Manga Review

Double Volume 1 Review

When a talent agent scouts aspiring actor Takara, she discovers that the potential star can’t function effectively without his friend and fellow actor, Yuujin. A must-read for manga fans who love theatrical behind-the-scenes stories!

Sarah • 25th September 2021

Manga Review

Snow White with the Red Hair Volumes 11-13 Review

Snow White with the Red Hair has now passed the 10 volumes milestone - so is it still a worthwhile read for fans?

Demelza • 17th September 2021

Manga Review

Springtime by the Window Volumes 1 & 2 Review

Springtime by the Window follows a group of friends as they try to get closer to the people they're crushing on - but will romance blossom?

Demelza • 15th September 2021

Manga Review

Call of the Night Volume 3 Review

Ko is ambushed by a group of female vampires, who give him a choice: choose one of them to turn him or die. He wishes for Nazuna to turn him but there's a time limit... Is Call of the Night still a tasty read?

darkstorm • 13th September 2021

Manga Review

Sensor Review

Religion is tied up with natural disasters in Junji Ito's horror story about a woman protected by mysterious golden fibres from a volcano.

Ian Wolf • 12th September 2021

Manga Review

Blue Period Volume 4 Review

The day of the first university examination approaches. Will Yatora and his fellow art students be ready in time?

Sarah • 11th September 2021

Manga Review

Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki Volume 1 Review

Multi-Mind Mayhem Isekai Tensei Soudouki is an isekai story where the protagonist Bard has two personalities besides his own! With the knowledge from these two Japanese residents from different eras, Bard starts to make a comfortable life for himself...

Demelza • 9th September 2021

Manga 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

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

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

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

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

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