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Rent-A-Girlfriend Volumes 23 and 24 Review

As Rent-A-Girlfriend enters into a longer arc, we witness Kazuya dealing with problems from every avenue when all he really wants to do is convey his love to that special someone in his life.

Demelza • 14th September 2024

Manga Review

How I Met My Soulmate Volumes 2 and 3 Review

What should be a joyful moment for Yuuki when she's confessed to by her childhood crush leaves her torn about how to respond. Has the moment passed for these two, is Yuuki actually falling for Iori instead, or is there something else going on?

Demelza • 6th September 2024

Manga Review

My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku Volume 4 Review

As the series concludes, how does Megumi, a girl ashamed of her love of manga back in the 1990s, end up a single mother to daughter, unabashed by her otakuness?

Ian Wolf • 3rd September 2024

Manga Review

Welcome Back, Alice Volume 7 Review

Shuzo Oshimi's Welcome Back, Alice reaches its conclusion in this seventh volume. But will it prove a satisfying end to the story?

Demelza • 28th August 2024

Manga Review

A Brief Moment of Ichika Volume 2 Review

Thanks to the intervention of Ichika's brother, Professor Yurugi finally learns of our heroine's terminal illness. How will this affect the budding relationship between them?

Demelza • 15th August 2024

Manga Review

Super Morning Star Volume 4 Review

The relationship between Honda and Kaido began in high school and has weathered some storms. But now that Kaido’s film career is taking off, he’s in Los Angeles – and Honda is still in Japan. How will things turn out for the two?

Sarah • 11th August 2024

Manga Review

Medalist Volume 3 Review

It’s time to compete in the West Japan championships – but is young Inori ready to demonstrate the skills on the ice that her coach Tsukasa her taught her? And, more to the point, where are her skates?

Sarah • 4th August 2024

Manga Review

Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law Volume 2 Review

As the search for missing agent Rion Nakaba continues, Ichiro and Shiro realize that they are treading on very dangerous territory as they decipher some clues left behind in her notes.

Sarah • 31st July 2024

Manga Review

The Fable Omnibus 2 Review

The resting hitman tries to find a job and deals with a pervert.

Ian Wolf • 28th July 2024

Manga Review

Initial D Omnibus 2 Review

If you think motor-racing and drifting is hard, imagine trying to do it with one hand duct-taped to the steering wheel like Takumi!

Ian Wolf • 26th July 2024

Manga Review

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Volume 8 Review

It's time for the mid-term exams and the students of the Misfit Class need to study hard if they don't want to lose their demon ranks.

Noemi10 • 22nd July 2024

Manga Review

My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie Volume 1 Review

Osuke – suddenly homeless – takes up the unexpected offer of a new place to stay, only to find that he’s sharing with a hot (but unfriendly) guy and…a distinctly otherworldly presence!

Sarah • 20th July 2024

Manga Review

The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Volume 1

Rintaro attends a school well known for its delinquent student body, while Kaoruko attends the high-class all girls school next door. The two schools may hate one another, but Rintaro and Kaoruko have struck up an unlikely friendship and now have to navigate the many difficulties that stand before them.

Demelza • 15th July 2024

Manga Review

The Moon on a Rainy Night Volume 5 Review

Summer is here in both in this manga and in the UK, and The Moon on a Rainy Night is a continuing evolving tale, showing the complex lives of these characters and how life-changing events can affect us.

darkstorm • 11th July 2024

Manga Review

Witch Hat Atelier Volumes 10, 11 and 12 Review

Coco and her fellow witch-apprentices are thrilled to attend the Silver Eve procession but an unexpected meeting brings her into contact with one of the Brimmed Caps. Elsewhere in the city, evil minds are scheming to disrupt the celebrations…

Sarah • 7th July 2024

Book Review

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Volume 2 (Light Novel) Review

In the second volume of As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World, our protagonist Ars finds himself with more than he bargained for when a new strategist joins his group of retainers...

Demelza • 5th July 2024

Manga Review

My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku Volume 3 Review

Things become problematic for Megumi when she organises a birthday party and meets her pen pal.

Ian Wolf • 3rd July 2024

Manga Review

Mermaid Prince Review

From The Gods Lie creator Kaori Ozaki comes a short story collection following young protagonists looking for a place to belong in the world as they drift through life, occasionally stumbling upon the supernatural.

Demelza • 27th June 2024

Manga Review

The Yearning Fox Lies in Wait Review

When protagonist Kiyo moves from the countryside to the city of Tokyo to attend university, he meets Ozaki who offers him a place to stay. But is this out of the goodness of his own heart or is there something more to it...?

Demelza • 23rd June 2024

Manga Review

Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! Volume 1 Review

If you love nerdy romances and Boys' Love, then we've got a treat for you - the review of the first volume of the manga is here!

darkstorm • 22nd June 2024