Book Review

The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station Review

The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station Review

The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station Review

The God of Nishi-Yugahama Station follows four individuals who lost their loved ones in a train derailment. We follow their lives as we learn about those they've lost and how they deal with the grief in the aftermath, as well as what it means to have the chance to say one final goodbye.

Demelza • 2nd July 2025

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Review

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Review

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Review

Sakuta is busy preparing for college entrance exams, but his world is turned on its head when he learns his mother wants to see him and Kaede. What will happen when the family reunites for the first time in over two years...?

Demelza • 19th June 2025

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Review

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Review

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days Review

Lycoris Recoil: Ordinary Days offers a selection of short stories revolving around the main cast and the customers of Café LycoReco.

Demelza • 21st May 2025

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book Review

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book Review

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book Review

The Apothecary Diaries Art Book is here! This release includes all of Touko Shino's illustrations for the light novel series Volumes 1-14 and many other must-see pieces.

Demelza • 14th May 2025

Did You Think My Yuri Was Just for Show? Review

Did You Think My Yuri Was Just for Show? Review

Did You Think My Yuri Was Just for Show? Review

A Yuri light novel about a voice actress and a former idol turned voice actress - could it ever work? Find out in our review.

darkstorm • 2nd May 2025

86: Eighty-Six Volume 12 Review

86: Eighty-Six Volume 12 Review

86: Eighty-Six Volume 12 Review

86 Volume 12 deals with the aftermath of Volume 11, where several of the cast are weighed down by the events in the Republic. Still, there's never a moment to rest and when a team goes rogue with radioactive material it could quickly become a disaster...

Demelza • 24th April 2025

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 3 Review

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 3 Review

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 3 Review

Can specters go abroad and fly on airplanes? Find out as Masamichi and his master, Shino, are invited to solve a supernatural mystery in England!

Sarah • 4th February 2025

The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori Volume 1 Review

The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori Volume 1 Review

The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori Volume 1 Review

The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori starts with a student stealing pencils to shave and eat over rice, but trust me when I say there's far stranger things afoot here...

Demelza • 24th January 2025

My Happy Marriage Art Book Review

My Happy Marriage Art Book Review

My Happy Marriage Art Book Review

This art book release by Square Enix Manga is a gorgeous tome to own, and a perfect gift for any My Happy Marriage fan.

darkstorm • 17th December 2024

Candy: Shou Harusono Collection Review

Candy: Shou Harusono Collection Review

Candy: Shou Harusono Collection Review

Is this art book just what fans of Sasaki and Miyano have been waiting for?

Sarah • 25th November 2024

Your Forma Volume 3 Review

Your Forma Volume 3 Review

Your Forma Volume 3 Review

Volume 3 of Your Forma takes Echika and Harold to France where they're following the trail of a hacker known only as E...

Demelza • 6th November 2024

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Volume 1 Review

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Volume 1 Review

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Volume 1 Review

The Apothecary Diaries finally makes it way to print thanks to Square Enix Books, but does this first release prove a must-have for fans of this popular franchise?

Demelza • 29th October 2024

Days with My Stepsister Volume 3 Review

Days with My Stepsister Volume 3 Review

Days with My Stepsister Volume 3 Review

Summer vacation arrives in the world of Days with My Stepsister, but instead of relaxing like other students, Yuuta and Saki instead devote the break to working their part-time jobs. When Yuuta realises Saki is starting to crack under the pressure, will he break his vow not to interfere and help her?

Demelza • 19th October 2024

Hell Is Dark with No Flowers Volume 1 Review

Hell Is Dark with No Flowers Volume 1 Review

Hell Is Dark with No Flowers Volume 1 Review

22-year-old Seiji Tohno becomes a assistant to the mysterious Shiroshi Saijou, who solves all kind of mysteries for those who come to him for help. But the boundaries between humanity and the supernatural often collide around Shiroshi and nothing is ever quite as it seems...

Demelza • 12th October 2024

My Dress-Up Darling: Official Anime Fanbook Review

My Dress-Up Darling: Official Anime Fanbook Review

My Dress-Up Darling: Official Anime Fanbook Review

My Dress-Up Darling: Official Anime Fanbook promises to be your ultimate guide to all things My Dress-Up Darling with staff interviews and an in-depth look at each episode of Season 1.

Demelza • 5th October 2024

Three, Two, One, Let’s Jam: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Original Cowboy Bebop Review

Three, Two, One, Let’s Jam: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Original Cowboy Bebop Review

Three, Two, One, Let’s Jam: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Original Cowboy Bebop Review

Have you ever wondered… pretty much anything even slightly related to Shinichiro Watanabe’s all-time classic Cowboy Bebop? Well, have I got the book for you!

Cold Cobra • 29th September 2024

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 2 Review

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 2 Review

The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant Volume 2 Review

Are you an urban fantasy/horror fan? The Contract Between a Specter and a Servant could be your next favourite read with its subtle but effectively chilling story set in and around a dusty Japanese antique shop…

Sarah • 9th September 2024

Brunhild the Dragonslayer Review

Brunhild the Dragonslayer Review

Brunhild the Dragonslayer Review

Brunhild the Dragonslayer tells the story of a girl raised by a dragon who wishes to take revenge on humanity for taking all that she holds dear.

Demelza • 4th September 2024

Amalgam Hound: Criminal Investigation Bureau – Special Investigation Unit Volume 1 Review

Amalgam Hound: Criminal Investigation Bureau – Special Investigation Unit Volume 1 Review

Amalgam Hound: Criminal Investigation Bureau – Special Investigation Unit Volume 1 Review

Detective Theo Starling is put on the case of chasing down rogue Amalgams (weapons capable of mass destruction) in this new sci-fi crime drama from Yen Press!

Demelza • 13th August 2024

Days with My Stepsister Volume 2 Review

Days with My Stepsister Volume 2 Review

Days with My Stepsister Volume 2 Review

In Volume 2 of Days with My Stepsister, Saki turns to Yuuta for help after failing her exam. Meanwhile Yuuta finds himself going to the movies with his attractive older co-worker...

Demelza • 8th August 2024