Here’s what I’ve currently been reading from Japan for the past few months. I decided to re-read Ao Haru Ride in Japanese. A year or so ago I wrote up a license request for Ao Haru Ride, but the series has not seen daylight here in North America yet. Fukumenkei Noise is a 9 volume series (so far) that needs...

I started No, Thank You!!! over Memorial Day weekend, and let me tell you – this game is highly addictive. There has never been a visual novel that has captured my attention to the degree this game has done. I didn’t want to do anything but play it. Game: No, Thank You!!! Developer: Parade, localized and released by Mangagamer...

The last volume of Kiss of the Rose Princess was published this month by Shojo Beat, so I finally sat down and binge read the whole series. I was trying to read as they were published, but I gave up at volume 4. The books tended to end with a cliffhanger, and after two months of lag I couldn’t...

Game: Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ Developer: Idea Factory’s Otomate Summary from Aksys: Restricted to an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of London in fulfillment of a promise to her father, lonely Cardia lives day to day isolated from the world. Her body carries a deadly poison that rots or melts anything her skin touches, prompting the locals to...

Here's my take on the first 6 episodes of Snow White with the Red Hair. What do you think?