Tag: Romance, PAGE 4

A Strange and Mystifying Story [Review]

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 »

Tsundere Shoujo Manga Akkun to Kanojo Gets Anime Adaptation

November 26, 2017

Matt Schley

Akkun to Kanojo (Akkun and His Girlfriend), a popular shoujo manga, will be getting an anime adaptation. The announcement came via the 7th volume of the manga, which is written by Waka Kakitsubata. Akkun to Kanojo centers around the relationship between the tsundere Atsuhiro “Akkun” …Read more »

Tsukigakirei Anime Review: Romance worth falling in love with

November 12, 2017

Ink

Akane Mizuno is the rising star of the track team, and Kotaro Azumi is an aspiring novelist and president of the literature club. Both are in the same class for the first time as third years at Kawagoe City Daisan Middle School and both help …Read more »

Japanese Women Wish Their Spouses Dead With “Husband Death Note”

November 3, 2017

Julian Gnam

American school children have been crafting Death Note-inspired books of ill will towards their peers for years, but recently fully-grown Japanese women have joined in the festivities. A Japanese website called Danna Shine (or “Die Husband” in English) allows women to anonymously post how and why …Read more »

Kiss Me at the Stroke of Midnight [Manga Review]

October 20, 2017

Che Gilson

Cinderella gets a modern makeover in this light-hearted romantic comedy. The title may be a mouthful, but the plot is fast and amusing. Hinana lives her life by the clock. Every day she gets up at the same time and follows the same routine, morning …Read more »

Vampire Knight: Memories [Manga Review]

October 19, 2017

Brittany Vincent

Matsuri Hino’s Vampire Knight, set in a school where vampires coexist with humans, was a gorgeous Gothic fantasy manga whose vampires were troubled but sympathetic individuals. The original manga followed Yuki Cross, the headmaster’s adopted daughter, and her love triangle with her friends Zero and …Read more »

[Review] Golden Time—Complete Collection

October 18, 2017

Brittany Vincent

A bizarre new romance Golden Time follows an amnesiac protagonist named Tada Banri as he becomes tangled up with future love interest Koko Kaga while attending law school in Tokyo. Of course, that’s oversimplifying things a bit. Banri suffered a head injury in his adolescence …Read more »

Do Women Who Read Manga Have a Tougher Time Finding Love?

October 14, 2017

Julian Gnam

In Japan it seems there’s a stereotype that shojo manga begets unrealistic expectations of romance from its readers. Rich, powerful, handsome men seem to always go dropping into the protagonists’ laps with implausible ease, so people assume that women who grow up reading shojo manga …Read more »