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Manga Review: Strobe Edge
Author: Sakisaka, Io The story revolves around a lively and cheerful high-school girl named Ninako Kinoshita who is innocent to the word “Love”. While riding the train on…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 523: River’s Edge
In this Episode, Xan reviews a dramatic slice of life manga by the queen of Josei Manga series. How impactful is it? Well, sit back and find out…


Review #1 – Cluster Edge
Name: Cluster Edge (クラスターエッジ)Format: DVDRelease Date: November 2012Age Rating: 13+Number of Episodes: 24Themes: war, pretty boys/bishounen, action/shounen, dramaLanguage Watched: Japanese with Engl…
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
Holiday Review #5: RIVER'S EDGE
We haven't seen a new Kyoko Okuzaki work in English in well over a decade, back in the glory days of Vertical. Naturally, when Kodansha pu...
Review: Man on the Edge (2022)
Man on the Edge 边缘行者 China/Hong Kong, 2022, colour, 2.35:1, 112 mins. Director: Huang Mingsheng 黄明升. Rating: 6/10. Above-average Hong Kong crime drama has a strong raft of…


Mars Red: Edge of The Nightmare Review
Mars red is a sound theatre originally written by Bun-O Fujisawa. It got adapted in an anime and was released on April 6 this year as part of…


Revisit: Strobe Edge
Well would you guess what was sitting on the library shelf for me to go back to.


(Holmes + Edge)^SocialCommentary = ? – Moriarty the Patriot Spoiler Review
Moriarty the Patriot is a show that walks a ton of fine lines. Somewhere between adaptation and subversion, tawdry vengeance and cunning capers, message fiction and adventure –…


Tower of Fantasy – Meryl (Rosy Edge) Guide & Review
I’ll trying spinning. That’s a good trick!


MARS RED: Edge of the Nightmare Game Review
MARS RED is a multimedia collaboration between Bun-O Fujisawa and mobile game publisher, Favary Inc. and entertainment company D-Techno. First conceived as a Japanese stage reading play in 2015,…
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Two On The Edge (2022) review [Japannual 2022]
“A touching experience that highlights that the desire to be loved, for better or worse, is the ulitmate guide the neurotic subject within the societal field.”


Platinum End Review: Sharp Edge, Handle With Caution
Studio: Signal.MD Director: Kazuchika Kise Streaming on: Crunchyroll, Funimation I consider myself a reluctant fan of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The manga-making duo have collaborated thrice i…


Episode 74 - The Edge
This episode ended up being too big for firmware. It’s really hard for me to come up with a funny intro to this episode. As you should know…


CodeMiko: Bleeding-Edge VTubing
CodeMiko has constantly been pushing the envelope of what's possible with VTubers. Click here if you want to know more about her!
River’s Edge and Medalist
The Seattle Mariners are here in town, ish, playing the Angels and they won 11-0 and then...


Artists on the Edge
The trials and tribulation of fringe manga artists.


New Decade, New Edge: VEXED — Culling Culture Album Review
I’m not generally a cynical person, but I have let other people’s cynicism affect me on a very unhealthy level. That’s why I never listened to bands like…


Issue #79: On the Edge
Exploring the new kegøn album, MAX's breakthrough single, and the songs of the 2010 film Solanin


The Edge For A Dream
Upgrade ma shit Glowing cities like New York and Tokyo I think lie about achieving big dreams.
Popcorn Pulse 60: Dark Edge
This week is another one of choices. Whereas Tim put forth Brainscan prior, he offered something a little more palatable for Weltall. This might be due to him…


MARS RED Edge of the Nightmare
If you enjoyed the show, the story acts as a nice companion to the events of the anime, and several familiar characters from the Code Zero crew like…


Tales of Vesperia: The Ambitious Edge
Boy it has been a long time since I’ve talked about a video game that wasn’t No More Heroes or Suda related for a whole blog post. The…


Cosplay Beats! Rebecca’s on the Edge
REBECCA!!! I loved cosplaying this spitfire! I wanted to try something different and she’s definitely out of character for me. While this Cyberpunk: Edgerunners shorty is not for the…
462 – One Shot 60 – River’s Edge
On this episode we talk about anime shops, Check, Please!, Meanwhile, Black Clover, and more! Then, we explore the tragic and extraordinary lives of troubled teens in Kyoko…


Ep. 109: River’s Edge, by Kyoko Okazaki
Jumping into 2024 with River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki on Mangasplaining! Deb Aoki, David Brothers, Christopher Woodrow-Butcher, and Chip Zdarsky talkin' manga!


