Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War returns in October? Have you been watching the new arc? Before you answer that, remember…Rukia has her eyes on you. ★ 【shiej007 (insta / X ..read more

Do you feel influenced by the culture to act like those around you? Are you being persuaded to put away your faith and engage the world on its terms? You’re not alone—it’s a day and age where the culture around us speaks as strongly as ever. But Mike’s got you covered. He looks to Shirou… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 4: Standing Firm Like Shirou Emiya ..read more

Can Raeliana help Noah? Will Hatori change the kind of person she’s been? Why is Kai keeping his distance from Uka? Our readers dive into the meaty parts of a number of series this week with their reviews, which also include the final volume of a Sword Art Online spin-off! Check our our thoughts on these volumes and let us know yours in the comments section! Daily Report About My Witch Senpai (Vol. 3) • Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 6) • My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered, No One in This Other World Stands a Chance Against Me -AΩ- (Vol. 5) • Naruto 25th Anniversary Edition • No Longer Heroine ..read more

It’s a well-known fact that orange cats are…special. But temple cat Anzu-chan may just be the most special orange of all: he’s 37 years old, close to six feet tall, and rides a motorbike like a speed demon. He can talk too, but not well enough to get himself out of paying a fine when he’s pulled over for driving without a license. Anzu wasn’t always like this. He was once a normal cat, but as time passed, he crossed the boundary between the material and spiritual worlds at some point and transformed into a bakeneko or ghost cat. Now he spends his time running errands and doing odd jobs when he ..read more

Happy belated birthday (July 15), Hu Tao! Here’s to Furina and us celebrating you! ★ 【棲夏】 「 HuTao&Furina~ 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission Fanart Friday, Too: Hu Tao on the Canal ..read more

Intro ★ 【balabling】 「 rainy 」 ☆ illustration by balabling (reprinted w/permission): https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/119628044 ..read more

On this week’s column, we feature two premieres, two outstanding manga both reaching their tenth volume, and more! It’s sizzling outside, so check out some of our recommended series (and maybe one or two you should say away from) and maybe grab yourself something to read in the comfort of an air-conditioned home! Aria of the Beech Forest (Vol. 1) • Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Manga: Books of Heartslabyul (Vol. 4) • The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 10) • Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 10) • A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special (Vol. 4) • See You in My 19th Life (Vol. 3) • The Trials of Chiyodaku: Running the ..read more

One of the most charming series of the summer 2024 anime season is Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. The title gives you the basic setup—tsundere speaks of her adoration for the MC in Russian, which she assumes no one understands (wrongly of course)—but the quality of the voice acting, animation, and characterization has been excellent. And now, y’all have a chance to read the full array of light novels from which the show is adapted! We’re giving away volumes one through seven of the series—all the LNs currently released of Alya by Yen Press! That adds up to eight volumes in total ..read more

Life is difficult for the sullen Natsuki Ikaruga. His demanding grandmother, a formerly notable marine geologist, has recently passed and the future is bleak. Natsuki must find a way to work around his disability, suffered during a catastrophic childhood event while living in a world that’s undergone an apocalyptic-sized event—a sudden rising of the sea, which submerged many coastal cities. But hope may be on the horizon. Teaming with an opportunist named Catherine, Natsuki will use a submersible to visit his grandmother’s former home to search for treasure. What he’ll find is neither gold nor ..read more

A damsel with wings (one black, one white) is chained to a pillar in a heavenly realm with columns and stairs. She begs a young man with a black uniform for help. A flashback reveals that Kai is an unusually thorough cadet of the Humanity Aegis Agency, Vishal Branch. Aegis is the unified defense force of humanity. It guards the places where its enemies were sealed during the Great War of the Five Races thirty years ago: these enemies were angels, demons, spirits and mythical beasts. While doing his compulsory military service, Kai stares each day for exactly 300 seconds at the blue pyramid tha ..read more