Titles: Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie Genre: Romance, comedy, slice of life Episodes: 12 Studio: Doga Kobo Yuu Izumi is a cutie. He really is, you can ask any girl. He’s sweet, a little shy but he gets it together when it counts. He’s very considerate, patient and understanding. He’s…
Burning Kabaddi – When Production Can’t Keep Up
Titles: Shakunetsu Kabaddi Genre: Sports!, school, comedy Episodes: 12 Studio: TMS Entertainment Yoigoshi Tatsuya is a prodigy. A genius athlete. And unstoppable force! Well, at least he is in soccer that is. But he quit that sport so now he’s just a dude. The thing is, guys like Yoigoshi want to win and sooner or…
Let’s Go Karaoke Manga Review
Do you like Karaoke? It’s one of those things where I’ve never met anyone who’s neutral on it. Either they really like it and look forward to going when they can or they absolutely hate even the idea of it and avoid it like the plague. Maybe it’s cultural. But I certainly like Karaoke!
Spy x Family episode 13 – Family Pet
And we are back Spy Fam!… sorry about that. I’ll never do it again. I just got excited. And why wouldn’t I? I love Spy x Family. I’m up to date on the manga and I know for a fact, it just keeps getting better! But personally, I like the anime best so I have…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! 2 Episode 12 – That’s That
I seriously almost forgot I was still watching this show. Forgetting about a show at the last episode is almost impressive. Admittedly, it’s a very busy period at work lately and I haven’t been getting all that much sleep so part of it is on me. Still, I would like to put some of the…
Guest Post: 5 Best Romance Anime Coming In Fall 2022
Good romance anime are enough to pull on anyone’s heartstrings and make their heart soar as they showcase the joys and hardships of love. 2022 has been a great year for Romance anime lovers. We got some great anime like My Dress-Up Darling, Sasaki and Miyano, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3, and Komi Can’t…
Birdie Wing – Par for the Course
Titles: BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls’ Story- Genre: Sports!, drama, crime, kinda yuri but not really Episodes: 13 Studio: Bandai Namco Pictures The Birdie Wing narrative is unnecessarily complicated if you ask me. Eve is this golf prodigy in some European country who was taught by a mysterious mentor. She now does golf scams and plays…
I Did a Poll on English Manga Publishers and This is What I found Out
This post is going to give you an idea of just how much in advance I write my posts. If I was to post once a week instead of once a day, I would have the next year and a half covered. That might be relaxing… should I do that? Should I switch to a…
Tokyo 24th Ward – Running Out of Breath
Titles: Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward Genre: Drama, science fiction, crime, mystery Episodes: 12 Studio: CloverWorks Has it already been a year since Asumi died? A whole year since Shuuta, Ran, and Kouki drifted apart? The whole world changed that day and yet things seem the same in the 24th Ward. The little shops and restaurants…
A Rare Marriage: How to Grill Our Love (Grilling for Two)
I’m not sure how many people have even heard of this manga but hope to change that today. Sometimes you just need a calm and sweet story about calm nice people. Am I selling this right? The thing about A Rare Marriage: How to Grill Our Love is that it really is about grilling and…
Shadows House 2 episode 12 – Dawn
There was a problem with this episode, wasn’t there? I’m sure you all noticed. A pretty big problem all things considered. This is not how you do an ending. This was a beginning and an interesting one at that. Clover Works, I realize that you’re all excited about My Dress Up Darling 2 as well…
The Devil is a Part-Timer! 2 Episode 11 – A New Challenger
We’re at the penultimate episode of the season and I,m kind of worried. I really dislike when shows try to cram new elements in at the last minute. It’s rarely done right and you don’t really have the time for a proper payoff. And this episode seemed like it was trying t do just that.
Guest Post: 5 Best BL Anime Recommendations To Watch In 2022
BL (Boy’s Love) is one of the most loved genres among romance lovers. The genre adopts many of the classic tropes of romance comedy shows, from Misunderstandings and Enemies to Lovers, to Love Triangles and soul mates. BL is closely related to the Yaoi and Shounen-ai genres, but you should know the difference between the…
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Anime Becoming Mainstream
I’m not sure this post is going to reach the intended audience. I think most of my readers either don’t care if anime is mainstream or not or are happy if it is. Still, I have been reading a lot of comments, and even some think pieces about how anime is becoming too mainstream and…
Dance Dance Danseur – Recital
Titles: Dance Dance Danseur Genre: Sports!, dama, romance Episodes: 11 Studio: MAPPA Junpei is a manly boy. He does his best to take care of his mom and sister. At 14, he’s already well on his way to becoming a Jet Kune Do master under his uncle’s tutelage, and he’s surrounded by friends at school…