Seto is a project manager of a group of developers. The work environment is fast-paced and stressful, but he enjoys what he does. Programming for Seto is organized and formulaic, and he applies all…
Mar 27, 2023 • Subscribe
More like this
Cut, Cut, Cut: Pompo the Cinephile (Anime NYC 2021)
THIS IS A REVIEW FOR A SCREENING AT ANIME NYC 2021, WHICH HAS A REPORTED CASE OF OMICRON-VARIANT COVID-19. IF YOU ATTENDED THIS CON, GO GET TESTED. When…
Manga Over Schooling
I’m sure there’s many of us who really dislike school. We dread going to school for all kinds of reasons. Even though education is important, the social structure…
Roll Over And Die (Manga) Vol 1 Review
I originally became aware of Roll Over And Die: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword through reviews of the light novel,…
Antisocial Personality Disorder Criteria And Anime Characters
sociopaths in anime, antisocial personality disorder, APD, DSM-5
Manga Review: GREY By Yoshihisa Tagami
Let’s rewind to the year of 1994. 14 year old me had only just discovered the wonderful, heady world of Japanese Animation and comics a year before and…
Manga Review | Intermission by Ayato Miyoshi
Ainosuke Nishi is an onnagata - a male actor who plays female roles within the art form of kabuki theater. He has been raised in this art form,…
Manga Review | Re:BIRTH by Asou Mitsuaki
Yukimura Habaki is an alpha and a detective. He’s recently transferred to a smaller precinct in hopes of taking on less work and, in turn, being able to get…
Manga Review | Zhenniao by Yayohi Monzen
Fei was once part of a prolific family of Zhen keepers but is now a shogun. Zhen are a coveted breed of bird person whose wing colors are…
Manga Review | MADK by Ryo Suzuri
Makoto has an obsession. It’s one that could never be accepted in society, and so Makoto feels isolated and trapped. As a last-ditch effort to fulfill his grotesque…
Manga Review | Spend Wisely by Niyama
Manami Godai is a loan shark, no better than a financial gangster. Unfortunately, as much as he would like to be, he’s not really cut out for this…
Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition Review Link
A cool 2D platformer with puzzle elements set in a paper-origami world akin to Super Paper Mario. The hero traverses the world and fights enemies by changing into…
My Blog Search Criteria are Bumming me Out
In which I whine because I don't have any cool search terms to share with you guys this year!
Manga Review | Anti-Platonic by Yupopo Orishima
Anti-Platonic Ryoya is a player, and that is putting it mildly. He lives his life by the crotch of his pants, jumping from bed to bed and, in…
Manga Review | Takara’s Treasure by Suzumaru Minta
Taishin is on a mission. He is determined to find a college student whom he met by chance back in his country hometown. Unfortunately, before Taishin graduated high…
Manga Review | Charming Scarface by Io Kaziwara
Yuma is a big, bulky bear of a man, but inside, he’s a soft sweetheart. This gentle personality manifests in the motherly way he dotes on his younger…
Manga Review | Playboy Beast by Minomushi Momonoki
The world has evolved. Through various human experimentation, a second species of human has been created through a mixture of animal and human DNA: demi-beasts. Unlike pure humans,…
Manga Review | Midnight Stranger by Bohra Naono
Roi is a goat spirit born from the wants and desires of humans. While the purpose of his existence is to protect and heal humanity, his looks scare…
Manga Review | One-Week Family by yatsuhashi
Ren Fujimaru is an up-and-coming actor. He’s desperate for his next great role so he isn’t forever pigeonholed in his previous big job, but the next role works…
Manga Review | Snow Fairy by Tomo Serizawa
Haruki has been living alone in snowy Hokkaido since the death of his parents years back. His life is very routine and ordinary. He helps his elderly neighbors…
Manga Review | Mr. Mini Mart by Junko
Nakaba has become a NEET. He dropped out of school due to intense bullying and has spent every day at home ever since. He would be in high…
Manga Review | Good-Bye, Heron by ymz
Soji lives with Mika, the man he loves, but they’re not together. They do have a physical relationship, one where Mika and Soji have sex, Mika asks for…
Manga Review | Enter the Beast by Owal
Hajime Sato is an office worker. Work has been unbearable with neverending overtime. His only comfort in this trying time is the prospect of seeing his favorite porn…
Manga Review | Adorable And Impossible by Owal
Tatsuya has decided to take a part-time gig teaching graphic design at an art college. He doesn’t have a passion for teaching or anything like that, but he needs…
Manga Review | Golden Sparkle by Suzumaru Minta
Himari Uehara has a fear of women. It all started when he was a child, just before starting school. He has a mother and a sister. His father…
Manga Review | Sweet Blood by Nene Shakeda
In a world dominated by vampires, human rights and freedoms have been severely limited. Humans and vampires are segregated, with very few select humans given passes to travel…
![Featured image for One Cut of the Dead (2017) [Film Review]](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20210705/1625516607.16636.41949.jpg)
One Cut of the Dead (2017) [Film Review]
One Cut of the Dead; or, Don’t Stop the Camera! This is filmmaking! True filmmaking! Look! There's no fiction, no lies. This is reality...
