Anime Review

Teppeki Honeymoon Volume 1 Review

In the latest debut from publisher One Peace Books, we find a heroine in debt but her fortunes take a turn for the better when she finds herself suddenly engaged to the heir of a famous security company...

Demelza • 25th June 2025

Manga Review

Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood Volume 3 Review

Volume 3 ups the stakes as the students and teacher of Rasetsu Academy face off in a fight they may not be able to win.

HWR • 24th June 2025

Manga Review

[Oshi No Ko] Volumes 9 and 10 Review

We've hit the 'mainstay arc' but is this drama series still reaching for the stars? Find out in our review of the latest volumes!

darkstorm • 22nd June 2025

Manga Review

My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending Volume 1 Review

An average college student finds himself reincarnated into the world of his favourite video game, but rather than being a hero, he winds up in the body of the villain!

Demelza • 21st June 2025

Manga Review

Desperate March for Love Review

This yuri manga explores the messy relationship between two teenage girls. Read our review of this new title!

darkstorm • 20th June 2025

Manga Review

I’m Here, Beside You Volume 2 Review

Ibuki has been given a second chance to relive his high school days and tell his crush Mikami how he really feels about him. But will it work out?

Sarah • 18th June 2025

Manga Review

Dead Rock Volume 2 Review

We begin to learn of some of the reasons why these demonic students joined the school.

Ian Wolf • 16th June 2025

Manga Review

Medalist Volume 8 Review

Inori has made it to the All-Japan Novice tournament – but she will have to skate against Hikaru, the defending champion!

Sarah • 15th June 2025

Manga Review

Rent-A-Girlfriend Volumes 25 and 26 Review

The Resort Arc continues in Rent-A-Girlfriend! Kazuya prepares to make the confession of a lifetime, but Mizuhara is being pressured by Mami to come clean about everything. What will happen next as the chaotic motivations of all involved come to a head?

Demelza • 14th June 2025

Manga Review

Love on the Horizon Volume 2 Review

Nagi and Yu are art students who live next door to each other – and have now started dating! How will their relationship progress as Yu reaches the end of his course?

Sarah • 12th June 2025

Manga Review

Dragon and Chameleon Volume 3 Review

Garyo has found himself banned from working with Shonen Wonder after the events of the Serialisation Boot Camp. However, he's not about to just give up on his dreams and soon finds himself reunited with his old mentor...

Demelza • 11th June 2025

Manga Review

On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance Volume 1 Review

The tale of a boy into Lolita fashion and a girl into punk who begin to fall in love, unaware they also co-workers in the same office.

Ian Wolf • 9th June 2025

Manga Review

Kei X Yaku: Bound by Law Volume 6 Review

It’s Christmas – but there’s little time to celebrate for Ichiro and Shiro as they close in on the shadowy figures behind the Tetra Building terrorist explosion…

Sarah • 8th June 2025

Manga Review

I Want Your Mother to be With Me! Volume 1 Review

One Peace Books latest debut is a slice-of-life romance between a part-timer and the single mother he's been in love with for six months. Will he be able to get her attention and prove himself worthy of becoming her boyfriend?

Demelza • 7th June 2025

Manga Review

Spacewalking With You Volume 1 Review

Spacewalking With You depicts the lives of two boys who have found themselves somewhat adrift in the world compared to their friends and classmates, but perhaps together they can find a way forward.

Demelza • 6th June 2025

Film Review

The Rose of Versailles Review

Despite the amount of story cuts needed to make fourteen volumes of manga fit into a two-hour movie, the film brings the original story to life for a modern audience.

darkstorm • 5th June 2025

Anime Review

BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 Review

The second season of BOFURI doesn’t quite hit the same highs as the first season, but if you’re looking for more epic overpowered hijinks with Maple and the gang, this delivers it in spades!

Onosume • 4th June 2025

Manga Review

Drifters Omnibus 1 Review

An action-packed isekai in which real-life figures from history battle each other in a fantasy world. Who will win between Oda Nobunaga and Joan of Arc?

Ian Wolf • 3rd June 2025

Manga Review

The Ayakashi Hunter’s Tainted Bride Volume 2 Review

Nanao, rescued from a life of drudgery by the ‘Tsubaki Demon’, Yako, begins her new life in the imperial capital…

Sarah • 2nd June 2025

Manga Review

Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguards Volume 1 Review

When Arakuni Ibuki learns that his childhood friend is the secret daughter of a yakuza leader, he vows to protect her from the assassins coming for her life. So begins a tale of romance, comedy and a whole heap of action-packed fights!

Demelza • 31st May 2025