Manga & Light Novel Reviews

[Manga Review] Goodbye! I’m Being Reincarnated! Vol. 1

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Volume 1 Synopsis

Yuya Kamigasaki is living the life any high-school boy would dream of: he’s got a house to himself, classes he can sleep through, and a childhood friend next door who grew into a total babe. But when an otherworldly princess with looks to die for shows up in his room and asks him to become the hero that will save her people, how can a guy refuse? That is, until he realizes she’s asked him to get reincarnated, and plans to send him through the great cycle of death and rebirth herself!

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Video Game & Visual Novel Reviews

[Video Game Review] Omega Labyrinth Life

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A gaggle of school girls band together in order to save a beloved garden and explore the mystery of supernatural labyrinths in this dungeon RPG.

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Anime Alcove List Tuesday 08.13.2019: Top 5 Favorite Anime Openings For Summer 2019

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Already screaming inside for the week to be over.

With the Summer 2019 anime season reaching or passing the halfway point for most series, I thought it would be a great time as any to look at (or profusely gush over) at the music. More specifically, the many anime openings that are just great listen to. Join me in this sixth edition of Anime Alcove List Tuesday as I list my top 5 anime openings for the Summer 2019 season. Yeah, the title says it all really….

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The Manga Under The Lens Project

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The sweltering summer heat and pursuit to stay cool always get me in a certain mood. The mood to do absolutely nothing! Often spending most of my time gaming or goofing often, I made it a ritual to read come August to prepare me for the school year. With those days long gone and finding manga, light novels, and the occasional book non-related to the aforementioned cross into my hands nowadays when free time permits, I decided to start the tradition anew with a different purpose and goal in mind. Finally getting ready to start my new job position in earnest this month and my time going back to what it was, I decided to do something I a little different for the rest of the year.

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Video Game & Visual Novel Reviews

[Video Game Review] Dungeon Dreams

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Welcome to the town of Ecallia, a place for foolhardy and brave adventurers alike willing to take on the perilous promenade into one very dangerous dungeon. What awaits below? Take up a weapon, gather a party, and embark to discover the answer to this question for yourself.

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Video Game & Visual Novel Reviews

[Visual Novel Review] Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation

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Fall in love with supernatural spirits and explore a new side to the Date A Live franchise in this visual novel trilogy.

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Donate To Kyoto Animation’s GoFundMe

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By now, I’m sure the news of the arson attack that was carried out against Kyoto Animation has made the rounds. According to the reports, an unidentified 41-year-old male doused gasoline inside the building and some splashed on workers before shouting the phrase “You die!” and setting it ablaze. As of writing this, there have been at least 33 people cited as dead. Known for their work with titles such as K-On and Violet Evergarden, my heart and sincerest prayers go out to the victims and their families. If you would like to show your support, Sentaifilmworks has made a Gofundme page in response to the relief of the studio and affected parties. You can find the link here in order to donate.

Gaming Articles

Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation – A Quick Overview Of The Series

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Title Screen For Rio Reincarnation

With less than a week away from the release of Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation here in North America and Europe, I thought I put together a small informational guide regarding the series. As a long-awaited and requested item for most fans of the genre and followers of the franchise alike, it is understandable that this might be the first contact for some that are genuinely interested but never interacted with the source material or anime. In the midst of finishing up my own playthrough of all three games in the collection, this “primer” of sorts might be useful to those wanting to know what is all about and if the series might be for them.

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Anime Reviews

[Anime Review] Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion

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Bell and the crew prepare for their biggest adventure yet in the first Danmachi film: Arrow of the Orion.

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Anime Spotlight: Serial Experiments Lain

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Hard to believe that it has been 21 years since today that Serial Experiments Lain first aired. Created by Yasuyuki Ueda and staffed by Ryutaro Nakamrua (director), Yoshitoshi ABe (character designer), and Chiaki J. Konaka (screenplay writer), the science fiction series follows middle school student Lain Iwakura as she discovers the communication network called the “Wired”. With musings on identity, real vs virtual, and the essences of technology and what role it plays in the life we live, the series is a tour de force of philosophy and storytelling that remains undisputedly relevant even to this day. So if you are ever in the market for late 90’s anime that is truly ahead of its time, this would be the one to pick up!

Serial Experiments Lain can be streamed through Funimation’s official site or purchased at their storefront or everywhere anime is sold.