Sometimes it’s hard to convey the feeling of being in a theater in print form. You have to bring about various images about the surroundings. The crowd, the performers, the emotion, and essence have to be captured in a way
Even the deepest friendships have to come to an end sometime. It could be caused a big fight, or — worse — death. In Call of the Night, the tension between best buds Ko and Mahiro has played a major
For a dozen years, Wednesday Campanella (or Suiyoubi no Campanella, as they’re known in Japan) has crafted the songs worthy of any high-end club. Although they’ve tinkered with their sound here and there, the trio’s main aim is to get
You can’t help but feel bad for Yuri Hasegawa. The heroine of Let’s Do It Already! just wants to date Keiichiro Katsuragi normally. But no, he has to come from a super rich and super strict family of politician, meaning
No two cities are exactly the same, and Joe Geni knows that well. His new concept album Cities Built Upon Cities (produced by Charlie Nieland, who worked with Blondie and Rufus Wainwright just to name a few) doesn't have one
Don’t let the title fool you. Colette Decides to Die is not a sad tale. Quite the contrary, it’s the opposite! Originally a one-shot story, author Alto Yukimura decided to expand the story, one filled with a fledging universe and
In a penultimate volume of shonen manga, it is customary for just about every hero to give it all they got. Mashle: Magic and Muscles is no exception to this rule, with Innocent Zero in full-blown psychotic mode smiting just
“Failing upwards” is a phrase that both hurts when it happens, but yet somehow leaves one in a much better situation than before. In real life, a good example of that is, say, doing a presentation, not getting the initiative
There’s a lot to unpack in the twenty-third volume of Jujutsu Kaisen. In fact, it’s right here where it feels like the end game is upon us. (Considering Jujutsu Kaisen ended this year, I’d say that feeling is correct.) But
Last year’s Tokyo International Music Market brought their A-Game, with acts like Atarashii Gakko!, Chanmina, and Chilli Beans rocking the Zepp Shinjuku for three days. With the expo’s nightly concerts occurring in two venues for three days, it would be