One of the big distinguishing points between “light novels” and “regular novels” is that light novels are born into a multimedia ecosystem. They aren’t made up of text alone—they have insert illustrations and distinct anime-esque character designs, making it easy for them to make the leap from book to screen. Kadokawa’s business strategy revolves around …
You know my motto, don’t bury the headline. The premiere of Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! was really good. Like, startlingly good. On multiple levels. I expected to love the character designs, because those are by Imigi Muru and he’s one of my favorite artists in manga. He illustrates the light novels (I know) Makeine is …
What can I say, really? This adaptation is just bonkers. As a pretty big fan of the manga who’s been salty about Shueisha’s total lack of promotion once it became clear The Elusive Samurai wasn’t going to be another AssClass level hit, the quality of this adaptation absolutely stuns me. I still don’t quite get …
The pretenders come and come, but BnHA still outclasses all of them IMHO. Its sales never falter – in fact they’re extraordinarily resilient for a blockbuster manga of this age. But it does get taken for granted, as meteors flash across the sky burning more brightly. I never resent any mangaka making a big score …
Where’s Sherlock effing Holmes when you need him? I have a couple of primary thoughts in reflecting on the second episode of Shoushimin Series. First, would I be patient enough to give this series any runway if I didn’t have the Hyouka experience to draw on? And second, would I have given Hyouka any runway …
The french division of Anime Limited, also known as All The Anime FR, made some pretty interesting announcements at Japan Expo in Paris, and (more importantly) some of those announcements will also be coming to the UK as confirmed by Anime Limited’s UK division. New titles include DEVILMAN crybaby, Tekkonkinkreet, as well as the Studio …
