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TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: October 14 – October 20, 2024
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MAJOR 2nd, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, Nora, Noraneko, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
Kyokou Suiri Season 2 (In/Spectre 2)
The second season of Kyokou Suiri, AKA In/Spectre, continues to follow Kotoko and Kuro as they deal with various affairs involving both humans and supernatural entities. Seeing how…
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: May 13 – May 19, 2024
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In/Spectre, MAJOR 2nd, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, BLUE LOCK, Ascendance of a Bookworm
The Pale Horse
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Reading Log 2023 Wrapped
What did That Manga Hunter read in 2023? - My Year in Review Hey, it's 2024. It's February. That means time to start (or break) New Year's resolutions,…
My Top 25 Anime of 2023
2023 was quite a roller coaster ride of anime releases, there's a lot of really good releases, 2nd seasons and painful to watch ones as well. And across…
Buddy Daddies, GOBLIN SLAYER II, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Tengoku Daimakyo, My Happy Marriage
Japan Top Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: November 13 – November 19, 2023
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Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Fighting Spirit, A Condition Called Love, Ascendance of a Bookworm, In/Spectre
TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: November 13 – November 19, 2023
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Call of the Night, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Fighting Spirit, A Condition Called Love
In/Spectre’s Problem of Atonement
The last episode of In/Spectre S2 unveiled a fascinating moral problem. The episode stands outside of the other story arcs, so all the spoilers below only relate to…
🎃 October eBook Additions on Azuki 🍂
Thanks to our friends at Kodansha, you can purchase & unlock more of your favorite manga on Azuki! 💖 Now’s the time to catch up on/finish reading manga…
To Your Eternity, Tokyo Revengers, Welcome to the Ballroom, Chihayafuru, Fairy Tail
Kyokou Suiri S2
It’s time for me to once again fall for the pretty face trick. Oh heck, who am I kidding? That happened in the first season so it’s obvious…
Unpopular Opinion: Kyokou Suiri
If you’ve never heard of or seen Kyokou Suiri and want a spoiler free review, this will not help you very much. It is a supernatural detective-type show…
A Good Light Novel With a Bad Title
Light novels are infamous for their “clickbait” titles, but honestly, any general book lover can probably tell you about a title that was single-handedly responsible for reeling them…
The Only Good Anime of Winter 2023
WARNING: Many words ahead. More than I expected.
Bungo Stray Dogs, The Fire Hunter, In/Spectre, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 121 – Winter 2023 Season Review
0:00:00 Intro 0:02:00 Ayakashi Triangle 0:03:02 BOFURI 0:04:18 Misfit of Demon King Academy 0:05:29 NieR Automata 0:06:39 Giant Beasts of Ars 0:07:30 Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold…
Naruto, Spy Classroom, The Fire Hunter, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, To Your Eternity
~SPOILER FREE~ FINAL THOUGHTS: WINTER 2023
Yo yo I made a Visual Novel! It’s free, it looks pretty, go read it. That’s why I’m almost a week late posting this, but uh… I did…
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, Farming Life in Another World, In/Spectre
In/Spectre (Volume 1) – Kindred Spirits
Kotoko Iwanaga is the God of Wisdom to the yokai and spirits. She solves their disputes and offers guidance. However, they are concerned about a boy Kotoko is…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023 Season Review
It’s April now, and most shows are over, making way for new ones. I know that many anime studios usually wait until the Fall season to deliver the…
In/Spectre S2 Review — C
Our heroine continues to spout bullshit.
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 12
Shows are ending now, and I echo what I said last week about us all now really itching for new seasons to begin. Since I never watched MHA…
Bungo Stray Dogs, Dorohedoro, In/Spectre, Revenger, Tokyo Revengers
In / Spectre – 24 (S2 Fin) – Naked Lunch
In/Spectre’s second season concludes with a wry and clever “quickie” episode—a case that doesn’t seem like a case at all, but simply two good friends regarding a doll-like…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 10 & 11
So back to the grindstone. Personal real life issues meant that I had to skip last week’s column, so I have even more anime to catch up on.…
Kaiseki Anime Ep. 120 — Youkai
A lot of anime about youkai this season! 00:00 Intro 02:08 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 09:20 Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari 15:36 In/Spectre 2 24:10 Outro…
In/Spectre, In/Spectre 2, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 120 – The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, & In/Spectre 2
00:00 Intro 02:08 The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague 09:20 Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari 15:36 In/Spectre 2 24:10 Outro 05:43 correction of “fox girl” to “cat girl”…
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, In/Spectre, In/Spectre 2, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari
In / Spectre – 23 – The Merciless Protector of Order
Kotoko’s Columbo-style “One More Thing” involves the remainder of her interrogation of Fubuki, the yoko with whom President Otonashi contracted to murder Sumi. At the end of their…
In / Spectre – 22 – Squirrel Lion
During a brief recess when Goichi’s heirs get some air, Kurou lies down, but doesn’t get to rest long as a frisky Kotoko pounces on him with the…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 9
Tomo-chan is a Girl!, In/Spectre Season 2, & NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a's latest anime episodes are reviewed in this week's Otaku Theater.
