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Jul 26, 2026
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (173/? chp)
In light of the anime adaption released in 2026, I wanted to return to the manga adaptation of the light novel and see if it still held up to my glowing impression from 2023. The verdict is, it's complicated.
Within the scope of modern video game-based isekai stories, I still find the game mechanics used here to be immensely satisfying; Right alongside contemporaries like "Hell Mode" and "Shangri-la Frontier". The artwork is a delight, with expressive characters, beautiful scenery, and monster/character class designs cool enough to give you goosebumps. Power scaling in any action story is hard enough without the benefit of a leveling system to ...
Jun 18, 2026
Normally, rom/coms need some kind of hook to make them stand out amongst the sea of modern high school stories. Apart from taking place in a European setting with no magic, the 'twist" here is that our main character Maria, an outspoken tomboy and former heir to her family's martial arts, is now seeking a husband. The reason being, her parents have finally secured a male heir. After visiting her cousin Aida and attending a party, Maria is mistaken for Aida by her fiancé, and in true otome game villainess fashion, is publicly dumped in front of everyone. Despite the strong start, Everything that follows ...
May 19, 2026
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! (Anime) add
I've recently been struck by a wave of nostalgia for a classic Shonen Jump story in Yu-Gi-Oh! and decided it would be a good idea to cross this early days adaptation off my bucket list. (Also because I'm struggling to find subbed episodes of the successor anime that focuses on card dueling). Since this was never officially localized, expect subtitles only and low visual quality. However, the age wasn't what bothered me about the anime. It was how it handled the adapting the source material.
For those out of the loop, Yu-Gi-Oh! began as a semi dark story for a Shonen manga, filled with games of ...
May 14, 2026
Spoiler
I ended up reading this completely on accident as a tag along to the end of the GX manga. It picks up immediately where we left off with Jaden's long awaited reunion duel. I was already salty since the main story was rushed AND ended before Jaden's last duel. I expected to see a round up of the cast, where they are now, how they're doing? You know, a proper conclusion. Nope. Not only do we just see (mostly) everyone just tuning in to watch Jaden's duel silently or else providing standard commentary, but the duel STILL doesn't finish! Just like the synopsis says, this ...
May 14, 2026
Mixed Feelings
Yu-Gi-Oh! was a generational experience I was proud to have borne witness to. I greatly enjoyed the battles of the original manga/anime. The following GX anime was entertaining enough in its own right, but I didn't feel the bone chilling peril like I did when Yami Yugi was still the lead. After getting a nostalgia itch and hearing that the manga adaptation of GX was completely original, I sat back for a weekend hoping to enjoy a darker telling since manga adaptations have less red tape as opposed to anime. What I got was an 8/10 . . . until the second to last volume ...
Apr 4, 2026
Preliminary (65/64 chp)
So, as of this writing, I've officially finished reading the 2nd part of Ascendance of a Bookworm. MAL hasn't updated yet since each volume has an extra 0.5 chapter, so while it's hard to say an exact chapter count, there are 13 volumes. Naturally, since this is only part 2 of a 5 part manga adaptation of a light novel, it's strongly advised that you read part 1 first. With that out of the way, there isn't much else to say as far as reviews since my feelings in part 2 largely reflect part 1.
Myne is a rare character type in reincarnation isekai, being a ...
Mar 27, 2026
Another season, another isekai. I've already tried pretty much every isekai available considered above average and next to none of them are finished. Despite promising myself that I wouldn't start any new ones, boredom won out and I decided to see if any of the less attractive looking ones at least had a better story. For a weekend binge session, It's not bad.
Getting the tropes out of the way, we have a former PC gamer enthusiast who gets conned into play testing a new hardcore RPG and unwittingly reincarnated into another world as a rare summoner class. The main character's second life had many tender ...
Mar 26, 2026
Mixed Feelings
Wow. This might be one of the harder animes to review. In the best interest of avoiding putting my foot in my mouth trying to write a detailed account, I'll try to be as concise as I can and pro/con this.

Pros: The animation is some of the best I've seen, right up there with Trigger and Ufotable. The enemies in particular are drawn as unsettling as Evangelion with battles similar to the movie Starship Troopers. Lots of blood, guts, dismemberment, decapitation, and even a few parts with self harm. The explosions and rail-gun shots fired in battle are a spectacle of every battle. Even the ...
Mar 25, 2026
Spoiler
Writing this is difficult for me. Not because I'm conflicted about whether the anime is good or bad, it IS bad. But the manga is one of the more pleasant isekais I've enjoyed reading in the last few years. So rather than go over what makes the anime bad, I'd like to at least direct any potential inquirers' to the more entertaining adaptation, and why.
First off, Van is a banished noble due to having a seemingly useless ability to craft objects. This is largely due to the kingdom's emphasis on rearing powerful elemental spellcasters for the purposes of war. This bias view, combined with the ...
Mar 14, 2026
Mixed Feelings
The final 17 chapters have been translated so I decided to wrap this up and give my perspective while I could still remember anything (I started reading this in 2024). Short answer, this story isn't worth the time it took to read.
Our main character has a seemingly useless skill and is left for dead in a dungeon where the spirit of a holy tree, Yuri, saves his life. What follows is a story not unlike the premise of History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi. An underdog that is given the training regimen (but also mystic tree girl power) to become a hero. The journey has him venture ...


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