In an alternate history Kyoto where electricity still fails to outpace steam power by the start of the 20th century, tinkerer Kihachi Sakamoto crosses paths with the gullible Inako Momokawa, whose family has come into the possession of Kichachi’s missing brother’s journal. Within the pages of this catalog, secrets are contained that could spark a scientific revolution — but our heroes are not the only ones who have realized its significance…
“Jisogi: Anime Studio Tycoon”, is a board game about running your oxn anime studio, but does it actually deliver on this promise, or is this yet another abstract efficiency puzzle with a fancy coat of paint? And, perhaps most importantly, is it any fun to play? Let’s find out.
Outgoing, fashionable Suzuki and bookish, taciturn Tani are nothing alike. Nevertheless, mutual admiration for how they lead their lives without care for what others might think about them bring them closer together, starting a romance that proves opposites attract.
When her parents die in a car accident, fifteen-year old Asa Takumi has nowhere to go — that is, until her estranged aunt Makio shows up. Despite a strained relationship with her family, in particular with Asa’s mother, Makio is determined to give Asa a new home and takes her in. This takes some getting used to for Asa, who decides to start chronicling her experiences in a journal.
There will be no episode of Blue Mondays this week because Zigg has gotten fed up with our abuse and run away. He’ll be back, though, the little brat.
Forget everything I said about Takopi’s Original Sin being “tough to recommend” and watch one of the most uncompromisingly and stunningly realised works of animated art this wretched decade has brought forth so far.
Stuck in a boring countryside town with parents who do nothing but argue, Yoshiki Tsujinaka has no one but his best friend Hikaru to rely on. Their friendship is put at risk, however, when Yoshiki discovers that Hikaru has been dead for months, and his entire being has been taken over by a mysterious eldritch creature.
Takopi, an alien from planet Happy, crash-lands on Earth to fulfil his lifelong goal of spreading joy across the universe, and meets 9-year-old Shizuka Kuze, who is subjected to relentless bullying from her classmates. Determined to save Shizuka from her miserable predicament, Takopi quickly finds out that happiness is a lot harder to find than it might seem…
In a world where “magical girl” is as common a profession as any, college graduate Kana Sakuragi is struggling to find a job. Yet when a monster disrupts her latest interview and Kana gets a taste of what working as a magical girl actually entails, she finally discovers a career opportunity that allows her to put her unique skills into practice.
Taiki Inomata is obsessed with badminton and the cute girl who practices her basketball in their school’s gymnasium. Will he ever muster up the courage to go talk to her? Does anyone care?
By mere coincidence, Kazuhiki Nukumizu witnesses his classmate Anna Yanami having her heart broken by the boy she has been in love with for years. Much against his wishes, this makes him the ideal person for Anna to vent her frustrations to, sparking the beginning of a peculiar friendship.
He’s a genius at deduction. She’s really into confectionery. Together, they solve incredibly mundane mysteries and try to survive high school.
When the American government discovers a portal to another dimension, the ruthless Amanda Waller engineers a plot to send in a “suicide squad” of imprisoned supervillains. With nano bombs inserted into their necks to enforce total obedience, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Clayface, Peacemaker and King Shark are promised a reduced sentence if they help Waller achieve her mysterious objectives in this world of magic and monsters.
Looking to start a new life in the big city, high school dropout Nina bumps into Momoka Kawaragi, the guitarist of her favourite up-and-coming band. Unfortunately, the band in question has just decided to call it quits, and Momoka is preparing to give up on music entirely.
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion… I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain… Time to die.
In Japan, it is said that being a virgin at thirty will give you magic powers. Much to Kiyoshi Adachi’s shock, this oft-repeated canard turns out to be true when he discovers that thirty years of involuntary celibacy have granted him the ability to read minds. Could this power be what he needs to change his love live for the better?
In an era when superpowered individuals have ushered in unprecedented peace and prosperity, Teru Momijiyama, a.k.a. Shy, is the young costumed heroine charged with representing Japan in a global alliance against an impending alien threat. Unfortunately, as her name implies, Teru suffers from severe social anxiety and would rather not don the mask she’s been made to wear at all.
What if a girl reincarnated into an otome game fully of hot male singles ready to mingle, but she was actually gay?
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Tired of idol “mixed media projects”? Sick of generic fantasy? ¿Por qué no los dos?
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