Azure Flame Reloaded

Together with her intelligent sword Grandeek, itinerant warrior Tia travels the world in search of the greatest weapon in the world. It’s no surprise, therefore, that she ends up on the Isle of Weapons, a place where numerous blacksmiths practise their craft in search of that same perfection; but on arriving, it becomes clear that [...]

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: the lost chapters Sensei enters the classroom. Sensei: Class, today there is no class! As the world is ending tomorrow, we must make the most of our final hours? Chiri: What do you mean, Sensei? Sensei pulls out an diagram of CERN and the Large Hadron Collider. Sensei: When they switch this [...]

In the world of Ivalice, every child knows the tale of the War of the Lions, and the legendary hero Delita who was its foremost champion. Records are not always accurate, however, and one historian claims that the true hero of the war was not Delita but his best friend Ramza Beoulve. Delve into the [...]

Reviewed this week: Antique Bakery 7, Chi’s Sweet Home 77-83, Chocolate Underground 7, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 16-17, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 8, Ryoko’s Case File 8, Slayers Revolution 8-9, Soul Eater 21-2, Telepathy Shoujo Ran 10, Sisters of Wellber Zwei 1-4, World Destruction 8 …and in manga: backlog continues to pile up

Watanuki has settled into his life of working at Yuuko’s shop and has even learned to become less bothered by the spirits he sees, but there is still much for this young man to learn. From losing his right eye after falling foul of a spider’s grudge to befriending a young spirit medium who is [...]

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: the lost chapters Class has begun, but Sensei is nowhere to be seen, and in his place is a crudely made replica. Chiri: What is this? Kaede: I can’t be taught by a fake! I’ll sue! [Meru: What a stupid reproduction.] Sensei appears from nowhere! Sensei: This is the new, automated Sensei! [...]

Shed by the legendary tree Yggdrasil, the mysterious Fruits of Time are both a blessing and a curse, granting immortality to women, but condemning men to a fatal, bloodthirsty hunger. Rin Asogi is one such immortal, and as the ages pass, she and her faithful companion Mimi can only watch as the world turns and [...]