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Nowadays, just about every popular manga gets picked up, spun around, and put out as an anime. For the most part, that’s great! It can be wonderful to have multiple versions of your favorite stories, or to see a story you love reach a wider audience. But manga is an art in its own right, and some manga simply does not
Read MoreArkham is in danger (again). Three different cults are warring to fulfill a prophecy and ensure that their god is the one that rises and rules the world. The only thing standing between them and Arkham is you. And in The Darkness Over Arkham, you really are the protector of Arkham. Jonathan Green has crafted a choose-your-own-adventure book with a twist.
Read MoreElla O’Dwyer has always been a little timid. New places, new people, new situations, large crowds, high places, anything that isn’t part of her tightly controlled little corner of academia scares her. But now her Grandmother has passed away and secrets are coming to light. Her grandmother leaves her a ring with the inscription “find me” and a plane ticket to
Read MoreAs an American fan of Japanese anime, I’ve sometimes found myself amazed by the creative styling of some creatures and monsters I see in my favorite series. Just look at shows like Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen, and you’ll find some crazy looking monsters that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in Western animated projects. I’ve also always been quite fascinated
Read MoreA disgraced pilot in the Alliance, Ocean now flies for the only ship that will take her, the Ohneul. A class 4, the Ohneul doesn’t do much of anything dangerous. So when the crew tangles first with a very notorious group of raiders, then has a mysterious survivor of a high-profile ship attack show up, then has raiders show up again,
Read MoreJai feels powerless. The third son of a defeated king, he’s been held as a political hostage by the Sabine empire since he was four. Jai hasn’t been held in a dungeon. Instead, he’s been forced to serve as a caregiver (read slave) to Leonid, the emperor that killed his father. But things are changing in the empire. Leonid’s grandson is
Read MoreMerida is the brave Scottish princess who just wants to be in control of her own life in the Disney animated film Brave. But as a princess, she has almost no control. Her mother tells her what to wear, where to go, what to do, even when and who she’ll marry. Merida isn’t ready for marriage now, maybe not ever. Her
Read MoreGet ready for adventure on the high seas in Pinquickle’s Folly by R.A. Salvator, coming April 16th, 2024, and starting off a new trilogy from the best-selling author. Quauh loves the water and water loves her. She understands the ocean better than almost anyone, it just speaks to her. This special ability has allowed her to rise rapidly in the Xoconai
Read MoreThe summer of 2023 was truly for the gays, with the arrival of two important pieces of Queer media arriving on streaming services globally. Heartstopper season 2 landed on Netflix in early August, bringing the second chapter of young love for all to enjoy. However, just before that landed on the streaming giant, Prime Video gave the world one of the
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