A Dark Look at Various Creative Industries (Oshi no Ko)

You know this series is going to get an anime at some point. I really didn't know what I was getting into when I saw the cover image of My Star (Oshi no Ko), what with the first one having an idol who has stars in her eyes. Then Chapter 9 happened I realized that …

The Case Study of Vanitas: Episode 8 [Review]

The Eighth Episode of The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Karte) has aired and with it comes a new arc and a new pretty boy. Recap The episode opens with Noe and Vanitas visiting Lord Ruthven's office in the Castle, whereupon Noe geeks out until Vanitas asks to get down to business. He believes …

Aedes Vesta Event Review & Why I Love This Franchise Now (DanMachi: Memoria Freese)

The Heroic Legend made manifest. The Last Hero wielding the Sword of Light and Sacred Flame. As I have mentioned before, what rekindled my interest in the DanMachi franchise was the mobile game for an event called Argonaut that featured the story of the titular hero set 1000 years into the past. That story lit …

Aedes Vesta: Part 3 PV [DanMachi: Memoria Freese]

As mentioned before, one of the things that got me back into the DanMachi franchise was Argonaut event that explored the time before the descent of the Gods and chronicled the heroes' journey of a clown who would be a hero and turned a tragedy into a comedy. That happened to be Bell Cranel's previous …

Can You Grow Into Love? (Bloom into You)

So I've spent the last few days getting accustomed to an anime that came out a few years ago called Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru). It is a gorgeous show that explores the concept of asexuality along with the self-realization of romance between young women as they come to terms with their sexuality and …

The Case Study of Vanitas: Episode 7 [Review]

The Seventh Episode of The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Karte) has aired and, naturally, I have thoughts about it. So sit back and ponder about the meaning of love among vampires. Recap The appropriately named "Love" episode opens with Noe asking Vanitas what love is while tenderly holding his hand, promptly leaving me …

The Eighty-Six: Cour 2 PV

The promotional video for the second cour of The 86 has arrived today and I have to say for it being a teaser it really hits hard considering how the first season ended. The music, the imagery, the somber attitude as winter settles in after the original cast set out while leaving the precious snowflake …

The Case Study of Vanitas: Episodes 6 [Review]

The Sixth Episode of The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Karte) has aired and so I will be giving my thoughts on it via the usual Recap & Review method as this probably should have been bundled with the first five episodes given they form an arc in themselves. And because Funimation locks the …

I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again! Vol 1 Review (manga)

A review of one of the reformed villainess stories that I actually have read. It was actually refreshing considering while she did commit the crimes that would have gotten her executed she learned from it and didn’t seek vengeance but rather re-examined her life. Her father is a jerk though.

Al's Manga Blog

Based on the light novels of the same name by Reina Soratani, the manga adaptation of I Swear I Won’t Bother You Again!, by Haru Harukawa, feels right at home with the wave of isekai stories staring characters reincarnated as the villainess that have been flooding the manga market. This isn’t actually an isekai manga, though. Our heroine is a regular person, albeit a member of nobility living in a vaguely European-looking fantasy setting, and she doesn’t have any memories from a past life to guide her. Despite this, she is given a miraculous second chance at finding happiness.

Synopsis:

All Violette has ever wanted is to be loved, but this is something she is constantly denied. Her mother never paid her much attention, and her father clearly prefers her half-sister, Maryjune. And he isn’t the only one! Prince Claudia, who Violette was in love with, shunned her and chose…

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Kiki’s Delivery Service: More Relevant Than Ever [Recommendation]

Growing up there were some movies that I used to watch and vaguely remained stuck in my memories despite time weathering them away in the same way wind slowly eats away at a mountain or adulthood eats away at the hope and optimism of youth. One of these movies was Kiki's Delivery Service, the coming-of-age …