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Review: ZERO'S FAMILIAR
September is back-to-school time and we'll be doing the same here at The Manga Test Drive with a month of school-centric manga. I could ha...
Iron Familiar
An abandoned homunculus boy wields fearsome power, but just wants a warm hug from a loving family in this recent serial that hits the right chords of action,…
Sparking Zero's One Big Problem
Sparking Zero looks great! But it could also look better! Edited/Written by @TeeHallumsYT SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/totallynotmark FOLLOW ME ON TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@totallynotmark
Issue #75: A Familiar Empire
The first issue of the new year covers the new yonige album, Yoko Oginome's "Dancing Hero" and one of my favorite TikToks of 2023
Love Live! Nijigasaki 2.11: Familiar Dilemma
What started as a big announcement became thoughts about the past, future and present time as indicated in the actual title.
Psycho Pass s3 ep7 – That Looks Familiar
This season of Psycho Pass is frustrating for me. There are some brilliant insights and promising pieces of world building but they get bogged down by a messy…
5 Reasons To Watch: The Familiar of Zero
Small rich girl or big titty maid GF?
Ireland In Anime: Folklore, Fairies and Familiar Familiars
It’s that time of the year again, when for a brief day the far flung countries of the world bend over backwards to stake out their connections to a…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 289: Flying Witch (or Hey! This Manga Looks Familiar)
In this episode, Xan reviews a manga series that is one part slice of life and one part Kiki's Delivery Service homage. So enjoy as he reviews the…
High School DxD (Episode 7) – I Get a Familiar!
Issei and Asia are progressing well and are now ready to get a familiar to do all their grunt work. However, it would appear that Sona is ready…
S3E02 - Sorry for my Familiar, Wave, Listen to Me!
In this episode of Screentone Club Elliot and Andy get vocal as they demand "Wave, Listen to Me!" and then have to sheepishly say "Sorry for my Familliar".Series…
This Week in Anime - Can Detective Conan Newbies Enjoy Zero's Tea Time?
Zero's Tea Time is an anime brave enough to ask you a very important question: what if this man were your husband?
Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha - Episode 9 - Lorraine Examines Rat Familiar
Lorraine quickly developed an academic interest in Rentt's new rodent vampiric familiar. Edel liked her, too! Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha - Episode 9
This DETECTIVE anime looks FAMILIAR, doesn't it? | Deranged Detective #shorts
Deranged Detective Ron Kamonohashi (jap. Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) is a new anime that looks Psycho Pass, doesn't it? Akira Amano was doing the character design and…
How did you become so familiar with Japan? (Bonus Solo Episode)
Tony Vega is a writer, editor, and podcaster. He has lived in Japan as both a student and participant of the JET Programme. He possesses an M.A. in…
This story seems familiar it better not be bait First Impressions- Lycoris Recoil
So before I jump in, I want to say without saying this anime is a lot like another drama in character personalities and possible GL and BL relationships…
The Newtypes Episode 23: Familiar of Zero, Baccano!, and Macross Plus Movie Edition
Welcome to Episode 23 of The Newtypes Podcast, the "Christmas Special" that aired 3 months later. Happy 2022, mofos...we wish to die. Also happy way late birthday to…
Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina – 05 – A Familiar Face in a New Place
The show’s commitment to depicting all the facets of Elaina’s world, not just the pleasant ones, is admirable, but after three straight unsettling or cautionary tales, I imagine…
Uma Musume 3 – Episode 4 – Training from Hell from a Familiar Cyborg Horse Girl
Episode impressions of Uma Musume 3 Episode 4 as Kitasan finally reached the Senior Class. However, she hasn't been winning as of late. With that, she wants more…
Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete – Episode 4 – Utena Grade Woes and The Familiar Magical Girl Mascot
Episode impressions of Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete Episode 4 as Utena has been fighting magical girls and having fun lately, but her grades are slipping. It's obvious why.
Space Heater Chat – July 15 2022: Anime North Day One, the new yet familiar headaches
Mike goes flying without his usual wingmen. But in the process hears again from regular con-goer Lawrence and AN’s social media head Chris. We look back on the…
Hoshikuzu Telepath – Episode 6 – The Rocket Research Club Becomes an Association and Meeting a Familiar Silver-Haired Girl Again
Episode impressions of Hoshikuzu Telepath Episode 6 as now that Umika has managed to pull through that field trip, can they form the rocketry club?
