Shōnen manga refers to manga aimed at an audience of adolescent boys, with the primary target audience alternately defined as 9 to 18 years old and as 12 to 18 years old. Of the four primary demographic categories of manga (shōnen, shōjo, seinen, and josei), it is the most popular category in the Japanese market.... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: My Hero Academia Season 1.
Hey everyone, it’s Kernook here. Today I’m going to begin my review journey through the My Hero Academia series. Some of you may know this title as Boku no Hīrō Akademia. I’ll be starting at season 1. Over time, I’ll slowly move my way through all of them. Superhero anime quite like this one are... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Sasaki to Miyano.
Sasaki and Miyano is easily one of my favorite slice of life manga out right now. Published and localized in English by Yen Press, the story is written by Shou Harusono and it’s now a 12-episode anime series. The premise of Sasaki and Miyano Season 1 is simple. Friends bond over sharing manga — but... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Tokyo Ghoul Season 1.
This past month I managed to finish Tokyo Ghoul, it was an anime I had been hearing of a lot on Twitter as season three recently just finished and two of my close friends had a lot of good things to say about it. I originally thought that this anime would not be for me... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Given.
“Given” is based on the ongoing manga of the same name by Natsuki Kizu that started in 2013. The popularity of the manga with its two sets of diverse love couples and interesting side characters that surround them have spawned an 11 episode anime and an hour film one year later (all available on Crunchyroll).... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Ao Haru Ride (Blue Spring Ride).
Blue Spring Ride (Ao Haru Ride) sets us in present-day Japan in the eyes of Yoshioka Futaba, a high school girl who apparently used to be one of the “cute” girls, but has decided to become one with the class reps. And those who know school clique dynamics know that she’s basically decided to become... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Fruits Basket Season 3 The Final.
A story of hellos and goodbyes, a tale of bonds and the suffocation that they can create, and a whimsy of the vulnerability of human beings and the fragility that can come from being alone. As the stories of the zodiac members and their God comes to an end, so too does the story of... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Fruits Basket Season 2.
Phasing away a majority of its late 90’s early 2000’s shoujo tropes in favor of character storytelling, the second season of the timeless Fruits Basket remake continues the story by diving headfirst into the individual character stories of the cursed members of the Sohma family. More specifically, the focus shifts towards the few remaining members... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Fruits Basket Season 1.
Fruits basket is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. Its chapters open its doors to viewers on the Semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha from 1998 to 2006. The anime adaptation consisted of 26 episodes which aired in 2001. The story revolves around Honda Tohru, a high school... Continue Reading →
Anime Review: Jujutsu Kaisen.
Jujutsu Kaisen is the latest big thing in the battle shounen space, having made waves with slick animation from the studio behind the goodness of Dororo and Yuri on Ice. It follows Yuji, a high school student who turned “Jujutsu sorcerer” after he eats the finger of a cursed being, granting him extraordinary power. This power does come at the... Continue Reading →