The Beauty and Poignance of Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle (Film Review)
Belle, the newest film by trailblazing anime director Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, is making waves around the world. First, it received a 14-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Now, it's being...
Kageki Shojo!! Opera Girl (Anime Review)
Those who have an appreciation for musical theatre will find a lot to grasp onto with the musical-acting anime Kageki Shojo. It provides an insider look at the real behind-the-scenes of theatre...
Code: Realize Wintertide Miracles: A Whimsical Game for the Holidays
While I was perusing my local GameStop recently, I came across the cute PS4 game Code: Realize Wintertide Miracles. The cover showed a romantic Christmas scene, which made me excited to try...
TokyoTreat December Box Review
We always love reviewing subscription boxes straight from Japan. Recently, we reviewed the YumeTwins crate by TokyoTreat company. Now, we are reviewing the TokyoTreat box, which was the first subscription box the...
Hoa: A Relaxing Ghibli-Esque Game
Hoa is a great new game if you want something peaceful and reminiscent of a whimsical anime. The Skrollcat Studio game may not have come from Japan, but it is very Ghibli-esque with a beautiful...
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Anime Review)
Coming-of-age romance stories come in all flavors, and one of the more common types of these stories is that of the summer romance. After all, it's the time where the young can...
Earwig and the Witch (Anime Film Review)
Studio Ghibli is a world-renowned Japanese animation studio dear to the hearts of all filmgoers. Although Earwig and the Witch hasn't received as high of praise as other Studio Ghibli movies, it...
Spy Classroom, Vol. 1: Lily of the Garden (Light Novel Review)
In an alternate setting vaguely similar to Cold-War-era Europe, seventeen-year-old Lily is in danger of flunking out of an elite spy training program. Suddenly, she's assigned to a specialized team named Lamplight...
Bond and Book: The Devotion of The Surgery Room (Light Novel Review)
Bond and Book: The Devotion of "The Surgery Room" by Mizuki Nomura is an episodic short story collection with a strange premise. Its protagonist, a teenage boy named Musubu, can talk to...
SoulWorker (Game Review)
SoulWorker is one of the more interesting entries to online anime games. South Korean studio, Lion Games, brings us the free third-person action MMORPG after five years overseas. With its English release...
