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XXXHOLiC Rei – Chapter 73
Available on COMIC DAYS (Japanese) and Magazine Pocket (Japanese). To respect copyright laws, only links to official and authorized materials will be shared (with the exception of translations),…
New to Sunday: Atsu Benino's "Hokago vocaken de!"
2026 Sunday serials come fast, like life itself. Every time I finish writing about a new set, another one is announced, which is great for the magazine (and…
Interview: Ryuya Suzuki on Writing, Directing, Animating, and Scoring His First Feature Film, Jinsei
Jinsei isn’t your typical anime film. With a few exceptions, it was made entirely by one man.
The 46th Locked Room / ４６番目の密室
The 46th Locked Room is a murder mystery by Alice Arisugawa told from the point of view of a character also named Alice Arisugawa, but not that Alice Arisugawa.…
XXXHOLiC Rei – Chapter 72
Available on COMIC DAYS (Japanese) and Magazine Pocket (Japanese). To respect copyright laws, only links to official and authorized materials will be shared (with the exception of translations),…
XXXHOLiC Rei – Chapter 71
Available on COMIC DAYS (Japanese) and Magazine Pocket (Japanese). To respect copyright laws, only links to official and authorized materials will be shared (with the exception of translations),…
SCIENCE SARU: THE JOY OF ARTISTIC VISION, AND WHAT COMES NEXT
Science Saru's new Ghost in the Shell and Jadugaar: A Witch in Mongolia, both launching this summer, showcase what makes the studio exceptional. Now they're owned by TOHO,…
Monster Sanctuary
Monster Sanctuary is a great monster-catching metroidvania. That’s two distinct genres, so let’s break down how to intersect.The monster-catching is phenomenal. The developers clearly get it. I almost…
XXXHOLiC Rei – Chapter 70
Available on COMIC DAYS (Japanese) and Magazine Pocket (Japanese). To respect copyright laws, only links to official and authorized materials will be shared (with the exception of translations),…
The Maid’s Kid / 女中ッ子 / Jochukko (1955)
Obscure Japanese Film #239Sachiko Hidari This Nikkatsu production stars Sachiko Hidari – best-known for The Insect Woman (1963) and A Fugitive from the Past (1965) – as Hatsu, a young woman from…
Mass release day — In honor of CP! 2025
Once again we make our trip around the sun,This year has been exceptionally bad, I need not mention the political ramifications that have devastated things locally and destroyed…
Mass release day — In honor of CP! 2025
Once again we make our trip around the sun,This year has been exceptionally bad, I need not mention the political ramifications that have devastated things locally and destroyed…
The Larian Secret Sauce
12 Days of Anime 2025, Day 10I’ve poked at this idea a few times before, but people really hate cuckoldry in their anime and manga. In the eyes…
Holiday Review #19: NEIGHBORHOOD CRAFTSMEN - STORIES FROM KANDA'S GOKURA-CHOU
Now this is more of what I was looking for! This is the sort of hyper-focused historical story that you could only ever get from manga (even if…
Holiday Review #19: NEIGHBORHOOD CRAFTSMEN - STORIES FROM KANDA'S GOKURA-CHOU
Now this is more of what I was looking for! This is the sort of hyper-focused historical story that you could only ever get from manga (even if…
Devil’s Gold / 魔の黄金 / Ma no ogon (1950)
Obscure Japanese Film #236Masayuki Mori Iwaki (Masayuki Mori) is a gold prospector who has been in the mountains for 13 years – including the entire war – and finally struck it…
Yotsuya kaidan - Oiwa no borei / 四谷怪談 お岩の亡霊 (‘Yotsuya kaidan: The Ghost of Oiwa,’1969)
Obscure Japanese Film #233 Kei Sato This Daiei production was the seventh post-war film version of Japan’s most famous ghost story and the last made for the cinema until 1981. Coming just…
Nissin Muteppou Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen Cup Review
Nissin collaborated with Muteppou, to create this tonkotsu shoyu cup noodle. Muteppou is famous for its exceptionally rich and thick tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen that is considered to…
The Thaumaturge
Earlier in the month I reviewed a Polish adventure game with RPG elements and a sci-fi setting 100 years in the future, so this time I thought I’d…
Gamedec
As it says in the blog description, I’m just a guy who likes mysteries, games, and mystery games. So you’d think Gamedec, a mystery game about mysteries in…
Ghibli Museum will exceptionally close at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 26th, 2025.
Due to maintenance procedures for the winter closure, the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka will exceptionally close at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 26th, 2025. In accordance with the change…
The Exceptional Growth Of My Dress-Up Darling / Kisekoi Season 2
My Dress-Up Darling / Kisekoi was always charming, but it has reached a new level with a sequel that’s more wildly creative, thematically tighter, and in that process, more…
Whirlpool of Joy (1992)
It's not often that I sub random episodes from TV shows (actually, I think this is the first instance of me doing so...?) but I had to make…
The Surge
The Surge is a sci-fi horror Souls-like that does everything competently but not memorably. The game takes place several decades in the future when Earth’s atmosphere has gotten…
Black Bullet Episode 5 Review: A Sleepy Sprout and a Tough Assignment
Quick Summary of Black Bullet Episode 5 In Black Bullet Episode 5, “The Crimson Black Assassin,” Kisara Tendou, desperate for some kind of income, hires out Rentarou Satomi to be…
The World's End
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
exception, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo, World's End, Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo (TV)
Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest
The only reason I bought Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest is because it’s by the same people that made Legend of Grimrock . (I’d...
