The Language of Flowers For Pride Month last year, I discussed the Yuri genre and its cultural context. In short, sapphic romance stories coming from Japan are commonly referred to as “yuri,” the Japanese word for “lily.” Yuri is a…
Asta is a peasant in a world where privilege is decided by magical might, and he’s the only person on Earth with zero magic power. At a coming-of-age ceremony when young people obtain their grimoire (a magical book that gives…
In a medieval-inspired world filled with political and economic upheaval, Kraft Lawrence is just trying to make enough money to buy his own shop and finally put down some roots. The life of a peddler is an interesting one, but…
Synopsis Despite being a model student, Ayaka Sakurai choked on her high school entrance exams and failed to get into her first choice school. Fearing a repeat when the time comes to apply for college, Ayaka accepts a teacher’s bribe…
The Last Door offers salvation to those with nowhere else to go. Those who have reached their lowest point. If you find the Last Door and pass through it, you will find yourself in a little shop run by none…
The original Sonic the Hedgehog game was released in June of 1991. Since then, Sega has not only continuously released games focused on the Blue Blur, but has also collaborated with comic book publishers and animation studios to bring Sonic…
You probably don’t need me to tell you that Sonic the Hedgehog has a long, long history of appearing in media outside of video games. If you have been or have had a child at any point since 1993, you…
Over the last several years, there have been many remakes, remasters, reimaginings and re-releases of classic video games. There’s a lot to look at under that topic, so today we’re going to narrow things down a bit with a look…
Short version: Akane-banashi (roughly “Akane’s Story”) is a serialized manga series that creatively blends sports manga tropes into a story about rakugo, a Japanese storytelling art that emphasizes the performer’s conversation skills. Excellent art from illustrator Takamasa Moue conveys the…
Komi Can’t Communicate is a manga by Tomohito Oda, which has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday since 2016. This year, the manga has been collected in over 30 volumes, with millions of copies in circulation across the world. So,…