In the lead up to the third season this summer, I decided to check out the fan translation for Kouji Ohji’s High Speed novel–the prequel to Kyoto Animation’s hit franchise Free! Originally written and submitted for the 2011 Kyoto Animation Awards, it subsequently won second place in the novel category and received an honorable mention.… Read More Review: High Speed (Vol 1)
Ikebukuro, Tokyo is abuzz with energy–a town unlike anywhere else where weird and wonderful people gather. Mikado Ryuugamine has moved to the big city for high school thanks to the urging of his best friend, hoping to have a more exciting life. When he glimpses the resident mystery–the Black Rider–he realizes Ikebukuro is even more… Read More Review: Durarara!! (Vol 1)
Baccano! is back, with even more eccentric characters and crazy plotting!! Four groups collide on-board the transcontinental express The Flying Pussyfoot as the train makes its way from Chicago to New York. As tensions and the body count rises, a terrifying monster called the Rail Tracer joins the mix and no one is safe! This… Read More Review: Baccano! 1931: The Grand Punk Railroad – Local (Vol 2)
Railway lines are being blown up thanks to a mysterious group of terrorists rallying against the military. Despite the constant attacks there have been no casualties and seemingly no motivation, leaving Colonel Mustang and the rest of military personnel under the pressure of civilian frustrations. The public dissatisfaction is loud enough to distract from the… Read More Review: Fullmetal Alchemist – The Abducted Alchemist (Vol 2)
Running for her life after the murder of her parents, Princess Lala Lilia finds herself under the protection of the last surviving member of the royal knights, Gideon Thorn. In their escape from her pursuers they ride deep into the Forbidden Forest, coming face-to-face with a centuries-old crimson dragon–the mortal enemy of knights, and interested… Read More Review: Little Princess in Fairy Forest
Myuri and Col find themselves in the mysterious islands off the coast of Winfiel in a bid to help Hyland with her cause. Looking for supporters for the kingdom if a holy war breaks out, the pair are entangled in a town filled with piracy, heresy, and undivided dedication to an idol called Black-Mother. Following… Read More Review: Wolf and Parchment – New Theory Spice and Wolf (Vol 2)
