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

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Villains Are Destined to Die Volume 1 Review

Can Penelope survive as the ultimate villainess in a dating game where all male leads are supposed to fall for the heroine and kill the villainess?

Noemi10 • 15th 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

News

Update on JETRO’s Japanese Animation Kickstarter

TOKYO- With the proliferation of OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime in the world, the popularity of Japanese animation has grown rapidly over the past few years, even in the midst of…

Sarah • 12th 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

Book Review

Sasaki and Peeps Volume 1 Review

Protagonist Sasaki gets more than he bargained for when he brings home Java sparrow Peeps, who turns out to be a mighty mage from a world completely different from Japan! On top of that, it turns out Sasaki has a talent for magic, one he can develop, should he take up Peeps' invitation to visit this other world...

Demelza • 11th January 2023

Manga Review

I Want to Be a Wall Volume 1 Review

Yuriko and Gakurouta have just got married – but they've embarked on a twenty-first century marriage of convenience and companionship, not a partnership based on love, as she’s asexual and he’s gay. Can this evolve into a rewarding relationship for the two of them?

Sarah • 10th January 2023

Manga Review

Phantom of the Idol Volumes 1 and 2 Review

Up-and-coming J-pop duo ZINGS start to attract attention – but no one guesses that they have supernatural assistance – from the ghost of a famous young idol!

Sarah • 9th January 2023

Book Review

Ishura Volume 1 Review

Battle Royale series Ishura introduces us to a large cast who are embroiled in a battle to prove themselves the most powerful. A fresh idea in this isekai-filled market, but can it deliver on the ambitious premise?

Demelza • 8th January 2023

Manga Review

The Witcher: Ronin Review

Geralt the Witcher is on a mission in snowbound Edo-period Japan to find the Lady of the Snow in this original manga spin-off from Andrej Sapkowski’s popular fantasy series.

Sarah • 7th January 2023