From the moment I read the premise of Madhouse’s strategy game series, Liar Game, I was hooked: a young woman so honest she will turn in a 100 yen coin she finds on the sidewalk to the police station is embroiled in a mysterious high-stakes game where survival depends on one’s skill for lying. What… Read More The Gospel in Liar Game, Part II: The Innocent Dove Becomes Wise As A Serpent
We’re kicking off a special three-part finale of Something Genuine Season 2 with a conversation about Clevatess II! As part of a Crunchyroll press junket, I had the chance to talk with Katie Wetch (Alicia) and Morgan Berry (Klen) about the second season of Clevatess, the growth of their characters, and the unusual relationship developing… Read More Something Genuine Season 2 Finale, Part 1: Katie Wetch & Morgan Berry on Clevatess II, Complicated Relationships, and Finding Yourself
Have you ever prayed through the night, holding vigil, interceding for someone or some situation? Perhaps as part of a church or youth group event, or perhaps on your own? I daresay that if you’ve been a believer for a while, you probably have. But have you ever prayed through the night for an enemy?… Read More How the Inept Villainess Prays for Her Enemy
Serie drinking tea while sitting among stacks of tomes, the beloved ballroom scene with Stark and Fern, and a Frieren looking toward the future (or is it contemplating the past?) are the subjects of the artwork below by the amazing Maritunes! ★ 【Maritunes】 「 Tea time 🍵 」 ★ 【Maritunes】 「 Frieren 」 ★ 【Maritunes】… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Scenes Beyond Journey’s End
Summer is drawing to an end, but it looks like Miku still has traveling on her mind! ★ 【あさひクロイ】 「 先のミライへ 」
From classic novels like those by Jane Austen to modern film, the romantic comedy has relied on miscommunication to generate angst, humor, and suspense. Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You has played with that idea from a distance throughout its nine episodes thus far, with Slow-sa-ki never being able to tell Tamaya apart from her… Read More Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Ep. 9: He’s Already Thomas
At the heart of the Ghibliesque historical drama Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood, lies the most brutal yet compelling of metaphors for coming of age: the silkworm and its cocoon. You see, the silkworm spins its silk into a protective cocoon at the pupae stage, akin to its teenaged years, but tragically, it is… Read More Film Review: Cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood
Sometimes the reading pile gets a little out of hand—and that’s okay! This time in Reader’s Corner, we’re catching up on several volumes that have been waiting patiently for their turn, from magical girls to medieval merchants, and supernatural mysteries to OP hunters. We’ve also got two new releases: the most recent volume of post-apocalyptic… Read More Reader’s Corner: Shiba Inu Rooms (Vol. 1), Bocchi the Rock! Comic Anthology (Vol. 3), and The Color of the End (Vol. 4)
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