Manga Review

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss (Manga) Volume 3 Review

The final volume of this manga adaptation reaches its climax as Aileen tries to save Keith’s bacon and free him from the demon trafficking plot he’s been caught up in for so long. However, not everything goes according to plan, as Lilia and Prince Cedric are determined to get in the way!

Onosume • 21st August 2022

Manhwa/Manhua Review

Why Raeliana Ended Up at The Duke’s Mansion Volume 1 Review

What would you do if you woke up as a character in a novel who's supposed to die? That's what happens to our heroine, and she'll need her wit and knowledge of the storyline if she wants to survive.

Noemi10 • 10th August 2022

Manhwa/Manhua Review

The Abandoned Empress Volumes 1 and 2 Review

In The Abandoned Empress, a god's careless error results in Aristia's execution. Waking up in the past, she's determined to forge her own path to guarantee a long and happy life—whatever it takes.

Noemi10 • 8th August 2022

Manga Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volumes 8 & 9 Review

Coco and her fellow apprentice witches are getting ready to take part in the Silver Eve Festival in the city of Ezrest in the latest compelling volumes of Witch Hat Atelier!

Sarah • 5th August 2022

Manga Review

Orient Volume 6 Review

As something of a transitional volume for the series, Orient Volume 6 sees Musashi, Kojiro and Tsugumi head east as they encounter the Uesugi Alliance and get roped into their battle with Yamata no Orochi on Awaji Island.

Onosume • 11th July 2022

Anime Review

Kanon Review

Another excellent early Kyoto Animation adaptation of the Key visual novels, with tragedy, humour, and a girl with an angelic backpack.

Ian Wolf • 14th June 2022

Anime Review

Air Review

A wonderful early anime from Kyoto Animation, full of emotion and tragedy.

Ian Wolf • 2nd June 2022

Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 4 Review

This fascinating fourth volume of the series throws in a variety of twists and turns as the real Princess Belle awakes and seemingly shatters Belle’s heart and her romantic feelings for the Beast. Meanwhile as we head towards the endgame, Madame La Médium’s final plans are about to come to fruition, as she plans a trap to finish off the Beast once and for all.

Onosume • 29th May 2022

Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 3 Review

After following Prince Cyril to his meeting with the Madame La Médium, Belle is duped by the said villainous witch who is possessing her mother’s body and finds herself captured before being turned into one of the faceless Idoles. Can Cyril save her before it is too late?

Onosume • 19th April 2022

Manga Review

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss (Manga) Volume 2 Review

As Aileen tries to curry favour with Demon King Claude to have him attend the soiree as her escort, threatening letters addressed to Prince Cedric’s new fiancée, Lilia, put her under suspicion which only intensifies when Lilia suddenly disappears. Can Aileen find the culprit and clear her name before it is too late?

Onosume • 11th April 2022

Manga Review

Beauty and the Beast of Paradise Lost Volume 2 Review

When Belle discovers the Beast’s secret – another Belle, his fiancée, imprisoned in crystal in the castle’s rose courtyard – she resolves to help him break the curse placed upon him and the castle by the witch Madame La Médium, as it may give her hints in finding her mother. However, she quickly finds that doing so puts her in greater danger than she might have imagined, while she struggles to accept that she can never have the man, or beast, she loves.

Onosume • 27th January 2022

Manga Review

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss (Manga) Volume 1 Review

The first volume of the manga adaptation of Sarasa Nagase’s light novel offers a great read, fixing some of the clunkier aspects of its source material to offer arguably the best way of experiencing this fascinating politically focused take on the villainess isekai trope.

Onosume • 19th January 2022

Manga Review

Orient Volume 5 Review

Orient finally arrives at what we’ve been waiting for, delivering a highly entertaining volume filled with high-stakes action that pushes our heroes to their limits, and beyond…

Onosume • 5th January 2022

Manga Review

The Eminence in Shadow Volume 1 Review

Why be the hero or the villain when you can be the shadowy mastermind in another world?

Ian Wolf • 3rd January 2022

Manga Review

Orient Volume 4 Review

Volume 4 of Orient is a marked improvement over the last couple of volumes, as it picks up on the action, gives us a threatening antagonist, and delves further into the world’s mythology.

Onosume • 13th December 2021

Book Review

I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss (Light Novel) Volume 1 Review

After being dumped by her fiancé, Aileen d’Autriche realises she’s been reincarnated into her past life’s favourite video game where she’s doomed to die! Determined to avoid her fate from the game, Aileen must use her newfound knowledge to politically manoeuvre around her ex and the game’s heroine, marry the Demon King Claude, and somehow save both him and herself from certain death.

Onosume • 30th November 2021