Title: Fire Punch Series: Fire Punch Vol. 1 Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto Artist: Tatsuki Fujimoto Release Date: January 16, 2018 Publisher: VIZ Media Review Spoilers: Low GoodReads | Amazon Fire Punch is a manga taking place in a post-apocalyptic world covered in ice. People are suffering and struggling to survive; morals have been thrown out the window. “The freezing […]
Tokyo Ghoul: re Volume 1 Delivers Engaging Character Dynamics and Plot
Author: Sui Ishida Release Date: Oct. 16, 2014 (Japan); Oct. 17, 2017 (U.S.) Publisher: Viz Media Source: MediaLab Genre(s): Action, Mystery, Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Psychological, Seinen Review Spoilers: None Goodreads | Amazon | MyAnimeList Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul: re Volume 1 is the first volume of the sequel to his original, Tokyo Ghoul. The […]
Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: Not Great for Anxious, Messy People
Title: The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up Author: Marie Kondō Release Date: June 27, 2017 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Review Spoilers: N/A GoodReads | Amazon It’s no secret that the KonMari method of cleaning has taken the Western world by storm. Ever since the terrible Gilmore Girls revival name-dropped her and Younger satirized her methods, I knew […]
“Escape from the Walled City” Mass Escape Game Brings Attack on Titan to Life
“On that day, mankind received a grim reminder. We lived in fear of the Titans and were disgraced to live in these cages we called walls.” You are in the 105th Trainee Squad, your heart set on joining the Survey Corps after graduating. On the day of your initiation ceremony, […]
The Etsy Roundup: Claymore
Claymore Ceramic Tile by TerryTiles2014 This is an interesting piece to add to any collection. This is a visually appealing, glazed ceramic tile of Clare from Claymore. It comes with a little golden hook (notice the golden triangle at the top of the tile) so it can easily hang on […]
Mea’s Thoughts on Claymore
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD Written by Norihro Yagi, the creator of Angel Densetsu, Claymore is a seriously brutal manga, full of death, monsters, and badass women that die in the hoards to protect humans. There is no question as to why this is considered a ‘dark fantasy manga.’ The main protagonist is Clare, who […]
The Fun that is Noragami
Originally a manga created by Adachi Toka, who seems to be best known for Noragami, but has also written Alive: Saishuu Shinkateki Shounen and aired by the studio Bones which has brought us anime shows such as Darker than Black, Eureka Seven, Soul Eater, and Ouran High School Host Club. […]
Princess Jellyfish: The Woes of Being an Otaku
This is a relatively short anime that is also known as Kuragehime, that was originally written by Akiko Higashimura and then produced by Brain’s Base. the animation studio responsible for My Little Monster, Durarara!!, and Spice and Wolf II. Like so many other anime shows, there are only eleven episodes […]
My Little Monster: A Fun, Quirky, Teenage Love Story
Originally called Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, My Little Monster is the English translated anime/manga that helped revitalize my passion for anime. As of right now there are thirteen episodes, all of which are available on Netflix currently! Unfortunately the manga is still on-going, with twelve graphic novels available (only five currently in English), […]
Mea’s Hopes for Sailor Moon Crystal
Suffice it to say that when I was informed that Sailor Moon was getting a reboot I was incredulous. It was exciting to think of something that I still hold close to my heart getting reworked, but at the same time I was afraid that they would royally screw it […]
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