Ep. 109: River's Edge, by Kyoko Okzaki
Ringing in the New Year with a *very relevant* throwback manga
Strobe Edge (with Alyssa from Anime Intensity)
Covers all ten volumes of Strobe Edge by Io Sakisaka First: Strobe Edge is an amazing title, and we take many opportunities to remind you of this throughout the…


Curse Your Hair and Its Silky Smoothness: The Severing Crime Edge Anime Review
IntroductionHaimura Kiri is high school student, no surprise there. Though appearing to be a normal high school student after a few minutes shows us a perversion for hair,…


Platinum End: So Much Edge, So Little Fun
I’m not embarrassed to count 2006’s grim edge-a-thon Death Note among my favourite anime…


Girls at the Edge: Inukai Torahiko/Hatori Ayako
When people tell you about the importance of word of mouth and sharing the books (and other art) you love, they are not just talking out of their…


Girls at the Edge: Inukai Torahiko/Hayatori Ayako
When people tell you about the importance of word of mouth and sharing the books (and other art) you love, they are not just talking out of their…


Berserk (1997): On the Edge of a Knife
It’s been a while since I started watching this series. On the night that Kentaro Muira passed away (Rest in Peace), I finally made the purchase of this…


Cross Ange’s Ange: Forever on the Knife’s Edge
I knew the moment I sat down to watch Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon, I knew that I would end up doing a blog post on…


Akihabara loses its edge as an anime mecca
Plus: NTT Docomo launches Manga Mirai reading platform; Kadokawa names leader of anime studios; Domestic anime home video sales return to growth; and more


AVE MUJICA at the Edge of the World
On “Ave Mujica,” and on not having much to say about “Ave Mujica.”


Pure TokyoScope Podcast 130: Has Akihabara Lost It's Edge?
Patrick Macias and Matt Alt bring you pop culture direct from Japan!


Yuureitou Manga Review
Yuureitou is a gorey mystery and an earnest representation of a trans character in manga. What more could you ask for?


Manga Review: Imadoki!
Wow, I haven’t done a manga review in soooo long! It’s not that I haven’t been reading plenty of manga, I just haven’t really thought about them much…


Manga Review: Dandadan
Title: Dandadan Mangaka: Yukinobu Tatsu US Publisher: VIZ Media (Shonen Jump) Status: Ongoing Age Relevance: Adult How Essential Is It?: Nice to Have Curricular Connections?: Not relevant to school…


Mujirushi – Manga Review
Guys, I really liked Mujirushi. I'm so glad I randomly bought it because this is one manga I'm pretty sure I'm going to reread through the years.


Utsubora Manga Review
Utsubora is an interesting manga but in my opinion its flaws bring it down. Nevertheless, there are interesting elements to discover.


Manga Review: Hinamatsuri
The Anzu houseless arc stands out to me as one of the best in anime, period; that alone is worth the price of admission for the series.


Manga Review: Horimiya
Title: Horimiya Mangaka: US Publisher: Yen Press Status: Ongoing (Complete in Japan, should complete soon in US at 16 volumes) Age Relevance: Middle school and up How Essential Is It?: Must…


Legendz — Manga Review
If you've ever watched one of those anime from the 90s or early 2000s that mainly existed to advertise a toy line; you've seen Legendz.


Utsubora Manga Review
Utsubora is an interesting manga but in my opinion its flaws bring it down. Nevertheless, there are interesting elements to discover.


Monster – Manga Review
I know, I know, there are already a million posts on Monster out there but what can I say, I think it deserves one more!
NightS Manga Review
Yakuza, mechanics, and others fall in love… oh, and some high school kids, but who cares about them?


Beastrings Manga Review
AstroNerdBoy reviews the Pixiv and Twitter-published manga Beastrings, which now has an English adaptation from Yen Press.
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Happiness [Manga Review]
Happiness [Manga Review] Happiness is another story from the author of Aku No Hana. Going into Happiness I was eager to see how Shuuzou Oshimi will work with Horror as an…