Platforms: PC (Steam) Review code provided by publisher. Gestalt: Steam & Cinder is a narrative-focused 2D action-RPG and the first title from developer Metamorphosis Games. Players assume the role of Aletheia, an elite Soldner of the Steam City Canaan, as she wields long-lost weapons and a mysterious power in her fight for the future of …
New UK Anime Releases: 22nd July 2024
This week sees a large variety of anime releases from Anime Limited, Crunchyroll and MVM Entertainment, with highlights including Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear – Season 1 from Crunchyroll and Samurai Champloo from MVM Entertainment. Out This Week: 22nd July 2024: Babylon – Complete Series (Blu-Ray) I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became …
My Taste is Better Than Yours Episode 10 – Diamond no Kouzai (Days of Diamond)
I won’t lie – this is my favorite episode of My Taste is Better Than Yours so far. In it, Samu and I leave the advocate role behind and dig deep on a really fascinating new seinen baseball series that’s making big waves in Japan. We’re both big fans of sports manga, and The Days …
Weekly Digest 7/22/2024 – Second Impressions Digest – Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan (Tower of God: Return of the Prince), Atri: My Dear Moments
Kami no Tou: Ouji no Kikan (Tower of God: Return of the Prince) – 03 Tower of God, always a conundrum. A weird series, both in and of itself and in its place in my personal memory bank. As much as I enjoy it at these early stages it’s never been an easy one from …
Shoushimin Series (How to Become Ordinary) – 03
I certainly think How to Become Ordinary is headed into the bubble/patron poll. But you can’t assume that with Yonezawa Honobu, who’s one of the odder writers in Japanese pop fiction. His series are such slow builds that the possibility of some sort of light switch, nexus point moment happening is always real. I wouldn’t …
Wistoria #03 — Simping Ain’t Easy
Shut up about this girl, already. I’m out of town for a few days. I’m not going far, and there’s not a lot of shows Monday-Wednesday anyway (Shy/Vampire Vtubers on Monday, Deer on Wednesday), but things may be a bit delayed. Impressions: I couldn’t help but think through this episode that playing up the …






