Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger is an interesting metafictional take on traditional video-game-to-manga adaptations. While it could very easily cross over into the embarrassing world of self-insert wish fulfillment scenarios, instead it subverts expectations and turns into something much more exciting. Protagonist Shogo works at Square …Read more »
Shifting alliances and sudden betrayals In an empty city, 12 super-powered warriors themed after different animals from the Chinese Zodiac (such as Boar, Monkey, Rat, etc.) gather to compete in a brutal death match tournament. This secret contest is held once every 12 years for …Read more »
The definitive Real Robot anime of the 1980s Armored Trooper VOTOMS is a franchise that I wish received more love in America. It’s mecha anime compellingly stripped down and thrown into some of the grittiest science fiction possible. As of 2018, VOTOMS has spawned several OVAs, tabletop and …Read more »
Ran Uruma, a fourth-grader, lives with her teenage brother Jin and their father in their cluttered house. Ran dreams of following in her mother’s footsteps, which is no small dream, because Ran’s mother Shizuka is a powerful sorceress … so powerful that when she visits …Read more »
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