Following an untimely and embarrassing death, Kazuma, a Japanese teenager shut-in NEET, meets a goddess named Aqua, who offers to reincarnate him in a parallel world with MMORPG elements, where he can go on adventures and battle monsters. Despite being offered a superpowered item or ability to use in this new world, Kazuma, following some …
A story can move you to anger, to cry, to empathize with people you do not know or who are imaginary. A story can inspire you to write your own story. But what happens to those stories that never get told, that never make it to the file on your computer, the page of a …
Vaelin Al Sorna has returned, both literally and spiritually. While Blood Song, the book that introduced us to Vaelin, is a must-read for any fantasy reader, its follow-ups left much to be desired. Disappointing is the best way to describe them, as they are in themselves not bad books, but they are a decline from …
Seven Blades in Black is easily the best work by Sam Sykes yet, which is saying something considering his previous series, Aeons’ Gate and Bring Down Heaven. While his world building and the plot has never been shabby, where Sykes shined in his earlier series was his characters. Seven Blades in Black fills the Venn …
The series takes place in a world that took a different path of evolution from the world we know resulting in mythological creatures, such as centaurs, satyrs, mermaids, and demons, taking the place of humans in today’s society. The story largely focuses around a centaur girl named Himeno as she goes about her daily life …
In the port city of Vastai, to serve as the Raven’s Lease is to one day sacrifice yourself to the god known as the Raven so he will, in turn, serve and protect that port and its citizens. It is a great honor, and one Mawat, the heir to the current lease, has come home …
Lady Koto returns to the Looking Glass city, much to the joy of her children, but as happy as the reunited family is, the arrival of Myōe smashes the foundations of both the city and the strange family of gods and paintings. Stuck between her parents is the profoundly confused Koto. You can also find us …
Long ago, high priest Myōe, had the ability to make anything he drew come to life. This ability scared the villagers of his town, and made him an outcast. In his mountain home he drew a variety of things, not least of which was a surreal town called Kyoto. One of his drawings, a rabbit …
Zouroku Kashimura welcomes Sana as his new adoptive daughter… and that’s pretty much it. The twins come back and they play for a while… and there’s, like, some girl who thinks she’s bad but just needed to talk to someone about her troubles… Huh, this anime goes nowhere. You can also find us on; Vince (@vincekenny), Kym …
After a narrow escape from the research facility, magical psychic girl Sana wanders into Tokyo and meets an old man named Zouroku Kashimura. Soon, he adopts her as his granddaughter as they grow close during their time together, be it during dangerous situations when trying to evade the research facility and everyday troubles of Sana …