Duke Guiscard fled the Parsian capital of Ecbatana, leaving it wide open to be seized by Hilmes and his invading army courtesy of a little guile on their part.  What they find is a city that is currently plagued by low morale, food and water shortages, and a decaying infrastructure.  Hilmes may have obtained his […]

The last time we saw Zaha Sanko… HE WAS PRETTY MUCH FUCKED!  Not only was he at the mercy of Big Sparkle and his old school bully Hinata Boggo, but the former even managed to get one of his bones.  Which means that Big Sparkle can now have any wish he wants granted.  But where […]

Now that the “Tokyo Blade” 2.5 stage play finally has a finished script it should be smooth sailing for the production from here on out.  Right?  Well, vol. 5 did leave off with Aqua suffering a panic attack when he tried to channel some emotion into his role and wound up doing it with some […]

The anime season from Spring of 2023 was an unusually bountiful one for myself, Steve, and whoever else decided to join us on our weekly viewing sessions.  Not only were we watching eight series at once (the most we’ve ever done before or since) but we continued to watch series from that season through the […]

The invisible alligator has been dealt with, which now leaves Ermes to deal with Sports Maximum – the Stand User who killed her sister – herself.  It’s a gruesome battle that will leave her severely wounded, and out of commission for the next arc, by the time it’s over.  Which means that it’ll be down […]

After last volume’s Gibbs-centric drama, the focus shifts back towards dragons here.  Not just any dragon, but a majestic Deep Sky Dragon that’s slowly descending to Earth – the first time it has happened in over 200 years.  The crew of the Quin Zaza is clued into this by one Chika Taruka, a university student […]

It’s a new volume of “Bocchi” and the first one released in the U.S. to feature material that wasn’t adapted for the anime.  Which means this series finally has the chance to stand on its own without comparison to the adaptation that gave it a sizable fanbase outside of Japan.  This should be a good […]

In order to know if this latest manga that Dark Horse has published from Kenji Tsuruta is for you, ask yourself three things: If you answered “Yes” to all three of these questions like I did, then you’re going to enjoy vol. 1 of “Captain Momo’s Secret Base.”  While Dark Horse has been trying to […]

Phobos was saved in the previous volume.  Freed of Labrys’ reprogramming by way of the Bydo virus, she’s herself again as well as Nene’s friend.  Now that she’s back, the first thing on the agenda is getting Clarion back to her old self.  Which is going to be hard because she’s whatever the AI equivalent […]

This volume picks up with Macht, one of the Seven Sages of Destruction, still trying to understand humans.  He’s still turning them into gold via the Diagoldze curse, but then he meets Solitar, another demon who struggles to understand humans.  Then Schlacht, a demon who says that he’s been ordered to defeat the hero of […]