BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Given Vol. 4Story and art: Natsuki KizuTranslation: Sheldon DrzkaPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: Nov. 10, 2020 (…
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Given Vol. 4 Review
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Given, Vol. 1
Given Volume 1 by Natsuki Kizu Even before I read this manga, I remember scrolling past something on twitter and seeing the cover. Who is the mildly cranky…
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Second Stream: Given – Episode 4
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BLog: MADK Vol. 2
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. MADK Vol. 2Story and art: Ryo SuzuriTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: August 10, 2021 (;´༎ຶД༎…
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BLog: MADK Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. MADK Vol. 1Story and art: Ryo SuzuriTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: February 9, 2021 (…
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BLog: Fangs Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Fangs Vol. 1Story and art: Billy BaliballyTranslation: Christine DashiellPublisher: TOKYOPOPRelease Date: July 6, 2021 One …
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Given
Rating: 9/10 Episodes: 11 Source: Manga Genres: BL, Drama, Slice of Life, Romance Premiered: Summer 2019 Trailer Synopsis Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of…
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BLog: Therapy Game Vol. 2
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Therapy Game Vol. 2Story and art: Meguru HinoharaTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: September …
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State of the Blog #4
Hello, and welcome to the fourth State of the Blog post. I slacked a little last month and didn’t get to finally cover the OAV of Ancient Magus Bride…
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Day 4 of Doki Doki Days: Given The Movie
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BLog: My Androgynous Boyfriend Vol. 2
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BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Black or White Vol. 1Story and art: SachimoTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: September 14, 20…
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BLog: Dick Fight Island Vol. 1
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BLog: Dick Fight Island Vol. 2
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Dick Fight Island Vol. 2Story and art: Reibun IkeTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: March 8, 2…
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Episode 159 - Given
This week, Shaun has had enough with all of those soulless corporate entities tossing a rainbow flag up for June as an empty gesture, so he decides to…
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Review of Given
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Given: The Film
It’s been quite a while since I looked at Lerche’s Given, a romance which had some faults but was still great. We’ve also seen Lerche’s work with Konohana…
Anime Review – Given
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[Season Wrap] given
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BLog: The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 1
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BLog: Boys Run the Riot Vol. 1
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BLog: Bad Boys, Happy Home Vol. 1
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BLog: My Love Mix-Up! Vol. 1
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BLog: Bad Boys, Happy Home Vol. 2
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Bad Boys, Happy Home Vol. 2Art: Hiromasa OkujimaStory: ShoowaTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date…
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BLog: Birds of Shangri-La Vol. 2
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Birds of Shangri-La Vol 2Story and art: Ranmaru ZariyaTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: Novem…
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BLog: Birds of Shangri-La Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Birds of Shangri-La Vol 1.Story and art: Ranmaru ZariyaTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: Nove…
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BLog: My Summer of You Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. My Summer of You Vol. 1Story and art: Nagisa FuruyaTranslation: Jocelyne AllenPublisher: Kodansha ComicsRelease Date: June …
Sabikui Bisco, Vol. 4
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By Ryohgo Narita and Suzuhito Yasuda. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Stephen Paul. Apologies to those wanting to…
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033 - Sundome vol. 4
EXPLICIT CONTENT BTW! A lot of firsts begin to happen, such as getting your first job and bringing your date home to the parents. Originally recorded on 03/12/2019…
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061 - Chobits vol. 4
061: Chobits vol. 4 Chapters 37 to 48 By CLAMP English Translation by Shirley Kubo Lettering by John Clark Topics: When asked if she…
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By Iori Miyazawa and shirakaba. Released in Japan as “Urasekai Picnic” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sean McCann. Last time…
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Random Blog Post of 4/26/2022
I felt inspired to make this blog post while watching Dragon Ball, and it’s on two different anime. One of them is an anime I put on my…
A Review of Given
Early in 2014, when I was just getting into anime, I decided to watch Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, the now-famous sports anime by Kyoto Animation. Being in the…
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[Review] given – Episode 1
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Anime Corner: Given Review
Oh just kiss already! What’s the Story? Uenoyama wants nothing more than to crash in his favourite napping spot, he’s become rather listless of late, losing interest in…
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PODCAST: Given – The Movie!
Stream the podcast via Spotify VOD of podcast livestream Full playlist of Given podcasts It’s been over a year since we last hung out with the Given boys…
given Volume 1 Review
Two characters with seemingly different personalities find one common thread -- music. In given, this leads to thrills and heartbreak in its debut volume.
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Thoughts on Given (Film)
Given (ha) I viewed Given fairly recently, I figured I’d give the recently-released film a quick watch. It’s less than an hour, the story is still fresh in…
[Eight] Human Hands — Given
The cold opening of Given‘s first episode was my favorite six minutes of any anime this year. Despite not knowing anything about the story going into the series,…
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Given Movie [Animé review]
If you have watched the 11 episode series then you probably had been anticipating the movie. I had been at the edge of my seat waiting for this…
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BLog: Thigh High: Reiwa Hanamaru Academy Vol. 2
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BLog: Toritan Birds of a Feather Vol. 1
BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Toritan: Birds of a Feather Vol. 1Story and art: Kotetsuko YamamotoTranslation: Adrienne BeckPublisher: SuBLime MangaReleas…