When we left Oczy at the end of the previous omnibus, he was resigned to his fate in trying to buy time for Badeni to escape with his knowledge.  This involves fighting Nowak and his comrades as they try to apprehend him in the name of the Church.  What follows is likely going to make […]

Luke/Lucy Westerna is still in Dracula’s thrall at the start of this volume, but there’s a chance a blood infusion might bring him/her back.  Mina is more than willing to be the donor, seeing it as a chance to both save her friend and stick it to the other boys this evening.  These concerns become […]

Not only did Anya survive her class trip hostage experience (with a little help from Loid), but she managed to get another Stella Star from the ordeal as well.  Better still is that now all of the students in Eden Academy want to be her friend.  Except Damien and his cronies, of course – but […]

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 […]