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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol 1
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Volume 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya I was curious about this manga, because I’ve heard good things about the anime, which I…
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Vol 1
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl, Volume 1 by Miyuki Tonogaya I was curious about this manga, because I’ve heard good things about the anime, which I…
Reader’s Corner: A Condition Called Love (Vol. 8), The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Vol. 5), and Dandadan (Vol. 8)
Our fun slate of manga and light novel releases this week includes the latest volumes of 7th Time Loop, A Condition Called Love, Medaka Kuroiwa, and The Ice…
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Reader’s Corner: Issak (Vol. 6), The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Vol. 3), and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible (Vol. 12, Final)
Every so often, we make it to the final volume of a light novel or manga and have to say goodbye. Today, we bid adieu to Kubo Won’t…
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Reader’s Corner: Days With My Stepsister (Vol. 1), Itaewon Class (Vol. 3), and Horimiya (Vol. 17)
There are a lot of questions in the volumes we’re reviewing this week: Will Akane win in the final round of the tournament? Is Days with My Stepsister…
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Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 9), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 5), and Solo Leveling (Vol. 8)
Stakes are high and the action is intense in offerings on this week’s Reader’s Corner, which include the latest volume of Issak, Solo Leveling, and Kaiju No. 8,…
The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl Volumes 5 & 6 Review
Vol 5 is where we see some content cut by the anime & some relationship development. Vol 6 is new ground where there's more development
Reader’s Corner: Itaewon Class (Vol. 2), Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 8), and A Sign of Affection (Vol. 9)
It’s perhaps easy to look down upon manga and light novels, as full of tropes as they are. And yet, it’s these tropes that we as fans adore—and…
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Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 2), Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (Vol. 10), and No Longer Heroine (Vol. 3)
Legendary heroes making bento boxes, a heroine trying to break up an adorable couple, two astronomy club kids who can’t sleep, and a vampire yuri romance are all…
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Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 5), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 2), and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible (Vol. 5)
Hankering for some horror? We got it. Kaiju or demons run amok? We have that, too. How about coming-of-age romance? We’ve got you covered. Post-apocalyptic adventure? Sure, come…
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague – Episode 1
Cool Girl meets Actual Cool Guy who Can Make Snow in a premiere that feels like a Wotakoi-esque successor with yokai and a cozy, relatable plot centered around…
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The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl Volumes 7 & 8 Review
Volume 7 has a major development that shifts the dynamics while volume 8 disrupts the entire group with a way readers don't want to miss!
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 6 Review
Things heat up in episode 6 of the Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague as the gang goes on a group date to the amusement park.
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Reader’s Corner: No Longer Heroine, My Wonderful World, and Wait for Me Yesterday in Spring
As one classic series nears its end (Maison Ikkoku), other manga and light novel series are just beginning, with our reviews including a romance that we thought was…
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 4 Review
As Himoru and Fuyutsuki have their second day, the rest of the coworkers in The Ice Guy and His Female Colleague get together for dinner.
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Reader’s Corner: You Can’t See Snow, Rainbow Days (Vol. 10), and The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine (Vol. 1)
Resurrected royalty (two times over), ruminations on pain and struggle, isekai’d heroes, an artist and his fishy muse, and the print edition of a beloved romance are among…
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Reader’s Corner: Dogsred (Vol. 1), Insomniacs After School (Vol. 9), and Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 6)
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Reader’s Corner: Bleach (Vol. 1), Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 4), and Shortcake Cake (Vol. 12, Final)
Everything old is new again! This anime season has seen the return of classics like Urusei Yatsura and Bleach, so we thought…why not cover the latter as a…
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First Look: The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Newly-minted office worker Himuro may look human, but he’s actually a descendant of a Yuki-onna, or snow woman, which means he inadvertently produces snow or ice whenever he…
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Final Review
As The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague anime comes to an end, the series finale leaves a lot to be desired.
