I’m unfortunately still in a phase where I’m consuming more anime than manga. However, when I run across things that I’m watching that have a corresponding manga, I’m still reviewing them here. I …
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Cherry Magic is a sweet, low-key little BL romance that I’m interested in exploring more of.
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Anime Like Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Vol. 1 Review
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Series Review
It could look better, but don't let that stop you from watching this kind, mature romance.
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Vol. 3 Review
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Vol. 2 Manga Review
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years Of Virginity Can Make You A Wizard?! Episode 1 Review – Finally, A New BL Anime
The manga is successful; the live action is successful; will the anime adaptation be successful?


How to Become a Wizard with Cherry Magic!
Oh, Cherry Magic, how I will miss you! Your angst and your miscommunications, your fluffy dreams and wishes. The show didn’t go quite as explicit as I’d been…
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Cherry Magic Episode 8 Review – I’m A Wizard, Kurosawa
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Cherry Magic Episode 4 Review – You’re A Wizard, Tsuge
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 7 – Kurumi’s Sad New Years
Last time, Kurumi Yuzu and the others investigated a wonder during break. They got themselves into some trouble. Can Kurumi finally do magic to save them?


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Magic, Magi, and the Mundane – Mahou Tsukai no Yoru
There is a mansion on top of the hill, and within it live two witches.
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 2 – Learning Magic through a Magical Pen, Paper, and Math!
Last time, Suzuki, the new teacher for the class Kurumi, declared that she would make everyone in her class magicians. The question is, how can only


A Wholesome Spell: Cherry Magic!
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 3 – Kurumi and the Strange Magic Research Club
It’s Club Fair time, and Kurumi is interested in joining a particular club involving magic. After all, she came close to executing one part of the spell.


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Author & Artist Keigo MakiReleased September 2020 by Square Enix MangaTranslation: Taylor EngelEditor(s): Tania BiswasGenre: Romance, Comedy


Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 4 – Cooking Potatoes with Magic and Truth about Suzuki
Last time, Kurumi and Miki joined the Magic Research Club, not the other one with the same initials. Only Magumi students can join. However, given the


30 Sai Kara no Coming Out / Coming Out at 30 by Natsuhara Saike
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 11 – Putting a Stop to Northern’s Plan and Saving Rettoran
Northern decides to go on with his sinister plans to sacrifice the Standard Program students for the benefit of the modern magic students. Now that


Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 10 – Trouble at Rettoran
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Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
This post isn't nearly as serious as it sounds. I just want to talk about some book covers.
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Can You Judge a Book by Its Cover?
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30 Days of Anime (Years 1 to 5)
For the last 30 days, I’ve been looking back at some of the anime seasons I’ve covered over the last five years of the Otaku Author. This post…
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Mahou Tsukai No Yome S2 part 2
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 8 – Fun in the Snow and Kurumi’s and Yuzu’s Third Magic Attempt
Last time, Kurumi decides to give up on magic as she cannot do it while Yuzu can. That is when Suzuki chooses to visit Kurumi’s grandmother’s house. With


Mahou Tsukai No Yome: Nishi No Shounen To Seiran No Kishi
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Mahou Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi – Episode 9 – Kurumi’s and Yuzu’s Second Chance at Becoming a Magician?
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Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to / Roaming the Apocalypse with my Shiba Inu by Ishihara Yuu
This full-color, yonkoma manga might not be the weirdest post-apocalyptic manga I have ever read, but it certainly is the cutest. Sekai no Owari ni Shiba Inu to/Roaming…


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Mahou Tsukai PreCure!! -Mirai Days- Episode 5: Time Flies
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