Anime Review

Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 5 Review

It’s time for the final showdown with Madame La Médium as her evil plot reaches its climax. Can Belle and the Beast stop her before it is too late, and will the pair ever declare their love for each other and find true happiness? All the answers are here in this explosive final volume of Kaori Yuki’s Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost!

Onosume • 1st February 2023

Manga Review

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 6 Review

Just as salaryman Adachi finds the courage to confess to his colleague Kurosawa, their firm decides to send him to oversee the opening of a new branch in Nagasaki – 1,200 kilometres away! Does this mean their relationship is over before it's begun?

Sarah • 31st January 2023

Manga Review

The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Volume 6 Review

Volume 6 of The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess sees our cast head to the Land of Ninja, where Iana must once again avoid a bad end for her and her sister Konoha!

Demelza • 30th January 2023

Manga Review

I Want to Be a Wall Volume 2 Review  

How is marriage working out for platonic couple Gakurouta and Yuriko? Perhaps a ‘pilgrimage’ to Kochi will bring them closer together... except it's only on the plane that Yuriko learns that Gakurouta's never travelled by air before.

Sarah • 29th January 2023

Manga Review

Lost Lad London Volume 3 Review

Is Al Adley going to be falsely accused of the murder of Mayor King? Does D.I. Ellis still believe in Al’s innocence – and how can he save the student when someone, perhaps the real murderer, is leaking information about Al to the media? Find out in the third and final volume of Lost Lad London!

Sarah • 26th January 2023

Manga Review

[Oshi No Ko] Volume 1 Review

Just by reading the first volume, you can tell that Oshi No Ko is going to be a very popular and talked about series when the anime adaptation comes out in April. Check out the review for Volume 1 here!

darkstorm • 25th January 2023

Manga Review

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest Volume 9 and 10 Review

Two more volumes of The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest bring more difficult challenges for Matthias and his team. With demons, corrupt lords and powerful monsters waiting in the wings, there's never a dull moment for this party!

Demelza • 24th January 2023

Manga Review

A Galaxy Next Door Volumes 2 and 3 Review

In these two volumes of A Galaxy Next Door, we watch over Ichiro and Shiori as they navigate the difficulties of their new relationship. From telling Ichiro's siblings to a visit from Shiori's parents and a few cute dates in between, there's a lot happening here!

Demelza • 21st January 2023

Manga Review

Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story Volume 2 Review

Detective Yukito Ayatsuji's nemesis is still alive and causing even more chaos as he creates a dangerous mystery for Yukito to solve. With their backs against the wall, can the detective and trusty partner Mizuko find a way to bring their enemy to justice once and for all?

Demelza • 20th January 2023

Anime Review

ARIA The Natural Parts 1 and 2 Blu-ray Review

ARIA the Natural continues to deliver a wonderful series overall that builds upon its characters, settings, and thematic qualities. The longer season provides some real highlights that enhance the quiet yet endearing and unique atmosphere. 

HWR • 19th January 2023

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 10 Review

The end of first-year art show looms large for Yatora and his fellow students – and he’s struggling to decide what to paint. Has he fallen out of love with making art?

Sarah • 18th January 2023

Film Review

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond Theatrical Review

Rimuru and co make their theatrical debut in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond. When an Ogre called Hiiro makes his way to Rimuru's nation he's reunited with old friends and asks them for help with a problem facing his home Raja and its queen, Towa.

Demelza • 17th January 2023

Manga Review

Otherside Picnic Volume 2 Review

After seeing off the Eight-Foot-Tall Lady, Sorawo and Toriko are spirited away to “Station February”, an abandoned railway station on the Otherside where a lost platoon of US Marines is defending against a literal horde of faces.

Onosume • 16th January 2023

Manga Review

My Happy Marriage (Manga) Volume 2 Review

In Volume 2 of this romance series, the world-building is growing but it’s the gentle romance of the leads and the peeling back of layers from the growing cast of characters that make it an absorbing read.

darkstorm • 14th January 2023

Manga Review

Run Away With Me, Girl Volume 1 Review

First love may not have worked out for protagonist Maki, but when she's reunited with high school sweetheart Midori, she begins to realise that even ten years later her feelings haven't faded. Could this reunion be destiny?

Demelza • 13th January 2023

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 9 Review

Art student Yatora is about to start the second term of his course at TUA – but he seems to be suffering from some crippling kind of block. Is this the end of his dreams to become an artist?

Sarah • 12th January 2023