It manages to attain a certain Animal Crossing-like simplistic charm at times, but even those small pleasures are marred by some serious quality of life issues. ― Atelier Ryza 2 is somehow both one of the most belligerently boring and uniquely compelling games that I have ever played. The plot is dull and heavy-handed. Gameplay consists in large part of traversing an oversized map and picking up item...

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The Heartbreaking Sacrifices Made in The Promised Neverland

Jan 27, 12:00

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anime

In a world designed to exploit and consume humans like cattle, The Promised Neverland is full of victims. Are Isabella and Krone complicit, victims of deadly system, or something in between? ― Season 2 of The Promised Neverland just premiered and Cloverworks is ready to throw us back into the struggle of Emma, Ray, and the rest of the Grace Field House kids as they try to survive in a world full of ...

news

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Touken Ranbu Sword Personification Game Gets English Version

Jan 26, 20:41

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games

Johren starts pre-registering on Tuesday for game anthropomorphizing historical Japanese swords ― Game platform Johren announced on Monday that it is releasing Nitroplus and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu Online game in English. Players can pre-register for the game beginning on Tuesday. Johren describes the game: Revisionists seeking to change history have begun to attack the past. To prevent such threats,...

news

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Jujutsu Kaisen Manga's Circulation Jumps by 5 Million More Copies in 13 Days

Jan 26, 20:30

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manga

Manga now has 25 million, up over 290% since anime's October premiere ― Shueisha reported on Tuesday that Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga has 25 million copies in circulation (not sold), including print and digital copies. It has only been 13 days since Shueisha reported on January 13 that the series had 20 million copies in circulation. The manga's number of copies in circulation has risen over ...

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This Week in Anime - How Does Kuroko's Basketball Keep it Fresh?

Jan 26, 16:02

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anime

The sports series that sailed a thousand ships has landed at Netflix with a brand-new dub. Steve and Jean-Karlo suit up for the court to see how many points they score against the beautiful boys of Kuroko's Basketball. ― The sports series that sailed a thousand ships has landed at Netflix with a brand-new dub. Steve and Jean-Karlo suit up for the court to see how many points they score against the b...

review

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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Novel 8

Jan 26, 15:00

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novels

After two decidedly lackluster volumes focusing on Katarina's post-school life as an employee of the Magical Ministry, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! is finally back on its feet. ― After two decidedly lackluster volumes focusing on Katarina's post-school life as an employee of the Magical Ministry, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom is finally back on its fe...

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This Week in Games - Yes Ma'am

Jan 25, 16:02

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games

Resident Evil Village reignited Heidi (and everyone's) desire to be stepped on by an intimidating woman. ― Hi folks! We're past January 20th and the USA didn't implode, so I think that's certainly cause for celebration! Normally around this time of year I'd be off at MAGfest hanging out with my friends in the DC metro area, playing arcade games and attending panels and concerts until ungodly hours in...

ep. review

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Attack on Titan The Final Season ‒ Episode 7

Jan 25, 15:30

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anime

“Assault” serves as a perfect escalation of the climactic action that began when Eren brought the bloody fury of Paradis to Marley's doorstep.

review

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Man and His Cat GN 3

Jan 25, 15:00

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manga

If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately. ― If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately. The third volume of this heartfelt series is every bit as good as the two that came before it, managing to exude warmth and charm without ever coming off...

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Just What the Heck is Genshin Impact?

Jan 25, 14:00

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games

With the game's major story arcs still being very unfinished, you might be wondering just what Genshin Impact's player base is spending so much time on. But once you set foot in Teyvat's big, open environment, you'll definitely start to understand: this world was built for lots of replayability. ― If you look at the list of Twitter's most talked-about games of 2020, you'll see a bunch of names you pr...

interest

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Redo of Healer Author: English Light Novel Translation Was 'Refused' By An Overseas Publisher

Jan 25, 12:45

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novels

'We tried to publish the English version, but it was refused by an overseas publisher.' ― Redo of Healer author Rui Tsukiyo tweeted in English that an English language version of the light novel series was "refused" by an overseas publisher. "I've received several inquiries about buying the English version of 'Redo of Healer', but it doesn't exist," they stated. "We tried to publish the English versi...

review

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Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina Novels 1-3

Jan 24, 15:00

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novels

Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material. ― Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material. Mostly that's because, like many an adaptation b...