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Anime Review: The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
What if mythical creatures – like werewolves, phoenixes, and yehtis- were real and interbred with humans? In that scenario, you might end up with a world like the…
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Anime Like The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Himuro and his family are descended from a snow yokai which resulted in his family having a strange power. Whenever he is excited or deep in concentration, it
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First Impression: The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague
Fuyutsuki is starting her first day at a new job, and her thoughts are consumed with questions as to whether she will be just as “stoic” in her…
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Reader’s Corner: Issak (Vol. 7), The Mandalorian (Vol. 2), and SHY (Vol. 6)
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Reader’s Corner: Touge Oni (Vol. 1), Your Forma (Vol. 4), Glitch (Vol. 1), and Game of Familia (Vol. 1)
Happy autumn, dear readers! Today, we’re helping you fall into the season with recommended reading selections, including a trio of newly launched releases and brand-new volumes in several…
Reader’s Corner: The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 6), Dandadan (Vol. 3), and Love’s in Sight! (Vol. 1)
Before there was Chainsaw Man, there was Mermaid Rhapsody, Little Sister’s Elder Sister, and Tatsuki Fujimoto other one-shots. We look at another collection of his early manga today,…
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Reader’s Corner: SHY (Vol. 4), Dandadan (Vol. 5), Tamon’s B-Side (Vol. 1)
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Reader’s Corner: Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 5), The Remarried Empress (Vol. 6), and The Uncanny Counter (Vol. 1)
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 9 Review
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 10 Review
Things chill out in this episode of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague as a storm leds our crew to some fun sleepovers.
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 5 Review
In episode five of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, we finally get the development we've been waiting for with Komori and Saejime.
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 7 Review
In episode seven of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague the office prepares for their Halloween party.
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 8 Review
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The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Episode 3 Review
Things are heating up in episode three of the Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague as Himoru and Fuyutsuki go on their first date.
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Reader’s Corner: Mujina Into the Deep (Vol. 1), Hirayasumi (Vol. 4), and The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 11)
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Reader’s Corner: Steel of the Celestial Shadows (Vol. 1), Dandadan (Vol. 6), and Cat on the Hero’s Lap (Vol. 1)
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THE ICE GUY & HIS COOL FEMALE COLLEAGUE — FIRST IMPRESSIONS
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Reader’s Corner: Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 1), My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku (Vol. 1), and Insomniacs After School (Vol. 4)
Need recommendations for manga and manhwa to gift this Christmas season? No need to worry—we’ve got you covered this week with new and recent series that would make…
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Reader’s Corner: The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (Vol. 2), Wandance (Vol. 6), and Jungle Juice (Vol. 1)
What setting most strikes your fancy? Would you love to inhabit an elegant but haunted mansion? Attend a school full of super-powered mutant students? Walk to and from…
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Holiday Review #21: NO LONGER HEROINE
This next one won't be for everyone, but I appreciate the way to tries to interject some weirdness and awfulness into the standard shojo ro...
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Holiday Review #21: NO LONGER HEROINE
This next one won't be for everyone, but I appreciate the way to tries to interject some weirdness and awfulness into the standard shojo ro...
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Reader’s Corner: Fool Night (Vol. 1), Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra (Vol. 1), and Chitose is in the Ramune Bottle (Vol. 6)
We’re so excited to bring you such a variety of manga and reviews this week, including the latest volumes of tried and true series, volume three of both…
No Longer Heroine Volume 1 Manga Review (Minor Spoilers)
Momoko Koda’s second published series, No Longer Heroine, is an absolute riot that any shojo fan will be able to relate to.
Reader’s Corner: Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 5), Gabriel and the Guardians, and Takahashi from the Bike Shop (Vol. 1)
On this week’s corner, romance blossoms in a bike shop, Gabriel and the Guardians gets its start, Your Forma relationships begin to form, and much, much more! Check…
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Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 5), Imitation (Vol. 1), and Sengoku Youku (Vol. 2)
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Reader’s Corner: Ciguatera, Kaiju Girl Carmelise, and Sword Art Online, Vol. 23
Kaiju Girl Carmelise, Vol. 2 After watching a recent video from our own Laura A. Grace on kaiju manga, I picked up this series on a lark, and…
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Reader’s Corner: Mono (Vol. 1), Destroy All Human (Vol. 2), and Firefly Wedding (Vol. 1)
On this week’s Reader’s Corner, we review two highly-anticipated premieres—the first volumes of Mono, the newest work from the mangaka behind Laid-back Camp, and bloody historical roman…
Reader’s Corner: Sakura Saku (Vol. 1), Helck (Vol. 6), and Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible (Vol. 10)
Looking for action? Boy, do we ever you have covered. Copious amounts of gun-blasting and sword-wielding battles fill the volumes of manga and light novels this week. But…
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Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 6), Zom 100 (Vol. 14), and A Sign of Affection (Vol. 8)
We feature a slew of new releases in our reviews this week, including a side story manga volume of Goblin Slayer, the first volume of Sword Art Online…
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Reader’s Corner: WcDonald’s (Ch. 1), Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 6), Mint Chocolate (Vol. 1), and God Bless the Mistaken (Vol. 1)
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