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[Manga Review] your name. Vol. 1

your name. is an international phenomenon, joining the ranks of anime films from Spirited Away to Pokemon: The First Movie that managed to break into the American mainstream. The emotional journey of a boy and girl who find themselves switching bodies manages to avoid the …Read more »

Again!! Volume 1 [Review]

March 28, 2018

Brittany Vincent

If you had the chance to relive your high school days again, would you take it? What if you were forced to start the entire journey over to smooth over the mistakes you wound up making—just as you were graduating? That’s what happens to high …Read more »

Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun [Review]

March 25, 2018

Michael Goldstein

You know how they say you should never meet your idols? Chiyo Sakura learned this lesson the hard way, unfortunately. All she wanted to do was confess to the tall and somber Umetaro Nozaki. Unfortunately, she stumbles and ends up saying she’s his “biggest fan.” …Read more »

Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War Volume 1 [Review]

March 11, 2018

Che Gilson

The two main characters in Kaguya-Sama are both smart and accomplished, and both have the emotional intelligence of a doorknob. The main pleasure of the series is the deadlock Kaguya and Miyuki find themselves in, trapped by their belief in the adage that “the one …Read more »

The Young Master’s Revenge Volume 1 [Review]

March 10, 2018

Jason Bradley Thompson

After 10 years overseas, Leo Tachibana, the teenage heir to a fashion fortune, returns to Japan for high school … and revenge! His target: Tenma Tsuwabuki, a rich tomboy who once accidentally dunked him in a turtle pond, leaving him with bite marks on his …Read more »

Marmalade Boy House Recreated for Live-Action Adaptation

February 20, 2018

Joseph Luster

The team behind the upcoming live-action Marmalade Boy film has gone to great lengths to stay true to Wataru Yoshizumi’s source material. A behind-the-scenes report recently went live on Natalie, revealing the full house they recreated just for the production. Marmalade Boy is set to …Read more »

Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka Manga Gets Live-Action Series on Netflix

February 19, 2018

Matt Schley

The content producing machine known as Netflix cannot be stopped. The streaming giant is no stranger to live-action manga adaptations: they’ve already produced series such as Blazing Transfer Student and Erased. Now they’re back for more with Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka, based on the manga …Read more »

A Strange and Mystifying Story [Review]

February 18, 2018

Che Gilson

Akio Yamane’s cursed bloodline means he’s destined to die young, and no sooner does his grandfather kick the bucket then the curse kicks in. But Aki’s grandfather also left him one last gift: a petrified tooth. With it, Akio accidentally summons the smoking hot wolf …Read more »

Queen’s Quality Vol. 1 [Review]

February 11, 2018

Che Gilson

Queen’s Quality is a sequel to QQ Sweeper and isn’t the best place to jump on board. If you haven’t read the previous series, it’s hard to catch up on the plot or get invested in the characters. While Motomi does a decent job of …Read more »

Takane & Hana Vol. 1 [Review]

February 7, 2018

Che Gilson

When Hana fills in for her older sister at an arranged marriage meeting, she’s introduced to Takane, obnoxious scion of the Takaba Group, a massive corporate conglomerate that can shake the economy with one word. After Takane insults Hana, she tosses her wig at him …Read more »

Red Colored Elegy [Review]

December 10, 2017

Evan Minto

Seiichi Hayashi might be one of the most famous manga artists you’ve never heard of. Not only was he a prominent member of the avant-garde art movements of the 1960s and 1970s, but Hayashi also made “geki-ga,” comics that rebelled against kid-friendly manga. Red Colored …Read more »

Sweet Blue Flowers [Review]

December 9, 2017

Amelia Cook

On going to a new, prestigious high school, Akira learns that her childhood best friend Fumi has moved back to town and is going to a nearby school. Now much taller than the cute, bubbly Akira, Fumi is no less prone to strong emotions, insecurities, …Read more »

Japanese Women List the Types of Otaku They’d Like to Date

December 3, 2017

Matt Schley

As the Japanophiles among us are no doubt aware, while in English the word “otaku” basically refers to fans of anime and manga, in the original Japanese it means something more along the lines of “someone who’s really into one specific thing.” Otaku have long …Read more »

Tsuredure Children [Review]

December 2, 2017

Michael Goldstein

What would you get if you wanted to write a love story but, rather than put together a complex fairy tale or Shakespearean tragedy, decided to start with the climactic confession scene? You’d probably get Tsuredure Children, which, in its first episode alone, showcases not …Read more »

SP Baby [Review]

November 30, 2017

Amelia Cook

Tamaki has no degree, no qualifications, and no parents, but she does her best to find a good job so she can pay for her younger brother to go to college. One day, after a strange encounter with two men, she gets a job offer …Read more »