As I was looking through magazine websites recently, I thought about how most readers in North America aren’t aware that authors (mangaka) we love (or have loved in the past) are still out there writing and working on new series. It’s just that our publishers don’t always license their more recent series here in North America (at least not...

It’s LeafyGreen back again with another otome game review! I’ve been busy with daily life, but I won’t give up my gaming life. This is one of the titles I’ve recently played that I’m sure you’ll want to check out. It’s called Collar x Malice by Idea Factory. Summary by Aksys Games: A dangerous shadow organization launches a campaign...

Summary by Aksyss: Searching for clues about your missing brother, you and your childhood friend Hiroya begin playing an online RPG called “Arcadia.” You’re suddenly enveloped in a flash of light, and awaken to find yourself in a mysterious fantasy world. You discover you’ve been sent inside of the game, and learn that the only way out is to...

Chihayafuru is a series I’ve wanted to read for a long time. I asked many years ago about it getting licensed, but I was told that it was too esoteric of a subject matter to appeal to a broad audience.  I’ve watched the anime, but that doesn’t cover the whole story. So I’ve started picking it up in Japanese....

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...