Bastard!! Season 2 Review [Video Review]
For fans of Bastard who enjoy OVAs, we’re finally treated to an arc that goes beyond the fight against Abigail. As for season 2, it offers a glimpse…
Spiraken Game Review: Xbox One Review
Hello ladies and gents, boys and girls, reds, blues and all you good folk of the Spiraken community! We’re back discussing your eventually go-to devices for all the…
Marineford Review
Wow… just wow. The best arc by far, entirely gripping from beginning to end, with so many twists and turns, characters, fights, and surprises. Even though I had…
CHECKMATE REVIEW
I welcome you to yet again a short review of a series I’m reading. I wonder if writing about the stuff I read on a weekly basis and still…
Review: ENMUSU
More often than not, maids are used as fetish fuel in manga, and today's review is one of the more unfortunate examples of such. ENMUSU ( Re...
Flag Review
“They want to use their journalistic craft to bring an end to the bloodshed, and Flag shows how they can do that – by capturing life, humanity and…
Review: Kamichu!
“We found out here, didn’t we? Do you think I’ve grown a little bit since then?” Kamichu is one of the most delightful series I’ve seen in recent…
Review: TRIGUN
Let's wrap this month up with a series that's had a recent resurgence, but how does its original source material hold up? TRIGUN ( Toraigan...
Shy Review
Shy is a superhero anime about Teru "Shy" Momijiyama, a Japanese hero who fights alongside other heroes from around the world.
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“No matter how many relationships we seem to have, we’re all alone.” – Mei Misaki Overall Score : 8.7/10Story : 8/10Art : 8/10Sound : 9/10Character : 7/10Enjoyment :…
Clannad Review
“it is stuff like Clannad that represent the worst of television”
Review: BASTARD!!
Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin,...
Review: SHIRLEY
This month has mostly been full of duds, so thank god that there's still one good maid manga out there that I hadn't talked about yet. SHIR...
Horimiya (Review)
Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Romance, School, Shounen What is it about? On the surface, the thought of Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura getting along would be the last thing in people’s…
Review: KIREPAPA
Well, it's time to dig once more into my inordinately large pile of bad BL and fish out another example to take to task, and this one even…
Review: TUNIC
TUNIC is one of those games where there’s more than meets the eye. It’s full of mystery and intrigue and will have you sketching out puzzle solutions until…
Bustafellows Review
Released: July 30, 2021 Developer: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC Publisher: PQube Genre: Adventure, Role-Playing Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC My brothers and sisters in Christ, I have finally…
Inukami! Review
Back when I was at the young age of…. young enough, before Isekai ran rampant and the harem genre was actually a thing on its own, I remember an…
Baccano! Review
Baccano! is a very convoluted anime with way too many characters that don't actually matter. Isaac and Mira are cool, though.
Euphoria Review
There are fetishes or taboos that almost nobody will ever understand or appreciate. Especially ones that might make someone feel nauseous or disturbed by how it is portrayed.…
Horimiya Review
You know, I still can’t believe that Hori is actually a brunette. The manga doesn’t shade or tone her hair at all, so I assumed for so many…
Review: HAPPINESS
I thought that reading a vampire manga by a more modern horror mangaka would be a good plan, but after reading this one I'm not entirely sur...
D4DJ Review
“Because its DJ gimmick fails to expand, the only talking point, then, is how this is actually a CGI tech showpiece”
Spiritfarer Review
I was introduced to Spiritfarer by my brother, who purchased the game for me because he wanted to have someone to talk to about it. Playing this game…
Review: BOMBA!
Let's take a look at one of the most recent retro releases from this year - a new selection from the vast library of Osamu Tezuka. BOMBA!…
Revisions Review
“Were this another anime, they might call his deterministic attitude and rigidity to his opinions a good thing, but anybody in the real world knows these aren’t typically…
Review: Pluto
This ONA series, which debuted on Netflix in late October, has a very interesting pedigree. It adapts a lauded manga by Naoki Urasawa (the manga-ka behind titles like…
Synergia Review
Note: Review code provided by Top Hat Studios When it comes to yuri settings the most common I run into over the years the top 3 are Slice…