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After the great feasting day known as Thanksgiving, I’ve kind of had pie on the mind. Maybe it’s because I had to make pies for the first time…


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Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman - Episode 3 - Akari and Apple Pie
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The Journal, Page 94, 28 March 2024 – Witch Hunts and Strawberry Pie – Witchspring R
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Trying Fruity Japanese Snacks – Tomato Harvest Crackers, White Chocolate Biscuits, Strange Banana and Apple Pie Cookies
Fruity flavored Japanese snacks are well known for their authentic tastes and smells. Do these banana, apple, chocolate and tomato flavored crackers and biscuits live up to the…
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Hello ladies and gents, boys and girls, reds, blues and all you good folk of the Spiraken community! We’re back discussing your eventually go-to devices for all the…
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Bastard!! Season 2 Review [Video Review]
For fans of Bastard who enjoy OVAs, we’re finally treated to an arc that goes beyond the fight against Abigail. As for season 2, it offers a glimpse…


Aggretsuko Review
Unless you're very lucky, you'll have to accept the fact that you'll have to work for most of your life. It is a cruel fate but one that…


Review: Suzume
The animation is stunning, the voice acting flawless, and the soundtrack expansive, but what makes writer-director Makoto Shinkai’s latest film Suzume so very brilliant is the way it…
Review: PRETEAR
Spring is finally springing forth at last, and with it comes a month of magical girl manga here at the Manga Test Drive. Our first title is...


Review – Horimiya
Horimiya is an anime comprised of 13 episodes that are based around the existing manga of the same name. Created by CloverWorks studio and aired from January –…
Review: PRETEAR
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Review: DAYS
Since this month marks the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we'll be taking a look at a series of sports manga this month (which will almos...
Review: BTOOOM!
Remember the old days, when getting sucked into a video game was all the rage in video games? This manga certainly does. BTOOOM!, by Junya ...
Synergia Review
Note: Review code provided by Top Hat Studios When it comes to yuri settings the most common I run into over the years the top 3 are Slice…
Review: ENMUSU
More often than not, maids are used as fetish fuel in manga, and today's review is one of the more unfortunate examples of such. ENMUSU ( Re...


Euphoria Review
There are fetishes or taboos that almost nobody will ever understand or appreciate. Especially ones that might make someone feel nauseous or disturbed by how it is portrayed.…
Review: PLUTO
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Review: BOKURANO:OURS
We got a lot of original mecha stories around the turn of the millennium, most of which were anime originals. This is one of the rare excep...


Horimiya (Review)
Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, School, Shounen What is it about? On the surface, the thought of Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura getting along would be the last thing in people’s…


Review: Com__et
Do you know what Compulsory Heterosexuality is? This game delves this concept as a theme!


Review: BELLE
As a child, I spent most of my waking hours surrounded by technology. One of my earliest memories is of lazing about on the floor, Nintendo DS in…


REVIEW: Nuclear
A certain Prime Minister’s body double is central to the mysteries surrounding tonight’s show and tell, as a disenfranchised young man takes on an illicit job, only to…


Kakegurui Review
Becoming entangled in each other / Stealing from each other / Deceiving each other / Exposing each other / Wanting from each other / Going mad with each…


Spiritfarer Review
I was introduced to Spiritfarer by my brother, who purchased the game for me because he wanted to have someone to talk to about it. Playing this game…
Review: BASTARD!!
Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin,...
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We are rested and ready to return with a month's worth of bad romance manga! Let's begin with...well, "classic" would be too strong for th...
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"BEASTARS is one of the more gracefully written anime of the year, and it continues in that vein as it enters its first dramatic arc"


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“We found out here, didn’t we? Do you think I’ve grown a little bit since then?” Kamichu is one of the most delightful series I’ve seen in recent…
Review: PLUTO
Of course, I can't talk about robot manga without talking about this one. While it's only tangentially connected to one of mecha's foundin...


Review: Suzume
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Btooom! Review
Genres: Action, Drama, Ecchi, Sci-Fi, Psychological, Seinen Plot summary: Sakamoto Ryouta is an unemployed 22-year-old who lives with his mother. In the real world, there may be nothing…


Psycome Review
Literally Psycho Love Comedy, the title of this light novel is just as what you would expect… with a particularly extreme twist to a classic genre. Written by…
Review: MABURAHO
Well, for once I'm reviewing a harem manga where I understand precisely what the girls see in the lead. It's a terrible reason, but I can co...


Review: DIVE!!
Swimming events are always some of the most popular events at the summer Olympics. If only this series understood anything about its appea...


Konosuba Review
It may be easy to be fooled by Konosuba’s uneven animation and superficial reliance on tropes, but with its colourful and memorable cast of characters, unapologetic goofiness and…
Review: RIZELMINE
Don't think we're ignoring shonen romance, as here's a wretched little one-shot example from the creator of D.N. Angel . RIZELMINE ( Rizerum...
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I wrote this a long time ago, for a blog that no longer exists (it’s for the best, trust me). I can’t remember if I ever published it…
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Kakushigoto is a comedy anime that I wish was more focused with its story.


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SEIMADEN, by You Higuri. First published in 1993 and first published in North America in 2005. PLOT: Hildegarde is a beautiful, graceful da...
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Well, certain circumstances have left me saddled with a bit of time, so I decided to check what was available on Netflix and stumbled across Beastars.…


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Wow… just wow. The best arc by far, entirely gripping from beginning to end, with so many twists and turns, characters, fights, and surprises. Even though I had…
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“what happens from dating onwards is a dragging-out event, giving us a series of disconnected skits linked to side character romances with no hook pulling you in. It’s…