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Holiday Review #21: NO LONGER HEROINE
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In This episode, Xan reviews a rom com shojo manga that does something truly unexpected with its characters. Does this gambit pay off for the manga? Well, sit…
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Momoko Koda’s second published series, No Longer Heroine, is an absolute riot that any shojo fan will be able to relate to.
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 #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...
Win Twwk’s Manga: Cheat Skill, No Longer Heroine, Sunbeams in the Sky, and More!
Welcome to the first edition of “Win Twwk’s Manga,” where I give away like new and new copies of manga and light novels! With the help of two…
Kinokoinu Episode 7 Review – No Longer Alone
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No Longer Allowed In Another World Review:
Content Warning: Now given the content within this show before I do anything I need to give a content warning. This show mentions ending oneself very frequently and…
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Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 9), No Longer Heroine (Vol. 5), and Solo Leveling (Vol. 8)
Stakes are high and the action is intense in offerings on this week’s Reader’s Corner, which include the latest volume of Issak, Solo Leveling, and Kaiju No. 8,…
Reader’s Corner: No Longer Heroine, My Wonderful World, and Wait for Me Yesterday in Spring
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No Longer Allowed in Another World Review — C+
Dazai goes to another world and keeps trying to kill himself.
No Longer Hyped – A Review of Human Lost
The 1948 novel Ningen Shikkaku, known in the west as No Longer Human, is considered a masterpiece of literature in Japan. It is considered autobiographical, as the torment…
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Of all the famous works of literature to get the Classics Illustrated treatment, Osamu Dazai’s No Longer Human is an odd choice. Its protagonist is Oba Yozo, a…
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Eighteen Years, and Dead No Longer – Erased Spoiler Review
Hm… unless I miss my mark, there’s some kind of festival going on right now. Usually, I give everyone a present by cracking into some of the worst…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #05
Well everyone, it’s time for Hiyori Suzumi to make history as she’s at the preliminaries where Hiyori will qualify for the national athletic competition.
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #09
Let’s begin with Hiyori Suzumi where she returns to the track to compete in the 110m Hurdles event final. Unlike before where she got a foot injury, Hiyori…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #08
Oh look, it’s both Aizo Shibasaki and Yujiro Someya from LIP x LIP where they have their own radio show, answering questions from their fans. And by the…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #01
Well everyone, this is the first time I’ll be watching a Honeyworks anime show based on the Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai series. Speaking of Honeyworks, they’re a really talented…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #10
Oh boy, looks like the news surrounding LIP x LIP has gone mainstream where the likes of Sena and Mona Narumi saw it, yet the only thing that…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #06
Time to keep LIP x LIP’s momentum going as both boys are here for another photoshoot. Look at them go!
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #07
Oh boy, looks like Nagisa Shiranami got smitten by Hiyori Suzumi’s new look that it got me thinking on why he said to his childhood friend that she’s…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #03
Well everyone, here’s both Yujiro Someya and Aizo Shibasaki where they witness a rare sight of Hiyori Suzumi sprinting to get her personal best time. Man, I’m hoping…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #04
This is really surprising as Hiyori Suzumi is about to get married to both Yujiro Someya and Aizo Shibasaki. Everyone will blow their mind once it happens.
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #11
Hey everyone, do you remember this certain fan who goes to every LIP x LIP concert? Well, her name is Chu-tan where she works at a maid café.…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #12
So, remember that notebook on the previous episode? That belonged to Chizuru Nakamura where she’s pondering on whether to throw it away or not. Speaking of Chizuru, she’s…
Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto Episode #02
Well everyone, looks like Yujiro Someya and Aizo Shibasaki rejected Hiyori Suzumi as their manager-in-training where it’s not just because she’s their classmate in Sakuragaoka High Scho…
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This week dakazu tries to understand the end of Blue Flag and cries ! Then Seamus has some choice words for Junji Ito’s adaptation of No Longer Humanas…
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Hankering for some horror? We got it. Kaiju or demons run amok? We have that, too. How about coming-of-age romance? We’ve got you covered. Post-apocalyptic adventure? Sure, come…
Reader’s Corner: Insomniacs After School (Vol. 2), Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (Vol. 10), and No Longer Heroine (Vol. 3)
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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...
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: 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.
Our Own Plucky Heroine – Mugen no Juunin Episode 10 Review
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Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen – 10 – Alone No Longer
Nine Tails is an ancient intermediate demon Holy Cross has never figured out how to exorcise, but the Kamiki clan is a different story. Freed from Nine Tails,…
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Speaking of making great art this year, there are few mangaka making art as great as Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama. This year...
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Holiday Review: SUPER HXEROES
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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 #5 - OROCHI
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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...
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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: 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...
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...
Holiday Review: PENGUIN GENTLEMEN
Fanservice can take all sorts of shapes, though. Often it's attached to round, bouncy girls, but sometimes it's indulging in a fantasy wher...