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04 May 25
We continue our Winter 2025 anime coverage with Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! and Zenshu. I was actually able to prepare a full slate of manga reviews this time, so we've got Volume 6 of Dandadan, Volume 6 of Interviews with Monster Girls and Volume 3 of The Apothecary Diaries. I don't have any big Golden Week plans, so I'm hoping to get caught up on more of my viewing. I'm not terribly confident I can pull it off, but I'll see if I can't get the penultimate chapter of TWH out by the weekend. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 12:18:17
03 May 25
If you don't like Axios as much as Pawel, I have good news for you. The gang is heading out in Chapter 13 of RttW. Starting next cycle, we'll be hitting the road. In other news, we've got reviews coming up tomorrow, so be looking for that. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 12:30:09
01 May 25
It's that special time of year once more as we celebrate International Ayame Jellybean Day. In past years I've pledged to update the Mascot Gallery, but as I've never managed to deliver on that promise, I won't do so again this year. I would like to get it done at some point, but I have no idea when that would be. For now, I'll indulge the fuzzy lady of the hour with some extra pats while I fret about making Saturday's deadline. Will my office productivity specialist/birthday girl give me any time to focus on getting any writing done? Who can say? Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 11:07:19
27 Apr 25
After spending about half of the week not watching any anime, I did manage to turn things around to bring you reviews of Season 2 of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You and Solo Leveling. Because I spent all yesterday working on the WttW bestiary instead of writing reviews, all I have for manga this week is Volume 2 of The Apothecary Diaries. To round things out, I have a couple movie reviews for you: "the original Temple of Doom" Gunga Din and from director John Sturges, Gunfight at the OK Corral. Look for more Winter 2025 anime next week. Hopefully I'll actually get the next chapter of RttW out this time. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 15:37:40
20 Apr 25
There are a couple surprises for this week's reviews (for me as much as for you). We kick off our Winter 2025 anime coverage a week earlier than I expected with a holdover from last year's fall season, Season 2 of Shangri-La Frontier. I also happened to finish reading Volume 5 of The Eminence in Shadow, so you get a review of that. We then go on to manga with Volume 5 of Dandadan and Interviews with Monster Girls. We're also launching coverage of a new series with Volume 1 of The Apothecary Diaries. Depending on how much catching up I can get done, we should have two or three Winter 2025 anime to toss onto the pile next week. I'll also be making a sincere effort to get the next chapter of WttW out. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 15:47:33
19 Apr 25
This has been a rough week, but I've managed to stick to my deadline, so here's Chapter 5 of CoP, which introduces a new set of players to the field. We'll have reviews out tomorrow, so be looking for that. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 10:59:04
13 Apr 25
It's a funny thing that we started last week's reviews with a film from 1990 because we're going to do so again this week with Gremlins 2: The New Batch. We also have another, far less silly film from 1959, Green Mansions. Next, it's time for manga with Volume 4 of Dandadan, Too Many Losing Heroines! and Interviews with Monster Girls. I'm now caught up on the Makeine manga, so I need to come up with something else to fill that slot. I'm thinking The Apothecary Diaries. Also, not next week but the week after I should start releasing reviews for the Winter 2025 anime season (and we've got the spring season already underway, so that's going to keep me busy). Coming up sooner (hopefully) is the next chapter of CoP, so be looking for that. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 11:38:18
12 Apr 25
Behold the last boss perched upon her throne. It's time to raise the curtain on the final battle with Chapter 26 of TWH. I've been doing good to stay on schedule so far, so hopefully I can continue to do so to get us to the end on time. In other news, look for reviews tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 13:20:23
06 Apr 25
We start the day off with some clowns here to amuse you in 1990's Goodfellas and if that's not enough, you can listen to Sandra Bullock grunting in space for two hours in Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity. For manga coverage, we have Volume 3 of Dandadan, Too Many Losing Heroines! and Interviews with Monster Girls. Next week is going to have Gremlins 2, so I'm looking forward to that. I will try very hard to scrape together the time to get the next chapter of TWH out, so fingers crossed applesauce. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 11:37:17
05 Apr 25
My colleague's elbow had to put the work in to keep me awake during the opening ceremony today, but I'm at least happy to say that Chapter 12 of RttW is ready for you. Reviews will be up tomorrow, so be looking for that. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 11:08:32
30 Mar 25
We kick off today's movie reviews with the Colossal Titan of the film world, the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind and then something more along the lines of a 3-meter Titan yet with its own charm (you know, like the Peering Titan) in the somewhat less classic Gods of Egypt. We then continue our manga coverage with Volume 2 of Dandadan, Too Many Losing Heroines! and Interviews with Monster Girls respectively. We've got two more weeks before something needs to take Makeine's place. I'll have to figure that one out later. Look for the next chapter of WttW1 as well. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 13:08:05
29 Mar 25
I'm taking a break from my continued work on the demographics of Korush V to bring you Chapter 4 of CoP. Look for reviews tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Posted by: JamesUTC 11:50:04