Anime Review

As something of a transitional volume for the series, Orient Volume 6 sees Musashi, Kojiro and Tsugumi head east as they encounter the Uesugi Alliance and get roped into their battle with Yamata no Orochi on Awaji Island.

Volume 2 of My Isekai Life sees protagonist Yuji complete the Adventurers' Guild exam and add a new monster companion to his party as he continues to adjust to living in this fantasy world.

In Volume 2 of Welcome Back, Alice our protagonist continues to struggle with his feelings for his childhood friend but will a favourable change with his love interest help him put his thoughts in order?

Yatora starts his first year studying oil painting at Tokyo University of Arts - but nothing turns out the way he expected!

'Espoir' is French for ‘hope’. Is this a promising start for the new Yuri series from Tokyopop?

Alice in Borderland follows Ryohei Arisu and his two friends who find themselves in a post-apocalyptic parallel world where they must take part in death games to survive.

Student Al Adley finds his quiet life turned upside-down when he’s interviewed by the police searching for the murderer of the mayor of London. A taut and twisty murder mystery manga set in our very own capital city!

Death Note Short Stories is going to mean something different to everyone but this is a lovely book with great stories to re-introduce yourself into this unique world.

Shuzo Oshimi's latest work explores the theme of gender, sexuality and growing up in this high school drama about three childhood friends reunited in high school.

Volume 5 of The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess takes a step back from all the madness as of late and gives our cast a chance to rest and regain their strength, but as usual Iana's troubles are only just beginning when another new character is introduced...

In these two volumes of Something's Wrong With Us, the cast reach a turning point as the story significantly changes direction.

A sensitive and convincing exploration of one young man’s struggle to come to terms with  his realization that he’s gay.

Another excellent early Kyoto Animation adaptation of the Key visual novels, with tragedy, humour, and a girl with an angelic backpack.

Aria The Masterpiece Volume 1 is a great introduction to the story, establishing Akari as a likeable protagonist and the world of Aqua as a fascinating setting, full of charming characters and mystery, melding together fantasy and sci-fi in an inventive fashion.

In this noughties-throwback and quirky action-focused thriller, we join Sumire Takahana as the new girl at Venus Vanguard, a secret organisation that fights and protects humans from demonic creatures known as Viruses that consume human souls. As she pairs up with Lucia and the rest of the gang, Sumire must learn to use her supernatural powers to fight off the Viruses and figure out why she and Lucia are their prime targets.

A wonderful early anime from Kyoto Animation, full of emotion and tragedy.