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C-pia! Magazine continues! The second month of the year brings the second volume of our new magazine, and since less time had to be dedicated to setting up…
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Housing Complex C – Episode 1
A young girl named Kimi lives in a low-income housing with senior residents while sinister things are looming in the background.
Delusional Monthly Magazine – Episode 1
The ghost of an '80s American cartoon has appeared in the seasonal lineup.
January 1991 Pt. 1 Newtype Magazine.
'Newtype' #1 December 1991 - The Moving Pictures Magazine, Published monthly by Kadokawa Shoten. Consisting of 188 pages (including the ...
November 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
' Newtype' - the moving pictures magazine '. Published monthly by Kadokawa Shoten. Consisting of 188 pages (including front & back covers),...
Burning Blood, Karasu Tengu Kabuto, OZ, Ronin Warriors, Sherlock Hound
October 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
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ULTRAMAN, City Hunter, Lupin III, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
February 1991 Pt. 1 Newtype Magazine.
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September 1990 Pt.1 Newtype Magazine
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Lupin III, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors, ULTRAMAN, City Hunter
Episode C- Supplimental C SHORYUKEN
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Char Aznable Pia Mook – Interview with Shūichi Ikeda
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Hobby Japan’s Experimental Otaku Subculture Magazine Mark 1
Way back in 1985, Hobby Japan (the biggest name in hobby magazines) attempted to diversify with an all-new periodical focused on the broad spectrum of otaku subculture. The…
Hobby Japan’s Experimental Otaku Subculture Magazine Mark 1
Way back in 1985, Hobby Japan (the biggest name in hobby magazines) attempted to diversify with an all-new periodical focused on the broad spectrum of otaku subculture. The…
Bullbuster Review — C-
Monsters have overrun an island. A small company is the only one who can stop them.
Blood-C Review
“It’s a frantic, distressing ride to the finish line, but the foundation isn’t quite there to make it an epic one”
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Guy moves in a temple with cute girls.
AnimeUK Magazine DEC91
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Blitz Volume 1
Blitz appears to be a sports manga with a focus on chess, but it fails to sell game newbies to the strategy behind the game.
Scarlet, Volume 1
There is horror and then there is horror. Horror can be cerebral, or emotional, horror can be funny or outraging, horror can be grotesque or violent. Emily Carroll’s…
Soulless Volume 1
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Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero Review — C+
The hero becomes a loser. The demon king moves in with him.
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Bibliophile Princess Review — C-
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Ippon Again! Review — C
Cute girls throw each other around.
Bofuri S2 Review — C
Cute girls play poorly balanced MMOs.
Summertime Rendering Review — C+
Murder loop mystery that turned into a shounen battle show.
Rumble Garanndoll Review — C+
Mecha pilots try to save their culture from attack by alternate world imperial Japan.
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In September 2019, when I was in Japan for the 100 Years of Yuri Tour, I had an item on my to-buy list that I honestly expected to…
Volume 1 Manga Marathon – Part 1
Preparing to move out of my apartment, I couldn’t ignore the pile of manga volumes I accumulated the last months. Should I sell them or send them home?…
Failed Princesses, Volume 1
Circumstances brings two completely opposite girls together, where they find they have some surprising qualities in common, in Ajiichi’s Failed Princesses, Volume 1, In Spring 2019, I took…
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While not quite like Magi in visuals and story, Shinobu Ohtaka's latest work, Orient, features elements that might just kick off a bigger tale in Volume 1.
Vagabond: Volume 1 Review
I heard a lot off buzz about the beautiful art style that Vagabond provides and I have to agree…
Slayers Volume 1 Review
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Assorted Entanglements, Volume 1
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Shy Volume 1 Review
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Scarlet Volume 1 Review
Only a unique combo of yuri and horror and the last chapter of this manga saves Scarlet's debut volume from being a mostly baffling read.
ULTIMATE-MAMA, Volume 1
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MabuSasa Volume 1 Review
What happens when a BL-obsessed high school girl befriends the school's known deliquent that's actually into 2D girls? You get MabuSasa!
SHWD (シュード), Volume 1
Kouga is a woman who wants to make a difference. She wants to be part of the elite Special Hazardous Waste Disposal team – the team that fights…
Yuri Espoir, Volume 1
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Super Cub, Volume 1
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Cheerful Amnesia, Volume 1
It’s a stock romance trope – one partner loses their memory of the other and ends up falling in love all over again. It’s a great trope, because…
Classmates Volume 1 Review
Between the odd pacing and just general lack of knowing the characters in this manga, Classmates struggles to be an entertaining read.