The Apothecary is Gonna Make This Ragged Elf Happy ボロボロのエルフさんを幸せにする薬売りさん Boroboro no Elf-san o Shiawaseni suru Kusuriuri-san The Apothecary Will Make This Battered Elf Happy Dying Elf & Apothecary Back in June 2022, I wrote a piece about a web manga called The Apothecary Will Make This Battered Elf Happy. Then in December of that
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A First Look at the Serialized Version of “The Apothecary is Gonna Make This Ragged Elf Happy” Manga
April 22nd, 2025 
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“Don’t Toy with Me, Nagatoro-san” Manga Review
July 25th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy Don’t Toy with Me, Nagatoro-san Manga Review Please Don’t Bully Me, Nagatoro-san Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san イジらないで、長瀞さん Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro A few years ago, I took a gender at the Don’t Toy with Me, Nagatoro-san manga. I really liked the manga, but I wasn’t as keen on the anime adaptation. However, now that the
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Tags: First Look, Ijiranaide Nagatoro-san, Nanashi (774) 
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A Look At “Kusunoki-san Failed Her High School Debut” Manga
April 15th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy A Look At “Kusunoki-san Failed Her High School Debut” Manga 楠木さんは高校デビューに失敗している Kusunoki-san wa Koukou Debut ni Shippai shite Iru She is (not) a cool girl (in high school) I’ve probably mentioned this before, but one of the great thing about following mangaka on Twitter (X) is that they will sometimes retweet stuff from other artists.
A First Look at “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End”
January 16th, 2024 AstroNerdBoy A First Look at Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Sousou no Frieren 葬送のフリーレン Frieren, the Final Farewell to the Dead (literal) For some time now, I’ve seen posts on Twitter about a silver haired, female elf mage and some companions. Sometimes it is a party of four (with two human males and one dwarf male )
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Adorable Child Shark Manga! (Odekake Kozame by @Penguinbox1)
August 24th, 2021 AstroNerdBoy 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
July 30th, 2021 AstroNerdBoy 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
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A First Look at “Nukenai Seiken-chan”
May 25th, 2020 AstroNerdBoy 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
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A Look at “Spin Gacha, Recruit New Comrades, and Build The Strongest Army of Beautiful Girls!!” Manga
February 22nd, 2020 AstroNerdBoy 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
Posted in AstroNerdBoy, Contributing Writers, Manga Tags: Chinkururi, First Look, Gacha Girl Corps, HARUNO Shuu, Isekai No Comments »