Tag: Silver Spoon

Reader’s Corner: The Do-Over Damsel (Vol. 1), Alice in Borderland (Vol. 7), and Insomniacs After School (Vol. 3)

This week we bid adieu to Hachiken, Mikagi, and the rest of the loveable farm kids of Silver Spoon; give a rare review of a volume we didn’t complete; and preview the latest volume of Insomiacs After School, which releases next week. Check out those and all the rest of our week’s reviews below! Alice… Read More Reader’s Corner: The Do-Over Damsel (Vol. 1), Alice in Borderland (Vol. 7), and Insomniacs After School (Vol. 3)

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Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 5), Imitation (Vol. 1), and Sengoku Youku (Vol. 2)

This week, we feature releases from a variety of manga and light novel publishers with DENPA, Yen Press, VIZ Media, TOKYOPOP, and Seven Seas all showing up in the column. Readers receive an overall better experience when there are a variety of publishers, so we’re happy to see these and others putting out so much… Read More Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 5), Imitation (Vol. 1), and Sengoku Youku (Vol. 2)

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Reader’s Corner: Blade of the Moon Princess (Vol. 1), Like a Butterfly (Vol. 2), and Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 4)

New series we’re covering this week include a historical and science fiction retelling of “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” from the mangaka behind Spy x Family and the story of a supervillain who loves pandas! We also have reviews of ongoing or completed series, including the latest releases of Villains Are Destined to Die… Read More Reader’s Corner: Blade of the Moon Princess (Vol. 1), Like a Butterfly (Vol. 2), and Villains Are Destined to Die (Vol. 4)

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Reader’s Corner: Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol. 2), Issak (Vol. 1), and The Way of the Househusband: The Gangster’s Guide to Housekeeping

Romance and violence are sometimes bedfellows, but we’ve separated them for this reviews—we’ve got shoujo, school romance, and the like with the most recent volume of Sunbeams in the Sky and other titles, and a Thirty Years War seinen series joining everyone’s favorite gangster homemaker in a “how to” book. Choose your poison! We’ll let… Read More Reader’s Corner: Sunbeams in the Sky (Vol. 2), Issak (Vol. 1), and The Way of the Househusband: The Gangster’s Guide to Housekeeping

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Reader’s Corner: Bloody Sweet, A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, and Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World

Bullying, betrayal, and bombing—devastating events personally and, in the case of the bombing in Hiroshima, nationally—form the backdrop of several of the volumes we’re reviewing this week. But not to fear, there’s lighthearted fare, too, and often within the very same works as the difficult topics. Read our reviews of these sometimes complicated works as… Read More Reader’s Corner: Bloody Sweet, A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, and Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World

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Reader’s Corner: Wandance, Rooster Fighter, and Rainbow Days

This week’s reviews ask the question: Who’s the king of the roost? Is it the talented but unmotivated boxer, Yu? Kaboku’s high school dance club? Or is it an actual rooster? Plus, we’ve got a fujoshi princess who’s clueless, high school boys palling around, and Hachiken tutoring his crush while avoiding his parents. Read on… Read More Reader’s Corner: Wandance, Rooster Fighter, and Rainbow Days

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Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 3), Trapped in a Dating Sim, and The Phantom of the Idol

This week, we cover the thrilling new volumes of Kaiju No. 8, the volume of Trapped in a Dating Sim that picks up the story from where the anime left off, the first installment of The Phantom of the Idol (the anime adaptation of which premiered last week), and so much more! Dinosaur Hour (Vol.… Read More Reader’s Corner: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 3), Trapped in a Dating Sim, and The Phantom of the Idol

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