Reviews

86: Eighty-Six Volume 8 Review

Having enjoyed a short vacation of sorts, the 86 are ready to return to the battlefield for a new mission that leads them to fight on the sea!

Demelza • 22nd September 2021

Anime Review

My Girlfriend is Shobitch Review

When second-year high school student Haruka Shinozaki starts dating his classmate crush Akiho Kosaka, he believes he now has the girlfriend of his dreams, but this couldn’t be further from the truth as Akiho turns everything into sexual innuendo! Plunged into a world of dirty jokes, Haruka tries to deepen his relationship with her while fending off her and their friends’ hypersexualised behaviour.

Onosume • 20th September 2021

Book Review

Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Volume 3 Review

In Volume 3 of Banished from the Hero's Party, Red and his little sister Ruti are finally reunited! But what does this reunion mean for our hero and how will Ruti take to Red's girlfriend?

Demelza • 18th 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

Book Review

Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol Review

In Rascal Does Not Dream of Siscon Idol, Mai has swapped bodies with her half-sister Nodoka but neither one knows why or how! Can Sakuta get to the bottom of this supernatural event or will the girls be stuck like this forever?

Demelza • 14th 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

Anime Review

Is the Order a Rabbit? Season 1 Review

Cuteness, comedy and a hell of a lot of coffee are happily served at the Rabbit House cafe.

Ian Wolf • 10th 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

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