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Wandance
By: Coffee Rated: Teen Publisher: Kodansha Disclaimer: This review is based on volumes 1-3 (chapters 1-13). Summary: Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not to draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get…
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Death Parade
Episodes: 12 Summary: Decim is the lone bartender of the Quindecim bar, but his true profession is an arbiter–a judge of where one’s soul is sent after death. Souls sent to Quindecim must be judged through the Death Games: seemingly simple bar games with sadistic twists. To Decim, judgment is easy, until he meets a…
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Mashle: Magic And Muscle
By: Hajime Komoto Rated: Teen Publisher: Viz Media Disclaimer: This review is based on volume 1-8 (chapters 1-72) Summary: Can muscles crush magic?! In the magic realm, magic is everything—everyone can use it, and one’s skill determines their social status. Deep in the forest, oblivious to the ways of the world, lives Mash. Thanks to…
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Yakuza Lover
By: Nozomi Mino Rated: Mature Publisher: Viz Media Disclaimer: This review is based on volume 1-5 (chapters 1-17) Summary: When feisty college student Yuri is attacked at a party, she’s saved by Toshiomi Oya, the underboss of a yakuza syndicate. Despite her obvious attraction to him, she convinces herself that she’s not in the market…
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Zombie Land Saga
Episodes: 12 Disclaimer: This is another anime I wasn’t able to finish, so this review is based on the first three episodes Summary: Sakura Minamoto is dead. The good kind of dead where she can still head-bang to heavy metal. She and six other long-lost celebs were sprung from the grave to form an idol…
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SINoAlice
Original Concept: Yoko Taro Story: Takuto Aoki Art: Himiko Character Design: Jino Rated: Mature Manga Company: Square Enix Disclaimer: This review is based on volume 1 (Chapter 1-3) and this manga is rated mature Summary: Everything about Alice—her family, her friends, her life, even her crush—is ordinary, no Wonderland to see here. But lately, her…
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The Case Study Of Vanitas
Episodes: 24 Summary: A tale of vampires and curses set in a whimsical and dark steampunk Paris unfolds! On the streets, rumors abound of a clockwork grimoire said to sow curses among the vampires. Now, guided by the Book of Vanitas, the gears begin to turn, and the story of two men, Noe and Vanitas,…
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Can’t Stop Cursing You
Original Story: Kensuke Koba Art: Natsuko Uruma Rated: Older Teen Manga Company: Yen Press Disclaimer: This review is based on Volume 1-3 (Chapter 1-14) Summary: Those who make contracts with devils gain the power to curse others to death. Their mortal enemy: the Curse Detective Kiyoharu Saeyama, who uses traces of the curses left on…