As manga continues to become more and more accessible through legal means, English-reading audiences are being exposed to the wide variety of series (and one-shots) being created. While our top ten and honorable mentions this year feature traditional fare, they also include manga about grieving and no less than three series featuring a protagonist with… Read More Best of 2022 Manga
Elaina is a witch, but Emilia is not. Chikuwa did not go camping with Chiaki, Aoi, and Ena, but he is with them in their story of the trip. And disillusioned adventurers will form a party and protect one another, but they won’t be trusting each other any time soon. Got all that? Good. I… Read More Reader’s Corner: Wandering Witch (Vol. 9), Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 12), and Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World (Vol. 1)
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of October 23rd through 29th! Check out the latest episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud, where you can also find breaking news episodes! Are you sad that Kaguya-sama is coming… Read More Doki Doki News: Kaguya-sama Ends and the Quintessential Quintuplets and Laid-Back Camp Movies Premiere!
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
Every year, liturgical Christian churches celebrate a season called “ordinary time.” It’s like the “slow arc” of the church calendar: no Easter or Christmas, no super special feasts—just quiet, normal life. I think the citizens of the metropolis of slice-of-life are always celebrating ordinary time. After all, they spend each and every day in the… Read More Summer of SoL: Dwelling in the Ordinary
Onigiri There is perhaps no more iconic anime snack than onigiri, rice balls that anime boys and girls find themselves munching on frequently. In Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot’s cookbook named for the dish, the founders of restaurant Gili-Gili give 36 recipes for variations of the treat, with fillings of vegetables, fish and other meats,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Laid-back Camp (Vol. 11), Zom 100 (Vol. 6), and Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love
We’re now halfway through round one of AniMarch Madness! But not to fear: That still leaves 16 matches this week, including eight more today featuring 16 wonderful anime! Here are the third set of first round matches, two from each of our four regions: 2021 Anime, Critical Darlings, Popular / Action, and Romance / Comedy.… Read More AniMarch Madness 2022: Round 1, Day 3