The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 2 Novel Review

It’s been three years since you looked at me, kicked me into hell and weren’t even sorry. In volume one, which I read in January and will not be going back to review, an internet denizen going by the nom de plume Peerless Cucumber found himself regrettably reincarnated in the very web novel which killed him (because he didn’t have enough...

Apr 2022

Failed Princesses Vol. 5 Review

So, how many more ways can this series find to keep spinning its wheels rather than actually resolving the romantic tension? I have not and am not going to review volume four, as I read it a while ago and am not much interested in bothering to go back, but – suffice to say, while that volume resolved the matter of Izumi’s crush on Fujishiro,...

Apr 2022

The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady Vol. 1 LN Review

Long time no see. Well, I’ve been gone a while from this. Combo of job being too hectic, personal life being too hectic, and some health issues. I’d been considering starting to write reviews again from roughly January or so, but nothing quite pushed me to do so, until I picked up this last week. I suppose, then, that’d be the short version...

Apr 2022

Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Vol. 3 Review

Once again, I will shout from the rooftops that, despite the trashtastic title, this series is very sweet and not trashy at all, although I wouldn’t blame someone for not reading it in public with that title splashed across the cover. After the cliffhanger of volume two, Adachi finds himself playing temporary host to Kurosawa, a situation...

Jul 2021

Tearmoon Empire Vol. 4 LN Review

She’s back! Fresh and triumphant off of student council elections, Mia is ready to rest on her laurels for a bit when duty comes calling – the academy city she previously set in motion is already floundering due to the scheming of the Greenmoons, one of the four most powerful aristocratic families of the empire. Ludwig thinks salvation...

Jul 2021

The Emperor’s Lady-in-Waiting Is Wanted as a Bride Vol. 1 LN Review

Too bad she doesn’t want to be one. Lyse Winslette is the orphaned daughter of a baron who works in the palace of the king of Olwen, a vassal state of the Razanate Empire. But Lyse has a secret – she’s actually the reincarnation of a knight of said empire, Qatora, a woman who died while protecting members of the imperial family. Although...

Jul 2021

Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter Vol. 1 LN Review

Going to stick to the manga instead for this one. As there isn’t any significant difference between this opening volume of the original light novel series and it’s manga adaptation, forgive me, but I’m going to engage in some self-plagiarism from a review of the manga: “Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter starts us out in a...

Jul 2021

Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower Vol. 1 Review

Well… its fine. Ayako is the ninth daughter of the emperor of Konkoku… but she’s spent most of her life as the Umashi-no-Miya, the sacred cook for the god Kunimamori-no-Okami. In practice, this has meant living solely with her older sister, who serves as a living representative of the god. Alas, as much as she values this role, when...

Jun 2021

The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 1-2 LN Review

Worth a try for fans of political intrigue, or fans of female-led stories who are sick of reborn otome villainess tales. I am going to cheat a little and plagiarize a bit of my description of the first volume of the manga adaptation of these light novels, as there are really only so many ways I can manage to summarize the basics twice…...

Jun 2021

Girls Kingdom Vol. 3 Review

Well, its fitting that I’d make my return with the latest volume of Girls Kingdom. Much as was the case in the second volume, in volume three Misaki is continuing to live the maid’s life largely unexamined, with only a scant moments of consideration given to her original goals of getting a good education so she can get a good office...

Jun 2021