Daydream Darling Vol. 1
Review Daydream Darling caught my attention right away with its gorgeous art. The main character, Iroha, has social anxiety and struggles with talking to other people. She isolates herself and…
Fraction
Review Fraction is a collection of experimental stories by Shintaro Kago, a notable ero guro artist. The collection comprises of a longer work, Fraction, and a series of one shots,…
Hookah Haze
Review Hookah Haze is a surprisingly sweet visual novel about making friends over a little shisha. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this game with the key art,…
Tokyo Boys & Girls Vol. 1
Review Tokyo Boys & Girls is one of Miki Aihara's more underrated works, and I think part of it stems from the first volume. I first read it as a…
The Lion and the Bride Vol. 2
Review This volume was slightly better than the first one, but not much. I went from being suspicious of Ryo, Yua's teacher and husband, to outright hating him. He doesn't…
The Lion and the Bride Vol. 1
Review The premise of this manga is... Troubling. Yua is a high school girl living with her grandmother after the death of both of her parents. Forced to take care…
Solanin
Review Meiko is a college graduate that has been feeling unsatisfied with her life. She has an office job that she doesn't care for and a live-in boyfriend that works…
The Boy in the Earth
Review The Boy in the Earth is pitch black noir novel about the aftershocks of trauma. The narrator is a depressed taxi driver drifting through life in a constant state…
Audition
Review Audition may just be one of the fastest reads I've had all year, finishing in just under 24 hours. The story follows an aging widower named Aoyama, who holds…
Now You’re One of Us
Review I have found a true Japanese gothic horror and I am head over heels in love! Now You're One of Us is the story of a young woman that…