Manga Monday: Plus-Sized Elf brings the love of food and healthy habits to magical creatures Joseph Noblit July 6, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Artist Synecdoche brings us a story about a love affair like no other: between potato-based junk food and an elf who traveled across dimensions to enjoy them. In Plus-Sized Elf, magical creatures from another...
“Our Dining Table” reveals the warmth of a family meal Faith Orcino June 29, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Manga readers looking for something short and sweet can check out Seven Seas Entertainment’s translation of Mita Ori’s 2016 one-shot “Our Dining Table”. Yutaka Hozumi is a timid office worker who...
“Go For It, Nakamura!” – Falling in love might have a rough landing Faith Orcino June 22, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Publisher Seven Seas released artist Syundei’s 2017 Boys’ Love one-shot “Go For It, Nakamura!” summer 2018, being their first official BL title as mentioned on their Twitter. Okuto Nakamura just...
“Transparent Light Blue” shows that not all secrets can stay in the dark Faith Orcino June 8, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Artist Kiyoko Iwami 2018's one-shot “Transparent Light Blue” brings a tale of childhood friends that face difficult decisions when their feelings grow beyond their current relationship. Ever since...
“That Blue Sky Feeling” shows that it takes a lot to become a friend ?️? Faith Orcino June 1, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Thanks to VIZ Media, readers are able to check out “That Blue Sky Feeling” (Japanese Title: “Sorairo Flutter”), originally Okura’s 2009 webcomic then serialized with the help of artist Coma...
You Can’t Go Home Again With Ozaki’s Coming-Of-Age Manga The Golden Sheep Joseph Noblit May 15, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews With the release of The Golden Sheep, mangaka Kaori Ozaki tells the story of the passage of time, broken friendships, an uncertain future, personal growth, and the lack there of. Guitar playing high...
Sakoto and Nada finds humor and heart between two students from different parts of the world Joseph Noblit April 25, 2020 Articles, Manga, Reviews Artist Yupechika along with some assistance with their script advisor Marie Nishimori create Sakoto and Nada, a slice-of-life 4koma manga about two foreign exchange students studying in America. Japanese...
“My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” brought out the best during the worst of times Faith Orcino February 25, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Images courtesy of Funimation. The class of U.A. High returns to the silver screen in the new film “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising”. North American fans will be able to check out this new adventure...
“Weathering with You” dealt with the price for happiness Faith Orcino January 13, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Reviews Images courtesy of GKIDS. Director Makoto Shinkai and his creative team follows their hit film “Your Name.” with a new movie from that universe, “Weathering with You”. The film will be showing...
SDAFF 2019 Shorts Review Part 2 -“Animation: Jumping the Line” Faith Orcino January 10, 2020 Anime and Film, Articles, Events, Reviews Featured Image courtesy of SDAFF. Every year the San Diego Asian Film Festival showcases short animated features in its program "Animation: Jumping the Line". This year, organizers let past Best Animated...