In / Spectre – 21 – Clearing the Air
Of the three Otonashi family members gathered, Rion (voiced by Iwami Manaka) is the only one whose thoughts we’re privy to. She rightfully wonders just what the hell…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 8
Nonon discusses Tomo-chan is a Girl!, In/Spectre Season 2, & NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a's latest episodes in this week's Otaku Theater.
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In / Spectre – 20 – Paranormal Succession
Kotoko’s next case is brought to her by her parents, and the client is Otonashi Goichi, the president of a successful international hotel and hospitality chain. He ascended…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 7
Nonon discusses Tomo-chan is a Girl! & In/Spectre S2's latest episodes and his out-of-season show Dorohedoro in this week's Otaku Theater.
In / Spectre – 18 – Meteorite Boy
Kotoko meets with Tae about the details of the case, and Tae informs her that Zenta infused a meteorite into the right arm of the wooden doll. The…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 6
Nonon discusses Tomo-chan is a Girl! & In/Spectre S2's latest episodes and his out-of-season show Dorohedoro in this week's Otaku Theater.
In / Spectre – 18 – The Pinocchio of Port Totomizu
Ms. Tae is a woman pushing eighty who doesn’t just walk every day, she jogs. In other words, she’s a badass. When a starving orange cat showed up on…
Kyokou Suiri - Episode 15, 16 - Ghosts Yuki-onna Freezes Lover
The goddess of wisdom may have given Yuki-onna her blessing to love a mortal, but that guy still needs to watch out. Kyokou Suiri - Episode 15, 16
Murder Digs Deep
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 5
NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a is still off for the meantime, sadly. I have this feeling that when productions/adaptations are delayed at this point in a season, it’s never…
In / Spectre – 17 – Stigmatized Property
It’s been a year since Kurou’s cousin Sakuragawa Rikka went into hiding, and finding her remains a priority for him and Kotoko. When we see her, she’s cheerfully…
Seasonal Anime Watching: Kyokou Suiri 2 Episode 4
I got to watch the new Kyokou Suiri episode. Yes!
Kyokou Suiri - Episode 14 - Yuki Onna Licks Lips
Yuki Onna, the snowwoman, met the man whose life she saved years ago. She did not expect to meet him again. Kyokou Suiri - Episode 14
Every Anime Worth Watching in Winter 2023
The Winter 2023 anime season is quite a packed season full of decent anime that you can enjoy. #Anime #animereccomendations Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:03 Buddy Daddies: Action, Comedy 3:00 Spy Classroom: Action,…
Trigun, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a, The Fire Hunter, The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 4
Nonon discusses Tomo-chan is a Girl! & In/Spectre S2's latest episodes and his out-of-season show Dorohedoro in this week's Otaku Theater.
In / Spectre – 16 – Honeymoon Period
Kotoko tells Masayuki and Yuki-onna that she knows precisely who the culprit is, and furthermore, that the police aren’t really seriously suspecting him at the moment, which explains…
Winter 2023 Schedule
Sunday Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko 2 21:30 TOKYO MX (01/08) Nokemono-tachi…
Handyman Saitou in Another World, In/Spectre 2, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen, The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Camping-Out Murder
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Winter Anime 2023, Week 3
Nonon reviews Tomo-chan is a Girl! & In/Spectre Season 2, then discusses NieR: Automata Ver 1.1a's delay in this week's Otaku Theater.
In/Spectre Season 2
In/Spectre Season 2 is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
In / Spectre – 15 – So Generous, It’s Creepy
This episode was an emotional roller coaster! It begins by rewinding from Yuki-onna’s request to Kotoko to the police detectives questioning Masayuki. Their reasons for suspecting him of…
Winter 2023 — Seasonal Impressions
Sequels: Blue Lock, Bofuri S2, Bungo Stray Dogs, By the Grace of the Gods 2, Cardfight Vanguard, Danmachi, D4DJ All Mix, Don’t Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro 2,…
BLUE LOCK, Bungo Stray Dogs, By the Grace of the Gods, By the Grace of the Gods 2, Cardfight Vanguard