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Blue Period Volume 2 Review

Yatora Yaguchi wants to become an artist. But the path from high school to university art school is filled with obstacles and examinations and the competition is fierce! Has he the strength of will - and talent - to achieve his dream?

Sarah • 23rd April 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

Manga Review

Requiem of the Rose King Volume 13 Review

Volume 13, unlucky for some maybe, but not for all, as the Duke of Gloucester becomes King Richard III.

Ian Wolf • 9th November 2020

Anime Review

Bloom Into You Review

Bloom Into You is an exceptional yuri anime that portrays many LGBT+ themes in a unique, authentic, and compelling way.

darkstorm • 30th March 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

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare Volume 1 Review

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare combines magic realism with the cruel realities of everyday life in a compelling and beautifully drawn manga; this title is absolutely not to be missed!

Sarah • 16th May 2019

Anime Review

Yuri!!! on Ice Review

Yuri!!! on Ice is that rare thing: a genuinely feelgood watch. It's entertaining, alternately heart-warming and heart-breaking, and delivers a dazzling array of figure skating routines.

Sarah • 10th October 2018

Opinion

Feature: A Guide to the Odagiri Effect

“If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.” – Alphonse Karr.

It is a question that many anime fans have asked themselves: what is it about high school male sports…

Ian Wolf • 5th January 2017

Anime Review

Streaming review of Yuri!!! On Ice, Episodes 9-12 (Crunchyroll)

WARNING: Contains spoilers

Link to review of Episodes 1-8.

“Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.”…

Ian Wolf • 22nd December 2016

Anime Review

Streaming review of Yuri!!! On Ice, Episodes 1-8 (Crunchyroll)

“Galocher – to kiss with tongues.” “La galoche – an ice-skating boot.” – Definitions from Petit Robert, France’s most popular dictionary.

It seems that in France ice skating and kissing go hand-in-hand…

Ian Wolf • 24th November 2016