My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over 5, Guest Review by Luce
Welcome once again to Guest Review Wednesday here on Okazu! I’m very pleased to welcome back Guest Reviewer Luce with another fun review. Please give Luce your kind…
They Cut off Part of the Manga for the Eating Contest
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 Ep 2 Review Last time on the legend of CHADtaro, our hero managed to secure…
Manga Review | Delivery for You! by Teku Rin
Izumi Fukaya is a shut-in. When he’s not working at the local laundromat, he spends his days playing games or ordering hero figurines on the computer. The only…
Manga Review | Discover My Secret by Gesshi Natsumura
Takumi and Akihiro (Aki, for short) have been good friends for a long time. When they found out they would go to the same college following high school, it…
Manga Review | My Lovely Bunny by Sakana Tojo
Uito and Sei have known each other since they were children. And unknowingly to each other, that love grew deeper and deeper until, in middle school, they confessed their…
Manga Review | Go For It, Nakamura! by Syundei
Nakamura is your average high school student. He has a pet octopus, little to no friends, and an unrelenting obsession with his classmate Hirose – totally average. And…
Manga Review | Restart After Growing Hungry by cocomi
Yamato and Mitsuomi have been together for three years, having only known each other for four years. They spend almost every moment they can together, and though they’ve never…
Rurouni Kenshin Review: Manga Made by a Monster
Directed by Hideyo Yamamoto Produced by Liden Films Streaming on Crunchyroll *The following will contain reference to sensitive subjects, and reader discretion is advised.* In November of 2017,…
Manga Review | He’s a Predator by Yuji Toriba
Yuma’s work-life balance is all out of whack. He spends more time at work than he does at home, and even when he is at home, he’s so…
Manga Review | Hand in Hand by Ayu Sakumoto
Yuasa is beautiful, which has become more of a curse than anything. Yuasa can’t make real connections with most people as they only see him for his good…
Manga Review | Dear My Killer Tune by Iyada
Harutaka has one obsession in life: The Lazy Rats. When he was very young, his dad had VHS tapes with their concerts on them, and he has been…
Manga Review | The Metalhead Next Door by Mamita
Kento's got it rough. He makes pennies at his part-time job, he has college classes to attend, and his dorm rent is about to go up because of…
Manga Review | Link and Ring by Tsuyuki Yuruco
Bessho has a secret. It’s not a huge secret, but he carefully protects it for fear of what others might think of him. He loves cute things. They…
Manga Review | Love Nest 2nd by Yuu Minaduki
This is the fourth series in a shared world created by Yuu Minaduki. It is recommended that you read the first, second, and third entries before reading this…
Manga Review | Satoshi and Kakeru by Tsutako Tsurusawa
This a sequel and spin-off of the manga The “Flow” in Flower. While you can read this without reading the first, I recommend reading them in order to…
Manga Review | The Lord’s Bride by Pyoco Asahina
Shion is part of a powerful family, but as a branching cadet family with no blood ties to the main family, he gets all the ire from all…
Manga Review | A Virile World by Kaneko Nakagawa
Black Leopard and Albino Lion
Manga Review | Baby, Sugar, Succubus by Sakana Tojo
Arata has got a lot going for him. He’s pretty attractive, a manager at a café, and has no shortage of women to pick from. But, unfortunately, he…
My Idol Sits The Next Desk Over Volume 4, Guest Review by Luce
Welcome to another Guest Review Wednesday here on Okazu, featuring the perspective of Luce! Over the course of the first three volumes, we’ve come to know Sakiko,…
My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over, Volume 3 Guest Review by Luce
Once again, it is my great pleasure to welcome guest reviewer Luce back to Okazu! In volume 1 and volume 2, we met and got to know Sakiko,…
My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over, Volume 6 Guest Review by Luce
Welcome back to Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu. Today’s review is by veteran guest reviewer Luce! In this sixth volume of My Idol Sits The Next Desk Over,…
My Idol Sits the Next Desk Over, Volume 2 Guest Review by Luce
In the first volume, we saw Sakiko get over a good part of her shyness and awe of Chihiro, the girl sitting next to her that happens to…
Relationships Over Events in Manga and Life
I just finished reading the 2nd volume of Paru Itagaki’s Beast Complex (a collection of short stories about the Beastars universe) and Itagaki wrote a thought-provoking (or not,…