Manga launched in 2011, has currently airing TV anime― The March issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Thursday that Daisuke Hagiwara's Horimiya manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 18. The manga will appear on the cover of that issue, and the final chapter will have a color opening page. Yen Press publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: At...
Attractions run in Yokohama World Porters on March 5-May 9― The Yokohama World Porters mall announced on Thursday that it will have a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure-themed pop-up theme park named "JOJO WORLD in YOKOHAMA" from March 5 to May 9. The attraction will include mini-games, such as a "Memetaa! Hamon Roulette," (Memetaa! Ripple Roulette), "Kodai Roma no Sensha Death Match Garapon" (Ancient Roman C...
Emilia's trial continues with higher emotional stakes and a final revelation that completely recontexualizes one of the series' most memorial villains. Steve and Nicky look at all the twists and turns in the latest season of Re:Zero.― Emilia's trial continues with higher emotional stakes and a final revelation that completely recontexualizes one of the series' most memorial villains. Steve and Nick...
If you're looking for something completely different, this isn't likely to do it for you, but if you just want some good old-fashioned shoujo comfort food, this is worth picking up.― As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, and Yoko Nogiri (That Wolf-Boy is Mine!, Love in Focus) certainly doesn't need to fix anything about her approach to the standard shoujo romance. Those Not-So-Sweet B...
This volume also looks at how "normal" is affecting Taichi and Futaba's relationship as college looms, how it plays with beauty standards, and even just the basic idea of family.― While a lot of important things happen in this volume, including another painful, painful cliffhanger, what's striking about it is how it treats the idea of "normal." Blue Flag has shown us several permutations of the way ...
Created across 1995 and 1996 by one-man developer ZUN, the Touhou Project fandom has taken on a life of its own with doujin games of every stripe. Ant Cooke looks at some of most interesting creations in the series.― Whether you're new to the Touhou Project series or a veteran of bullet hell games, you might've seen games like Touhou Luna Nights and Touhou Genso Wanderer on digital storefronts. Thes...
Faye Mata realized in real time that Astolfo trended for... not exactly a wholesome reason― A few days ago, the Fate character Astolfo trended on Twitter for a very... let's say cursed reason. Blissfully unaware of this at first, voice actor Faye Mata, who voiced Astolfo in the English dub of the Fate/Apocrypha anime, posted about how happy she was to see the character trend on Twitter. 🥲 Both #Asto...
Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person.― Love is what we cling to, but holding on too tightly can stifle personal growth or smother the other person. For Natsumi, she clung to her little sister Haru. It's easy to understand why when looking at their family dynamic. Their parents were the product of an arranged marriage that never c...
This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie― This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie. This movie is streaming on RetroCrush Discl...
The story focuses on familial relationships, particularly parent and child. It's a different and much more interesting angle on the central thematic exploration of the downsides of immortality, and how it strips people of their humanity.― The latter half of Mermaid Saga offers no resolution about Mana and Yuta's fate, no revelations about the mermaid's curse of immortality or how to cure it. It only...
Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?!― The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan The Final Season "A Sound Argument" Attack on Titan Episode 69 "A Sound Argument" revealed secrets of Mikasa's past, Zeke's possible end game, and Historia is pregnant?! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Becket discuss the l...
Even though it is in many ways a bizarre and strange tale with few comparisons to real life, it also makes for a relatable package of emotional listlessness that comes with being a young adult in any world.― How Many Light-Years to Babylon is a curious little one-shot manga. I think the format is pretty pitch-perfect for what it is – a quirky short story with solid laughs and sci-fi concepts that oc...
Matthew Emblidge lives in Maryland with his collection of 4,873 items (and growing!) Cardcaptor Sakura items.― Cardcaptor Sakura is no doubt one of the most popular magical girl franchises to date. In fact, a lot of people I know grew up with the franchise aside from another mahou shoujo series, Sailor Moon. Its immense popularity has also spawned a huge amount of merch releases over the years. I wa...