Ai Ore! Vol. 2
Danica DavidsonIn some ways, Ai Ore! is difficult to pin down and I had mixed reactions to it. It’s a relationship story, and the main boy in it (Akira) looks like a girl and the main girl in it (Mizuki) looks like a boy. It’s a …Read more »
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Ai Ore! vol. 1
Shojo manga is known to sometimes take on gender bending ideas, and Ai Ore! is another example of this. Mizuki is a girl who looks like a boy and Akira is a boy who looks like a girl, and the two of them end up …Read more »
Hyouka Anime Went On Air 10 Years Ago Today
Matt SchleyTime flies when you’re solving high school mysteries. The Kyoto Animation series Hyouka first started airing exactly 10 years ago today, on April 22, 2012. The series, based on a series of novels by Honobu Yonezawa, focused on the members of a high school’s Classic …Read more »
PuraOre! Pride of Orange Drops Two Trailers, One in English
The PuraOre! Pride of Orange anime is the first anime to deal with girls’ hockey, and it will hit Japanese TV on October 6. Ahead of this two trailers have been released. The first one is done to music, and the second trailer has English …Read more »
Pupa: A Twisted Take On Oreimo?
Perhaps it's just us, but it seems like there's been a recent spout of "brother-sister"-themed anime, the most notorious (or beloved, depending on which side you're on) of which is good old My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute, or Oreimo for short. But a …Read more »
Miss Muromi on the Beach Preview Comes Up for Air
Joseph LusterWhat happens when the fish you keep reeling in turns out to be Miss Muromi, a crazy, hard drinking mermaid? You end up with Miss Muromi on the Beach , an anime adaptation of Keiji Najima's Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san that's slated to make its debut …Read more »
Crunchyroll Adds Oreshura and Maoyu to Anime Lineup
Crunchyroll announced a couple new series to its streaming winter lineup today with the addition of high school comedy Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru , AKA Oreshura , and the fantasy series Maoyu . Oreshura kicks off on January 5 at 9:00 …Read more »
On The Shelf – June 12, 2013
Lissa PattilloHello again, Otaku USA readers! This week’s On The Shelf comes with some good news and sad news. The sad news is that this will be the last On The Shelf article here at Otaku USA. I’ll miss sharing the week’s new manga here, but …Read more »
On The Shelf – February 6th, 2013
January went out like a sheep but February is coming in like a lion. An extra-long list of titles deserves an extra-long installment of On The Shelf, so let’s get started on my look at some of the over two dozen books out this week! …Read more »
On The Shelf – December 5th, 2012
Happy December! Hard to believe it but here it is, the last month of 2012. What wonders await us in these final four weeks? Whatever they are, and whatever snow you may need to shovel through to reach them, week one is off to a …Read more »
On The Shelf – November 7th, 2012
Remember last week when I said we'd be seeing some bigger release numbers when November hit? Well it's November now so prepare for the goodies! Over two dozen new volumes of manga are out this week... or is it actually closer to fifty?! Read on …Read more »
On The Shelf – August 8, 2012
Grab your book bags and clear off some shelf space, this week's On The Shelf is going to be a long one because this week's shipping list is a thing of bookaholic beauty. Over 25 volumes of new manga courtesy of Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas, …Read more »
On The Shelf – May 2, 2012
It's a two publisher week with Gen Manga and Viz Media starting off our manga this month. And don't forget, once you've sated your manga desire with this week's releases, this upcoming Saturday is Free Comic Book Day! Viz Media and Yen Press each have …Read more »
On The Shelf – February 8, 2012
Much to my dismay, there was a lull in last week's manga schedule where no confirmed books popped up on my shipping list. They say having a break now and again is great, but I'm not sure I liked my empty shopping bag last Wednesday …Read more »
On The Shelf – November 2, 2011
Happy (albeit slightly-belated) Halloween! Looks like it was a white one for many people along the East Coast. I hope everyone fared the storm well and that you had some tasty candy and good books to keep you company over the holiday weekend, whatever coast …Read more »