two days away! Need a last-minute gift? Want to pick something up for yourself with that Amazon or B&N gift card you’re anticipating getting? Well, we’ve got a bunch of possibilities for you, from brand new series like Animan and Love Bullet to long-timers like Zom 100 and Insomniacs, and everywhere in… Read More Reader’s Corner: Girl Crush (Vol. 4), Animan (Vol. 1), Love Bullet (Vol. 1), and Zom 100 (Vol. 18)
Futami is a 25-year-old mangaka who is published in a shoujo magazine, and kinda meets the stereotype—she’s stressed out, works late, has imposter syndrome, and is hopefully head over heels for her editor. Uh, wait, what was that? Yes, the overly anxious Futami can’t stop thinking about her quieter, more elegant manga editor, Sato, to… Read More First Impression: A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace
Hinako’s days run endlessly together. She rises in the morning, joins her friend Miko on the way to school, and endures another day of school and sleep. But today is a little different. Miko is unable to join her friend, and on the way to school, Hinako looks out into the sea and sees something… Read More First Impression: This Monster Wants to Eat Me
High school is the perfect chance to reinvent yourself—so thinks Renako Amaori, an introvert who played the role of friendless loner all through middle school. But now, she’s part of her class’s “in” group, led by the “flawless princess darling,” Mai Ouduka. But change isn’t easy, and one day, feeling overwhelmed by social expectations, Renako… Read More First Impression: There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless…
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