School Babysitters Episode 2 (Review)

School Babysitters Episode 2 (Review)

Ryuichi and Kotaro are brothers who lost their parents in an airplane crash. They're taken in by the chairman of Morinomiya Academy, who lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same crash, on one condition: Ryuichi has to babysit the kids at the daycare room in the school! This room was opened to help the school's teachers who had kids to take care of, but it suffers from a lack of staff until Ryuichi becomes the first member of the babysitter club formed to solve that problem.

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Tokyo Tattoo Girls / 刺青の国 (Review)

Reviewed by Justin D Williams


After a calamity befalls Tokyo, some of the city’s survivors find themselves with powerful abilities bestowed on them by colorful tattoos. The city is cordoned off from the world, its inhabitants isolated. To create peace, each of the city’s 23 Wards is controlled by a powerful group known as a “Clan.” Together, these Clans form the “Syndicate.” It’s rumored that escape from the devastated city is possible, but only for the person who manages to defeat all 23 Clans...

The Alienist Season Premiere Review

The Alienist Season Premiere Review

Turn of the century New York was a time of change, opportunity, and economic progress. It was also a time of corruption, exploitation, and class warfare. As immigrants streamed in from across the Atlantic and new feats of construction rose up across the boroughs, a grisly scene unfolds on the still incomplete Brooklyn bridge...

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Shiver (Manga Review)

Shiver (Manga Review)

An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing the faces of their destined victims appear in the sky… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… SHIVER offers nine fresh nightmares for the delectation of horror fans.

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Mobile Edge CORE Gaming Backpack (Review)

Mobile Edge CORE Gaming Backpack (Review)

esigned specifically for gamers, the new Mobile Edge Gaming Backpack was designed to hold all popular models of gaming laptops, plus your related gaming accessories. The backpack offers three large storage sections that are pre-wired for a power bank or external battery.

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Review: Royole Moon 3D Virtual Mobile Theater

Review: Royole Moon 3D Virtual Mobile Theater

The Royole Moon is like having a movie theater right in front of your eyes without renting a huge space. It's an audio/video hybrid that can play both 2D and 3D VR content - and also has great sound. Well, it better be with Akon being the CCO (Chief Creative Officer) of the company.

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Lenni Reviews: "A Strange and Mystifying Story" by Tsuta Suzuki

*This book was sent to me in exchange for an honest review and is rated 18+

After the unfortunate death of his grandfather, Akio Yamane has no family left and believes he will soon join them. The Yamane family is cursed and Akio is indeed terminally ill. Delirious with fever, Akio desperately prays to a talisman his grandfather said would protect him and summons a demon he names Setsu. Akio begs Setsu to cure his illness and never dreamed how intimate Setsu's "treatments" would be.

Setsu is a straightforward character and he's written in a way that his brusque nature doesn't come off assholeish like Eiri Yuki from Gravitation. You can tell he cares for Akio yet since he isn't human he doesn't bother with the niceties or waste time yet remains likable. Setsu and Akio play off each other well and the story doesn't waste too much time on the typical slapstick. The sex scenes are mildly censored; naughty bits kept in shadow or vague outline and strategically placed word bubbles abound. But it's still hot and the story is cute. 3.5 out of 5.

Note: There are also two side stories: Nylon Vinyl and The God's Don't Exist. The first is a contemporary teacher/student relationship and the second is a historical romance. They are pretty short so there isn't much time for development but they were amusing sides to the main story. It would have been interesting to have them tie into Setsu somehow; as he has been bound to Akio's family for many years. But they're still cool.

 

Children of the Whales #1 (Manga Review)

Children of the Whales #1 (Manga Review)

In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. Chakuro is the archivist for the Mud Whale, diligently chronicling the lives and deaths of his people. As one of the short-lived thymia wielders, he knows his time is limited and is determined to leave a better record than his predecessors. But the steady pace of their isolated existence on the Mud Whale is abruptly shattered when a scouting party discovers a mysterious young girl who seems to know more about their home than they do…

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