The Locked Rooms of the Twin Snakes is the fourth book in the Lychee Kamiki series starring the titular high school prostitute detective, ...
Feb 14, 2025 • Subscribe
More like this
Primal Playthrough: Episode 2- River of Snakes
River of Snakes is an episode that comes off the heels of a fabulous pilot episode with a decent outing. It’s by no means a bad episode. Though really,…
Locked in Time
detective fiction, 推理小説、games, mystery, murder, locked room, Japanese, translations,
Auto-tagged The House
Year of the Snake: Where To Find Snakes in Japan
The Year of the Snake is quickly approaching, and many of us are heading to bonenkai (end-of-the-year parties), doing osouji (deep cleaning) and planning...
Jouran: The Princess of Snow and Blood – 04 – Snakes and Sinners
When Sawa sees the note from Janome she rushes to his hideout, but Kuzuhara heads her off in his car. He won’t let her walk into a trap…
Lust of the White Serpent (蛇精の淫, Morihei Magatani, 1960)
A village boy falls for the headman’s daughter but unwittingly embarks on an affair with a snake spirit in Morihei Magatani’s Shintoho horror
Kakegurui Twin
I suppose gambling addicts can’t wait to make their next bet and think they can win it big the next time. But for the rest of us waiting…
Auto-tagged Kakegurui, Kakegurui Twin
Heavenly Swords of the Twin Stars, Vol. 1
By Riku Nanano and cura. Released in Japan as “Sōsei no Tenken Tsukai” by Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Stephanie Liu.…
Auto-tagged Girl from Phantasia
Decoded (解密, Chen Sicheng, 2024)
A maths prodigy finds himself in a battle of wits with a former mentor when working as a government codebreaker in Chen Sicheng’s surreal thriller.
Kamen Rider Ryuki – Locked In A Game of Survival
More Kamen Rider I mentioned in my Kuuga post a long time ago that I was watching Kamen Rider Ryuki. Well, I just finished it. It was the…
Appare-Ranman! – 10 – Snakes on a Train
Their respite over, it’s time for the racers to get back to work, this time racing a train out of Nebraska with Big Boss hoping to prove the…
Auto-tagged APPARE-RANMAN!
Kunoichi Tsubaki #09 — Snakes on a Brain
Who are we kidding. Nobody in this show has a brain. Impressions: This episode ended with a two and a half minute basically unanimated distance shot of…
The Witch From Mercury #19 — Everyone Sits in Their Rooms
That one girl got her toenails done, I guess. Impressions: I don't even want to talk about this episode. I've already said over and over that the…
A-Yokai-A-Day: The Bakemono of the Twin Mounds of Rendaino
Tonight's tale uses us the generic term "bakemono" in the title again. However, within the story the original text uses the word kijin—鬼神 meaning oni goddess—to describe her…
Locked in by the Coronavirus? Try these 5 Projects!
As the United States closes schools and colleges because of the spread of the 2020 coronavirus, you might suddenly find yourself with a lot of free time. It’s…
Melanin Friendly Games: Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons
Hey Blerdy Tribe!! It’s Monday once again and I want to kick off the week with some melanin friendly games! If this is your first time here at Blerdy…
Secrets of 1979 (弓蕉園的秘密, Zero Chou, 2021)
Two women fall in love over the summer of 1979 but find their innocent romance overshadowed by the oppressive KMT regime in Zero Chou’s political drama
The Puzzle at the Core of Kakugurui Twin Makes It Worth Watching
Kakugurui Twin takes place a year before the main Kakegurui series and follows Mary Saotome in the year before Yumeko arrives as throws the school into chaos with…
Auto-tagged Kakegurui
Twin Cake (2012 – 2013)
Written and Drawn by Aoi Hana Link Yes, I know I’ve been doing A LOT of manga reviews lately Twin cake is about a girl named Kaede…
Auto-tagged Sweet Blue Flowers
Yuri Quickie: KAKEGURUI Twin
“Backlog Season” resumes with what is technically Season 0 or a prequel to the anime about psycho gamblers, most of whom are lesbian. Let us take a quick…
Auto-tagged Kakegurui, Kakegurui Twin
Twin Peaks season one
Perhaps David Lynch’s magnum opus. Were it not for the blatant racism in season two and The...
Twin Spica and Pez
The Women’s World Cup is going on, which is about the only time I am openly supportive...
Auto-tagged Twin Spica
Twin Spica and Pez
The Women’s World Cup is going on, which is about the only time I am openly supportive of US sports, because the women’s national team is so good.…
Auto-tagged Twin Spica
Indie Spotlight: Twin Coves
Hey Blerdy Tribe!! There’s a brand new Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming paranormal mystery visual novel Twin Coves from newbie indie team Wisteria Games, that I just had…
Twin Peaks season one
Perhaps David Lynch’s magnum opus. Were it not for the blatant racism in season two and The...
