Manga Review: Spy x Family

Spy x Family, by Tatsuya Endo. So far, 5 out of 5 stars. I tend to be fond of characters that can pull off both Competence and Adorkable. I think I can sum up the combination with an example. Master spy Twilight, having lost his diamond engagement ring

Manga Review: Bestia

Bestia vol 1., original story by Makoto Sanda. Five out of five, this one’s a keeper.

Things to do When Thinking Hurts Your Brain

I have been busy, so very very busy, this week. And several months leading up to this week. Taking care of this, that, the other,

To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts: Hank Henriette and Plausible Sanity

I have to admit one of my first thoughts on seeing the anime trailer for To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts was, “Bishie Wolverine!” Being a long-time fan of the cranky Canadian in near all his fictional incarnations,

Manga Review: Dr. Stone Vol 1.

Dr. Stone Vol. 1, by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi.

Two out of five stars. Help. Someone’s Artistic License for Science needs to be revoked.

Manga Review: Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Vol. 1. Five out of five stars for fluffy, but probably NSFW.

Medium Matters: Death March Ep 1 vs. Manga

Warning, I haven’t read the LN or webnovel versions of Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody. I’m going off the manga and anime versions. And those have some interesting contrasts in what they portray and how.

Manga Review: 12 Beast vol. 1 & 2

I happened to run across both volumes on the same bargain shelf in a bookstore, so I took the chance of buying them both at once. I’m glad I did, because it takes Okayado a little time to hit stride with the characters in volume 1, and it was good to see it didn’t slow down in volume 2.

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Manga Review: Behind the Scenes 1

Behind the Scenes volume 1, by Bisco Hattori.

I’ll admit right now I picked this up in part because Ryuji Goda on the front cover looked like a steampunk version of Cassim. The look of near-Tranquil Terror

Manga Review: SerVamp vol. 1 – Herding Cats

I’m going to be up-front and say I’m predisposed to like any setting with a wily black cat in it. Yes, this is one of the reasons the plotbunnies still glomp Train Heartnet, Rin Okumura, and Kirito in SAO. So, with that caveat….

Like a lot of manga I’ve read recently, I came to this book from an AMV on YouTube.