Manga Review

I Cannot Reach You Volume 3 Review

Yamato and Kakeru are off to Kyoto with their year group – but will three days away from the routine of school life offer the ideal opportunity for one of them to confess how they really feel?

Sarah • 2nd February 2022

Manga Review

Yagi the Bookshop Goat Review

Yagi is a goat who loves books, but thanks to his tendency to eat them as a snack, he's struggling to fulfil his dream of working in a bookstore. One day he's taken on by Ookami who has his own store, but will Yagi be able to resist his urges and keep his job?

Demelza • 23rd December 2021

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volume 04 Review

It’s nearly time for the school cultural festival – and Miyano has been selected to represent his class in a drag contest. But how will Sasaki react? Tensions rise in Volume 4 of Sasaki and Miyano.

Sarah • 17th November 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

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

Like Two Peas in a Pod Review

Tanaka and Nakata discover that they have so much in common when they start high school (not just their names!) that they’re just like ‘two peas in a pod’. But what happens to their friendship when one of them starts dating?

Sarah • 26th July 2021

Manga Review

The Summer of You (Volume 1 of My Summer of You) Review

The blue summer sky promises fine weather as high-schoolers Saeki and Wataru set out to visit the locations used in a favourite film. But do these places hold a greater significance for Saeki - and will their friendship ever be the same again?

Sarah • 13th July 2021

Manga Review

I Cannot Reach You Volume 2 Review

What happens when feelings of friendship begin to deepen into something stronger? Is this the end of a friendship that's endured since childhood for Kakeru and Yamato?

Sarah • 12th July 2021

Manga Review

Sasaki and Miyano Volumes 01 & 02 Review

Miyano (first year) likes BL – and Sasaki (second year) likes Miyano. Will real life mirror Miyano’s reading material? No way! (according to Miyano). But Sasaki is smitten. Where will all these feelings go?

Sarah • 15th May 2021

Manga Review

I Cannot Reach You Volume 1 Review

Kakeru and Yamato have been friends since childhood. But can they ever be more than that? The pains and misunderstandings of growing up are explored in Mika’s first manga to be published in English.

Sarah • 17th April 2021

Film Review

Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather Review

Blue Lynx/GRIZZLY brings Twittering Birds Never Fly – Kou Yoneda’s grim and gripping BL yakuza manga – to vivid life in the first of three films: The Clouds Gather.

Sarah • 10th December 2020

News

Boys’ Love Anime Film “Twittering Birds Never Fly” Gets VOD Release Next Month

Sentai Filmworks confirms December premium digital release for "Twittering Birds Never Fly", the feature film debut from a label and animation studio dedicated to Boys' Love anime. Plus, watch BanG Dream! FILM LIVE, and the indie horror film Aragne: Sign of Vermillion.

Josh A. Stevens • 18th November 2020

Manga Review

CANIS: Dear Mr. Rain Review

We've waited a long time for CANIS, ZAKK's ground-breaking manga that brings together the sinister world of the New York mafia and an up-and-coming young Japanese hat designer. Now KUMA have brought out the first volume in English - but it is as good a read as its reputation suggests?

Sarah • 5th July 2020

Manga Review

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Volume 1 Review

Will a little mind-reading magic transform the lives of two 30-something salarymen? Find out in Cherry Magic! Yuu Toyota's first BL manga from the new Square Enix list.

Sarah • 16th March 2020

Manga Review

Given Volume 1 Review

Here - at last - is the much anticipated English language translation of Given Volume 1 from SuBLime Manga. Has it been worth the wait?

Sarah • 20th February 2020

Manga Review

Seven Days: Monday – Sunday Review

Seven Days: Monday-Sunday was a popular BL two-part series a decade ago - and introduced us to Rihito Takarai, a promising new mangaka. Now SuBLime have brought us a timely new 2-in-1 edition - but has the story stood the test of time?

Sarah • 8th January 2020