Kakegurui: Twin – Episode 1
Kakegurui: Twin gives a standalone prequel story to Saotome Mary that welcomes newcomers and old fans alike with a story that feels just as fresh and fun as…
Auto-tagged Kakegurui
Revisiting Twin Star Exorcists
It had been awhile since I watched Twin Star Exorcists. This article will assume you’ve seen the anime too. I will skip the usual summary and sketch of…
Auto-tagged Twin Star Exorcists
Wonder “Twin” Powers, Activate!
How should I refer to these shows? Estrogen-heavy? X chromosome only? Ladies Night Out? I am seeing a larger-than-normal amount of these female-centric shows, not just in the…
First Look: Kakegurui Twin
First-year student Mary Saotome has one goal: to rise to the top as the pretty and popular gambling prodigy of the infamous Hyakkaou Private Academy. However, she soon…
Auto-tagged Kakegurui, Kakegurui Twin
Overlord (Episode 8) – Twin Swords of Slashing Death
After finishing up at the guild, Momon heads to Nfirea’s shop with his grandmother, however, when they get there something isn’t right. They find the Swords of Darkness,…
Auto-tagged Overlord
The Netflix is letting Kakegurui Twin ride
How's it going, Mary? Good?
Auto-tagged Kakegurui, Kakegurui Twin
Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 Visual Novel from Aikasa Collective
It’s my favorite day of the week today, Guest Review Wednesday! And today we have our Senior VN reviewer Louise P to tell you about a lovely new…
Snake Woman’s Curse (怪談蛇女, Nobuo Nakagawa, 1968)
A venal landlord is haunted by the legacy of feudal injustice in Nakagawa’s eerie Meiji-era ghost story
Sweet Secret / 甘い秘密 / Amai himitsu (1971)
Obscure Japanese Film #116 Tomomi Sato Eitaro Ozawa Yoko (Tomomi Sato) is a young woman living in Hokkaido who wants to be a writer. She p...
Auto-tagged Colorful
Spiraken Movie Review Ep 76: Rounders (or Smokey Poker Rooms)
In this installment of the Spiraken Movie Review, Zorro deals some cards to Xan as they review the quintessential cult poker movie from 1998 , Rounders directed by…
No, That’s Not a GN Twin Drive: MODEROID Godannar Twin Drive Mode
We’re just a week or so away until 2022 ends yet Good Smile Company was still able to dish out another solicitation from their Mecha Smile Impact event…
Auto-tagged Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!!
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8, Tribe Nine, and Hajime no Ippo
Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I...
Auto-tagged Tribe Nine, Fighting Spirit
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces, Twin Peaks: The Return Parts 1-8, Tribe Nine, and Hajime no Ippo
Following up on the previous post here on this website, but for Manga In Your Ears, I...
Auto-tagged Fighting Spirit, Tribe Nine
Twin Peaks season one notes
Taiiku Podcast listeners once again become Taiiku Podcast readers. We’ve made a few written posts throughout the...
Noblesse ep 13 – Twin Swords
Is that innuendo for something dirty? If so, I swear I didn’t know. And I regret to inform you that neither my post nor this week’s episode of…
Auto-tagged Noblesse
Vivy #04 — Evil Robot Twin
Has introducing an evil twin ever not been dumb? Impressions: Oh for Christ's sake. An evil identical AI twin? That's the surprise twist behind why the seemingly innocuous…
Twin Peaks season one notes
Taiiku Podcast listeners once again become Taiiku Podcast readers. We’ve made a few written posts throughout the...
Rei Ayanami’s journey to being a real girl — a tale of glasses and hospital rooms
I’ve been writing about Evangelion for about a month now. I’ve likely crossed the 10,000-word mark, and I haven’t really needed to revisit an earlier post. Until today…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean – Ideas Locked In Prison
Is JoJo’s Lack of Popularity Netflix’ Fault Now, some people are obviously going to say yes. That would be all they have to say on the matter of…
Auto-tagged Idea, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Intimate Stranger (親密な他人, Mayu Nakamura, 2022)
A middle-aged woman bonds with a young man claiming to have information about her missing son in Mayu Nakamura’s noirish psychological drama.
When Escape Rooms Meet Visual Novels | Detective Ridelle | PuzzLab Games | Interview
When escape rooms meet visual novels – PuzzLab games have brought their extensive expertise in designing puzzles and escape rooms to the table in Detective Ridelle…
Anime Series Like Twin Star Exorcists
Parallel to our world is Magano where the Kegare dwell. Exorcists are sent in to deal with these monsters and cleanse impurities. One day, a talented young exorcist…
Auto-tagged Twin Star Exorcists, Absolute Duo, Beyond the Boundary, Blue Exorcist, Kekkaishi
Serpent’s Path Le chemin du serpent 蛇の道 (2024) Dir: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Serpent's Path Le chemin du serpent 蛇の道 (2024), by director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is an updating of a film made nearly 30 years ago. Its setting switched from Japan to France…