Lunar Remastered: Hope Springs Eternal
Hey, the Lunar games are back! There’s a new collection with Lunar: the Silver Star Story and Lunar 2: Eternal Blue ! What should I say abo...
exception, Legend of the Crystals: Final Fantasy, mono, Ranma ½, Cyber City Oedo 808
XXXHOLiC Rei – Chapter 57
© CLAMP・Shigatsu Tsuitachi CO.,LTD. / 講談社 Available on COMIC DAYS (Japanese). To respect copyright laws, only links to official and authorized materials will be shared (with the exception…
Last Defense Academy Game Review
Neither Uchikoshi nor Kodaka are strangers to being experimental and telling rich stories with twists and turns aplenty. But even by their standards, this game is exceptionally ambitious.
Blessed by the Gorilla God #01 — Gorilla Physics
I don't think they actually know what gorillas are. Impressions: It's the closest thing to an actual comedy of the three Sunday shows calling themeselves one, but…
My Hero Academia Season 7: Going Beyond Plus Ultra Dark
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! Hanime on Anime here, and welcome to the first review of April. It’s no joke that in my time as an otaku,…
Who Knows Girls’ L
Once a rarity, live-action yuri series have now spread throughout East and Southeast Asia, most famously to Thailand but also to Taiwan, South Korea, and Cambodia. One major…
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Minor Myths and Legends, Vol. 1
By Fujino Omori and nilitsu. Released in Japan as “Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka? Shohenshu” by GA Bunko. Released in North America…
exception, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Manga Review | Lick Me, Bite Me, Kiss Me by Fumizuki Kumi
The cakeverse feels like it's just a fairytale for most people. Rumors and news reports come up about people dubbed forks going so far as to maim or…
One Shots / “United by Scale”
I consider myself a casual Transformers collector, focusing on mainline or Generations-scaled Optimus Prime figures. I also steer clear of the Masterpiece line or similarly-themed third-party relea…
Review: AIR GEAR
This month we're looking at nothing but shonen manga. The focus has been on Viz's offerings for the better part of two decades, but I'm goi...
Review: AIR GEAR
This month we're looking at nothing but shonen manga. The focus has been on Viz's offerings for the better part of two decades, but I'm goi...
雲雀恭弥 (Hibari Kyoya)
Who is Hibari Kyoya? Hibari Kyoya is the head of Namimori Middle School’s Discipline Committee and a central character in Katekyo Hitman Reborn!. He is known for his…
Review: RIZELMINE
Don't think we're ignoring shonen romance, as here's a wretched little one-shot example from the creator of D.N. Angel . RIZELMINE ( Rizerum...
Review: RIZELMINE
Don't think we're ignoring shonen romance, as here's a wretched little one-shot example from the creator of D.N. Angel . RIZELMINE ( Rizerum...
(NSFW WARNING) Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: Fifteen Years, Still Exceptionally Naughty
I returned to the anime fold by watching two god-awful episodes of Studio GoHands’ Momentary Lily. However, I didn’t give up what little hope I had left in…
The Gundam Base at Anime Frontier 2024
Anime Frontier in Fort Worth, TX has been lucky enough to be the host of Bandai-Namco's Gundam Base pop-up for several years now, and 202...
Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, exception
Manhwa Review | Bane of My Existence by Nellikang
Rabby Johnson is one of the best bounty hunters in the galaxy... at least, in his own mind. He also believes he's got one of the most delectable…
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 13
By Natsu Hyuuga and Touko Shino. Released in Japan as “Kusuriya no Hitorigoto” by Hero Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Kevin Steinbach. It…
Manga Review | The Busy Bee Falls for the Useless Cat’s Meow by Ichigo Satou
Junya is super talented. In his spare time, he frequently obtains licenses and takes exams, making him exceptionally skilled in multiple areas and industries. Unfortunately, all of his…
The Dorky NPC Mercenary Knows His Place, Vol. 2
By Toryuu and hamm. Released in Japan as “Kimo Ota Mob Yōhei wa, Mi no Hodo o Wakimaeru” by Overlap Novels. Released in North America by J-Novel Club.…
Adachi and Shimamura: Short Stories
By Hitoma Iruma and raemz. Released in Japan by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Seven Seas. Translated by Molly Lee. Adapted by Emlyn Dornemann. I wasn’t…
Firechick's Game Reviews: Kanon
Rating : 70/100 In 1998, after the release of One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e in Japan, the staff responsible for making the game decided to leave Nexton in favor…
Clannad, exception, Kanon, One: To a Shining Season, Tactics