Anime Review

Orient Volume 3 Review

The third volume of Shinobu Ohtaka’s Orient is very much a tale of two halves, as it brings the current arc of the story focusing on Tsugumi and the Kosameda band of samurai to a solid conclusion but struggles to get going into the next one.

Onosume • 7th September 2021

Anime Review

My Hero Academia – Season 4 Part 2 Review

The second half of My Hero Academia’s fourth season is a more relaxed affair after an action-packed first half, but is that a bad thing?

Cold Cobra • 6th September 2021

Manga Review

Pretty Boy Detective Club (Manga) Volume 1 Review

Pretty Boy Detective Club makes its manga debut with a slightly different look for our main cast but with a story that is nevertheless worth checking out.

Demelza • 3rd September 2021

Manga Review

Sweat and Soap Volume 7 Review

In Volume 7 of Sweat and Soap Kotaro and Asako spend Golden Week together before Asako finally gets to meet Kotaro's family for the first time.

Demelza • 1st September 2021

Film Review

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul Review

Riko and Reg’s grand adventure to the bottom of The Abyss takes some dark and sinister turns in a horror movie-esque arc that is very emotional and engaging, even if it feels a little formulaic.

Onosume • 31st August 2021

Manga Review

If the RPG World Had Social Media Volume 1 Review

How different would a hero's journey be if their world had social media? Well, enter the new manga series If the RPG World Had Social Media which aims to show us just how much fun the cast could have with the ability to constantly text one another.

Demelza • 30th August 2021

Manga Review

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious Volume 1 Review

The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious follows the story of Yuuri who constantly worries that his maid Lillith is up to no good, thanks to her being too good at her job!

Demelza • 29th August 2021

Manga Review

Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 1 Review

Mitsuki and Asahi are off on a round-the-world journey of a lifetime together – but how far will they get when Mitsuki admits on the plane that he’s scared of flying? Find out in the first volume of this unusual and involving travel manga with a difference!

Sarah • 28th August 2021

Film Review

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll Collector’s Edition Review

In this spin-off film in the Violet Evergarden franchise, Violet is sent to a girls' boarding school as a manners teacher for Isabella York. The girl has no interest in learning the ways of the nobility, but perhaps with Violet by her side, she'll begin to open her heart...

Demelza • 27th August 2021

Manga Review

A Sign of Affection Volumes 2 & 3 Review

The romance manga continues to be a wonderful series that delicately explores life as a deaf person and cleverly twists tropes to fit in the protagonists' world.

darkstorm • 25th August 2021

Anime Review

Why the hell are you here, Teacher!? Review

This short-form ecchi comedy series is bottom-of-the-barrel entertainment that sees teachers placed into compromising and erotic situations with their students, who then quickly become the object of their affections.

Onosume • 23rd August 2021

Manga Review

The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest Volume 4 Review

Volume 4 of The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest sees Matthias finish off his battle against the demon Ashril, but trouble is never far from our hero and it's not long before he must set out for an abandoned village...

Demelza • 22nd August 2021

Manga Review

Battle Angel Alita Volume One (Paperback Edition) Review

A new paperback edition of Yukito Kishiro's cyberpunk manga - this first release covering the first one-and-a-half volumes.

Ian Wolf • 21st August 2021

Anime Review

BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 1 Review

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. is an extremely fun adventure that shores up its defences and offers an expressive and outlandish take on the isekai and video game genres that will have you laughing all the way through.

Onosume • 19th August 2021

Manga Review

Wave, Listen to Me! Volume 6 Review

Whilst this is perhaps one of the weaker volumes so far in terms of overall story, it still has its moments and sets up some potentially interesting character developments for the story ahead.

HWR • 18th August 2021

Manga Review

The Witch and the Beast Volume 6 Review

Ashaf and Guideau go in search of the witch Angela to Orlencia Sett, the land of the vampires.

Sarah • 17th August 2021

Manga Review

The Witch and the Beast Volume 5 Review

How did Ashaf the Mage and Guideau, the witch-cursed young woman first meet? The fifth volume of The Witch and the Beast has some intriguing answers…

Sarah • 16th August 2021

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volume 03 Review

Three volumes in to Sasaki and Miyano and there’s a confession – but where will things go from here?

Sarah • 15th August 2021

Manga Review

Something’s Wrong With Us Volume 6 Review

The Tanabata Festival is fast approaching and Nao has sweets to finish, but when she begins to feel nauseous and someone asks if she has a baby on the way, she wonders if she might be in the early stages of pregnancy.

Demelza • 14th August 2021

Anime Review

Zoku Owarimonogatari Review

Stuck in the limbo between graduating high school and beginning his new college, Araragi finds himself pondering his future. Of course, it's not long before he finds himself wrapped up in a case of the supernatural when he's suddenly pulled into a mirror world!

Demelza • 13th August 2021