We’ve returned to 1930s New York, where criminals run the town, and everyone else just lives there. This time as we rejoin the crazy world of Baccano! we follow a mysterious drug floating around the streets, claiming to have no physical side affects. The Runorata syndicate seems unusually involved in the happenings, and hapless junkie Roy Maddock… Read More Review: Baccano – 1932: Drug & The Dominos (Vol 4)
All aboard readers as we continue our crazy journey on the Flying Pussyfoot, the transcontinental trip from Chicago to New York. Along for the ride is the young boy Chez, train-hopping journalist Rachel and two warring-but-unrelated factions. We jump back to the mysterious events occurring on this trip, and see if everyone makes it out… Read More Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Express (Vol 3)
The menacing serial killer Masquerade is an ever-lurking threat to beautiful young women around the city—multiple bodies have been found with a missing limb and their face removed, earning the killer their name. Newbie Officer Yuri Uguisu has been obsessively dedicated to the case since the first of the slayings—the victim, her younger sister—and now… Read More Review: Masquerade and the Nameless Women
Once again we rejoin the Spice and Wolf bathhouse and its owners, Lawrence and Holo. In this short story collection from Hasekura we watch the seasons change, from summer to autumn, and how it’s affected our long-time companions. With volume 20 of Spice and Wolf, we’ve reached the third of the Spring Log books–originally written… Read More Review: Spice and Wolf – Spring Log III (Vol 20)
Within a barren desert, the secretive town of Wisteria thrives. Hidden from most, the rumors call it a paradise of wealth and splendor—a refuge for those after the horrors of war. Under orders (and some coercion) from his superior officer Col. Mustang, Edward and his brother Alphonse find themselves on an observation mission to this… Read More Review: Fullmetal Alchemist – The Valley of the White Petals (Vol 3)
Content Warning: Topics on self-harm and bullying will be discussed. The third year of middle school should have been a straightforward year for everyone. Mizuha would have remained the eccentric but cute girl people talk to in classes. Hibiki might have been the popular rebel in school. And Ryuusuke would just be the invisible kid… Read More JPN Review: Strange Voice
