Adorable Child Shark Manga! (Odekake Kozame) I know that Twitter can be an utter cesspool at times. And yet, there are still places on Twitter that are awesome beyond belief. I found such a spot with Japanese Twitter user @Penguinbox1 (ペンギンボックス) and his creation, Odekake Kozame (おでかけ子ザメ). Penguin Box The Japanese artist/manga-ka Penguin Box has
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Google Does a JRPG


Google Does a JRPG From time to time, Google has been known to put some game on their home page. Ususally, this is to celebrate some thing or other. In this case, Google has created a game called Doodle Champion Island. The game has been done in the style of an old school JRPG (Japanese

A First Look at “Nukenai Seiken-chan”


A First Look at “Nukenai Seiken-chan” Since I’m behind due to work, I thought I’d do a piece on a manga title that is…well, so full of double entendre, sexual innuendo, and clearly a parody of hentai situations, all while in reality, being nothing sexual…at least for the main character. And that title is Nukenai

A Look at “Spin Gacha, Recruit New Comrades, and Build The Strongest Army of Beautiful Girls!!” Manga


A Look at “Spin Gacha, Recruit New Comrades, and Build The Strongest Army of Beautiful Girls!!” Manga Various Title Names ガチャを回して仲間を増やす 最強の美少女軍団を作り上げろ Gacha o Mawashite Nakama o Fuyasu Saikyou no Bishoujo Gundan o Tsukuriagero (romaji) Spin Gacha, Recruit New Comrades, and Build the Strongest Army of Beautiful Girls!! (literal translation) You Increase Families and Make

A First Look at “Nicola’s Leisurely Demon World Travelogue” (Update: Licensed by Seven Seas as “Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World”)


A First Look at “Nicola’s Leisurely Demon World Travelogue” Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World Nikora no Oyururi Makai Kikou ニコラのおゆるり魔界紀行 Sometimes, one stumbles into a rare gem of a manga title. Such is the case with Nicola’s Leisurely Demon World Travelogue, or Nicola Traveling Around the Demon’s World as it will be known by Seven Seas.

A First Look At “Don’t Mess with Me Nagatoro”


A First Look At “Don’t Mess with Me Nagatoro” Please Don’t Bully Me, Nagatoro-san Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san イジらないで、長瀞さん From time to time, I’ll see something that will catch my eye and cause me to explore more. Though I don’t remember the exact circumstances, such was the case with Don’t Mess with Me Nagatoro, which is Vertical’s

First Look! “Tales from Earthsea” DVD Review


First Look! “Tales from Earthsea” DVD Review ゲド戦記 Gedo Senki Ged’s Military History (literal transaltion) –> PURCHASE FROM RAKUTEN.COM (formerly BUY.COM) –> PURCHASE FROM BARNES & NOBLE –> PURCHASE FROM RIGHTSTUF! *MILD SPOILERS!* The story of Tales from Earthsea, in brief, takes place at a time when the land of Earthsea is beset by many

First Look! "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review


風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no Tani no Naushika Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind –> Purchase from RAKUTEN (formerly BUY.COM) –> Purchase from BARNES & NOBLE –> Purchase from RIGHTSTUF! *Mild Spoilers!* The story of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in brief, takes place on a post-apocalyptic world some one thousand years after the