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Holiday Review #1: EDEN OF WITCHES
This year might feature the most diverse line-up we've had since I started doing these holiday reviews. A big part of that is that we've se...
King of Eden, Vol. 1
Is it too soon to enjoy a pandemic-themed manga? That question was foremost in my mind as I read King of Eden, a new medical thriller that pits a…
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
Holiday Review #1: TEPPU!
It's time for another round of Holiday Reviews and we're start this year off much in the same way that we ended the last one: with a review...
King of Eden Vol. 1 Manga Review – An Intricate Horror Masterpiece
Two police officers arrive in a Spanish countryside town to begin their nightly patrol. But something sinister stirs in the dead of night. As they follow the once…
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (Quick Review)
Banishers is basically what you would get if you took God of War and gave it a little bit of the Sherlock Holmes treatment. It’s an interesting combo…
Holiday Review #1: KAMEN RIDER
For the second year in a row, I'm able to kick things off with a classic manga from Shotaro Ishinomori, and it might be the best one yet.…
Holiday Review #1: KAMEN RIDER
For the second year in a row, I'm able to kick things off with a classic manga from Shotaro Ishinomori, and it might be the best one yet.…
Eden of the East
Title: Eden of the EastGenre: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Psychological, RomanceRating: 9.5/10 Summary: On November 22, 2010 ten missiles strike Japan. However, this unprecedented terrorist act, later to be called as “Careless Monday,”…
Episode 708: Redo of Eden
This week on Anime Pulse we got revenge fantasy, the cons in trying to imitate anime IRL, and lolis! Up first is the IRL news as Joseph gets…
Strike Witches: One-Winged Witches (Volume 1) – Not All Witches Are Aces
Wilma Bishop has just been transferred to the Isle of Wight detachment and finds a unit that is struggling to gel. Can she bring these girls together and…
Witches & Hunters – Witch Hunters Season 1 Spoiler Review
Sitting on the misty border of Battle School and not is Witch Hunters. It has a lot of the same spirit, including the characters coming off as nebulously…
The Bartender of Eden´s Hall
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Trouble in Eden
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Holiday Review #2: RECORD OF RAGNAROK
Viz's domination of the manga market continued into this year, but that domination was pretty much entirely on the back of its Weekly Shone...
Holiday Review: A SIGN OF AFFECTION
Nonetheless, of the few shojo series to get any hype, this was by far the one with the most acclaim (and it's easy to see why). A SIGN…
Holiday Review #2: RECORD OF RAGNAROK
Viz's domination of the manga market continued into this year, but that domination was pretty much entirely on the back of its Weekly Shone...
Holiday Review: THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES
Yeah...anyone who has been reading this blog for a while or follows me on Twitter knows that this review has been a long time coming. After...
The Witches Marriage, Volume 1
Melissa is a witch driven to excel. Her partner Tanya is a hard worker, but, for some reason, her skills simply won’t increase, which frustrated Melissa beyond her…
Holiday Review: SENSOR
Horror manga has taken off in a big way, and the man at the forefront of this trend has been Junji Ito. It's been too long since we've…
Guyabano Holiday Review
A lot of manga will catch your attention, but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you can't make time to check Guyabano Holiday out.
Holiday Review: GIGANT
This year saw the announcement of a lot of new titles from established creators. Unfortunately, that included Hiroya Oku. GIGANT ( Giganto ...
Holiday Review: MEDALIST
Sports manga continue to thrive and I'm really glad it has because otherwise we might not have gotten a title like this one, even if it's di...
Supplimental Episode y: Eden of the East
In this supplemental episode, Xan and Baz join a secret group as they review a pseudo realistic story of lost memories, conspiracies and super phones, so sit back…
Eden of the East – A thrilling masterpiece
Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post.…
OtakuGeneration (Show #277) Eden of the East
Shownotes :: (show 277) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Eden of the East, recorded live September 26th, 2010. This week we talked the anime…
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Reach Exceeds Grasp – Eden of the East (Plus Movies) Spoiler Review
Sometimes, creators don’t have a full story in mind when they start working on a project: they have the genesis of an idea, a good jumping off point,…
The Witches of Adamas
This story about a man who ejaculates diamonds and the witches who want him mines its concept for some truly outrageous comedy, and the horny aspects of the…
Holiday Review #4: THE TOWN OF PIGS
After years of struggling, American publishers have finally figured out that horror manga can be successful and that they don't have to exc...
Holiday Review #14: MAIDEN OF THE NEEDLE
There's all sort of female-led fantasy stories to choose from these days, isekai or otherwise. Sadly they can't all be good, though. MAIDE...
Holiday Review #13: TALES OF THE KINGDOM
Mostly I'm just glad that this year brought us yet another beautiful and subtly queer manga from Asumiko Nakamura. TALES OF THE KINGDOM ( O...
Holiday Review #14: MAIDEN OF THE NEEDLE
There's all sort of female-led fantasy stories to choose from these days, isekai or otherwise. Sadly they can't all be good, though. MAIDE...
Holiday Review #13: TALES OF THE KINGDOM
Mostly I'm just glad that this year brought us yet another beautiful and subtly queer manga from Asumiko Nakamura. TALES OF THE KINGDOM ( O...
Holiday Review #4: THE TOWN OF PIGS
After years of struggling, American publishers have finally figured out that horror manga can be successful and that they don't have to exc...
Holiday Review: THE ENGAGEMENT OF MARIELLE CLARAC
J-Novel Club spent this year churning out another steady stream of iseskai light novels and manga. Most of the time their titles don't cap...
Dirty Pair: Project Eden
When hearing about the most famous parts of a franchise, there is always a certain piece of ah and reverence that comes from finally watching it. Especially when…
Luminous Witches Episode 1: Soothing Melody
After a couple of delays the time had come at last for the story of the Musical Witches to be told.
Witches Rock Again! (Review Twist)
This post happened spur of the moment and it’s different from how I usually do things on the blog. . . oo what could it be? …
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
Holiday Review: LIL' LEO
Sadly, a lot of Denpa's releases for this year got caught up in Covid-related delays. Thankfully, we did eventually get this charming littl...
It's Holiday Review Time!
As we head into another December, it's time once more for another round of Holiday Reviews at The Manga Test Drive. That means 25 days of...
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
Holiday Review: YAKUZA LOVER
Even Shojo Beat was willing to get a little raunchier than usual this year with titles like this one. YAKUZA LOVER ( Koi to Dangan ), by No...
Holiday Review: DUNGEON TOILET
That being said, we got A LOT of isekai manga this year. For every year this trend drags on, it seems the stories only get stranger, more s...
Holiday Review #21 INNOCENT
Y'all know I love historical manga a lot, and I've always had a fascination with the French Revolution and the time period around it, so th...
Holiday Review: ENIALE & DEWIELA
Speaking of making great art this year, there are few mangaka making art as great as Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama. This year...
Holiday Review #5 - OROCHI
Viz has been the biggest beneficiary of the Junji Ito horror manga craze, but it wasn't until this year that they were willing to capitalize...
Holiday Review: SUPER HXEROES
There were also plenty of titles trading in pure unadulterated fanservice, although most of them were not quite as literal about this as thi...
Holiday Review: DAI DARK
Of course, you can work with horrific ideas and make them fun and charming. Just look at this series, for example. DAI DARK ( Dai Daku ), b...