A truly great story is often many great stories, and Kingdom is one such example. Read more
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Kingdom 3 – 22
I don't think I really have to add a whole lot to that, do I? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 09
Pretty reliably, once or so a season, I go through a cycle of self-doubt with Kingdom. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 17
Every so often Kingdom - which is really good all the time - has one of those episodes. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 10
This episode is really a study in contrasts between the new and old blood. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 12
Everybody meet as Wu’s place. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 02
Why does Lu look so pleased with himself? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 15
We're about to reach one of the critical nexus points in the story. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 04
That was a real audience pleaser of an episode. Both of us... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 13
You may think you've got family problems... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 18
The gloves are off now. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 16
And then there's Lu Buwei. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 07
This should be a good test of Kingdom's plot armor, if nothing else. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 23
I can't be the only one to notice that look on Meng Yi's face, can I? Read more
Kingdom 4 – 01
As usual, completely great and almost completely ignored. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 19
What we're seeing on Kingdom right now is just great drama, plain and simple. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 08
I don't think we've ever seen quite this much exploration of the Xin-Diao relationship before Read more
Kingdom 4 – 20
They call it historical fiction for a reason. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 14
Now that's what I call nation building. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 21
If you look at history as a series of paintings, the role of a series like this really is to frame it. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 06
Oh FFS, my notepad isn't even big enough... Read more
Kingdom 4 – 05
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" is not a problem for Zheng. Read more
Kingdom 4 – 03
Great, more names... Read more
Girls Kingdom, Volume 4
When I tell you that Girls Kingdom, Volume 4 is worth reading, please understand that I am 100% aware of what I am saying. The series is, thusfar,…
First Impressions – Kingdom 4
As I am duty-bound to do with each new season of Kingdom, I want to give my thoughts now that we’re five episodes deep into Kingdom 4 –…
Girls Kingdom, Vol. 4
By Nayo and Shio Sakura. Released in Japan by GL Bunko. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Philip Reuben. Because a series such as Girls…
Kingdom 4 – 24-25
There's no disguising what this dream of Zheng's really is no matter how noble its supposed aim. Read more
Bookshelf Briefs 4/4/22
Falling Drowning, Vol. 1 | By Yuko Inari | Kodansha Comics (digital only) – On the surface, Falling Drowning looks like cookie-cutter shoujo. Our protagonist, a high school…
The Manga Review, 4/22/22
Back in the roaring aughts–when earnest manga fans posted reviews on LiveJournal and Blogger–link posts were a simple, effective way to connect with like-minded readers. The widespread adoption…
Kingdom 4 – 26 (Season Finale)
Kingdom has been an incredibly reliable and superb anime, too easy to take for granted if anything. Read more
Dump a Week, 22/4 – 28/4
Intro paragraph after midnight? Psh.
Flowers of Evil, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, Karneval, Karneval, Majestic Prince
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom episode 22
This series has always been deliberate and thorough at examining economic issues for its fantasy setting, so I suppose that it eventually getting around to dealing with a…
Bookshelf Briefs 4/21/22
Catch These Hands!, Vol. 1 | By murata | Yen Press – I’ve been enjoying the recent upswing in yuri manga starring actual adults and aimed at adults.…
Bookshelf Briefs 1/4/22
F | By Imai Arata | Glacier Bay Books – Japan’s triple disaster of 2011 has understandably influenced the creative output of the country’s artists, both directly and…
Bookshelf Briefs 11/4/22
Artist | By Yeong-shin Ma | Drawn & Quarterly – Two years after Yeong-shin Ma’s critically acclaimed manhwa Moms was released in English comes a second major work,…
Bookshelf Briefs 5/4/22
Minami Nanami Wants to Shine, Vol. 1 | By Bana Yoshida and Yuki Yaku | Yen Press – For most of the volume, this feels like a typical…
New Shoujo Releases 1/4/22
Shoujo Releases New Shoujo Releases 1/4/22 Shoujo Henshin shoujo, shojo, anime, manga, manga blog, anime blog
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Anime Orbit Weekly [4/24/22]
This week: the sincerity of Ya Boy Kongming! and the expert eeriness of Summertime Rendering. Plus: Estab-Life gets a dub and it’s actually pretty good.
The Demon Girl Next Door, Summer Time Rendering, Ya Boy Kongming!
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Anime Orbit Weekly [4/17/22]
This week: Birdie Wing gets surprisingly sane, Estab-Life gets pervy, and Executioner keeps it on the level. Also; some non-seasonal anime for once.
The Manga Review, 11/4/22
This week’s biggest news story: Kadokawa has purchased Anime News Network. On November 1st, publisher Christopher MacDonald posted an open letter to ANN’s readership to reassure them that the…
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The Frontline Report [4/2/22]
This week: premieres premieres premieres! Plus, the Princess Connect finale, and a HUGE announcement.
The Manga Review, 4/29/22
Back in March, Titan Comics announced that it would launching its own manga imprint, Titan Manga, with the publication of a new “director’s cut” of Takashi Okazaki’s Afro-Samurai. This…
What I Watched This Week – 4/16-4/22
WWW.Wagnaria!! – This took a bit to get started for me, as the beginning leaned a bit too heavily into how wacky the cast of characters was before…
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
By Shelley Pallis. After a millennium of warfare, the rival kingdoms of Alhamit and Balkari have finally fought each other to a standstill. In a frankly ill-conceived plan…
Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom
The film sticks so closely to the source material tha the nearly two-hour run time is almost a frame-by-frame animated retelling of the single-volume manga.
How A Realist Hero Rebuilt The Kingdom ep 4
Note: Click here to skip to the “Other Series I Am Following” part Tomoe and Kazuya Rating (first half of ep 4): 4 (of 5) Rating (second half…
Manga the Week of 4/6/22
SEAN: April, the most important month of the year! What manga could be coming out? MICHELLE: In which two particular manga reviewers just happened to be born! SEAN:…
Berserk, Berserk, Classroom of the Elite, DARLING in the FRANXX, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Manga the Week of 5/4/22
SEAN: It’s May! A time to smell the fresh air, get outside, and continue to wear a mask. ASH: Pretty helpful for seasonal allergies among other things. SEAN:…
Manga the Week of 4/13/22
SEAN: Spring has sprung, the grass has ris’, I wonder where the manga is? MICHELLE: Wings? SEAN: Yen On has only one title, but it’s a debut. The…
Manga the Week of 4/20/22
SEAN: Are you buying manga, or eating the ears off your easter bunnies? ABLAZE Comics has a Collected Edition of the Space Pirate Captain Harlock comics they released…
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Space Pirate Captain Harlock