My MAG/ACG Reviews

Welcome to my MAG review page! Here, I'll share/review some of my favorite series/interesting highlights
I've seen over the years. Most of my favorites are Iyashikei adjacent or shorter, so be mindful in case
you prefer other types of series ^^; Sadly, a lot of my earlier reviews aren't
very informative, so I will be rewriting them soon!

Game Reviews「ゲームのレビュー」

Yume Nikki (ゆめにっき)

Funny little guy you run around in your dreams and collect effects. Half of them are really hard to find so I never actually finished the game BUT!!! the environments are silly :-]

SCORE: 8/10 only because it does get confusing without a guide, plus some events are sometimes really hard to get

Hashihime of the Old Book Town (古書店街の橋姫)

Adelta my beloved :] Seriously though PLAY HASHIHIME! The characters are really good, the art style is really nice, and it generally has a great story and aesthetic. Some routes aren't that great though due to the subject matter, but even then they're still really good. Definetly check this visual novel out if you're into Mystery, or even just play the first route since that's arguably the best route (although not the true route apparently).
A small tip though: As it is a BL, there's an H scene contained in every route, but it's not the complete focus of the novel and are easily skippable. Append/Noma is the censored version/rereleased version with extra content and is more widely available on handheld consoles like the PS Vita or Nintendo Switch, So I recommend that version over the original solely for the extra stories and other goodies.

SCORE: 9.5/10 If you're not very interested in the BL genre, Hashihime still offers a really great story with good characterization. The Minakami route is probably the best one, so it's recommended that you at least play that one to get a taste.

Twisted Wonderland (ツイステッドワンダーランド)

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

SCORE: 10/10 I really like this game! I'm glad Yana Toboso made the character designs since everyone's so aesthetically pleasing and detailed. In the actual gameplay, you get an assortment of mini games along with the main story, such as battles, card collection, and rhythm games. Like I said about the characters, everyone is diverse so anyone who plays will have a character they really like! I recommend it for anyone who enjoys gacha games, although early on collecting currency is a bit tough ^^;

狼ゲーム

The Neverhood (クレイマン・クレイマン)

While I haven't played this yet, I did watch a playthrough though and it looks so cool and interesting!! I recently found out about it by chance and I really love its animation and character designs, which I'm surprised at because I mostly enjoy cuter anime things over cartoony western art styles. I would honestly play this, but only for the animations and story since like everyone else, I think the puzzles look really difficult (coming from a person who hates puzzle games). Overall, I think it's a really silly game (especially Willie Trombone the little scrunko), it just lacks in the puzzle aspect. It's a shame that it's spiritual successor Armikrog kind of sucked since it looks so cool.

SCORE: 7/10 The puzzles are really dumb BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS SO SILLY please play this game if you have the chance and/or enjoy difficult puzzles.

Manga Reviews「漫画のレビュー」

Litchi Light Club (ライチ☆光クラブ )

Silly little club that's NOT a cult. It has a poggers art style but gets MEGA gory so if you're a weakling maybe don't read it!! jk a lot of parts are really OTT so I don't mind if you skip this one (plus it's hard to find English copies I THINK) amd there's nsfw in the first gah damn chapter I quite literally forgot about because the last time I read this was about two years ago so yeah I dont really recommend it ;;

SCORE: 6/10 because dentaku smells sour like funky and the nsfw

God's Child (神の子共)

I saw it on a review website recently and I thought "wow that's a cool artstyle what silly horror shall I witness today" only to realize it's pretty gross (to me anyways). I really want to be nice but this was kind of a disappointment for me. Read it if your curious but the first chapters are REALLY hard to get through because... ew. I heard the creators are actually really good at what they do though, so while I didn't enjoy it, I'll still recommend it if you're into gruesome and disgusting (in the best way) horror stories.

Score: 4/10 The art is nice :] it reminds me of some art deco lolita styles but the story was too much for me sadly (coming from a shoujo/iyashiei fan of all people)

Meshinuma (めしぬま)

This manga made me more hungry than when I don't eat for two days. EVERYTHING IN THIS MANGA LOOKED SO YUMMY I BEGGED MY MOM TO GET TEMPURA UDON WHEN I FINISHED IT. Iinuma is really cute also :] his fangs are so cute and I like when he's shy in certain situations. The faces he makes when he eats are kinda sussy but he enjoys it!! I highly recommend this if you liked "Wakakozake" and "What Did You Eat Yesterday?"

Score: 10/10 The covers look like it's a nsfw work BUT ITS NOT HE JUST LIKES FOOD AND IS SOCIALLY AWKWARD >:[

Danshi Koukousei wa Kyou mo Onaka ga Suiteiru (男子高校生は今日もお腹が空いている)

God, I really love food and cooking manga you don't even know. Even though this story was really short, everyone was really cute and I thought the art style was adorable :D It was great seeing how all the characters going throughout their school lives with cooking and learning to make sweets. I recommend it for people who want something short to pass the time with or people who prefer short-form stories (like me :D)

Boku wa Mondai Arimasen (僕は問題ありません)

This manga is actually an anthology of stories all revolved around the same thing; they're not normal. It's a very interesting world to see inside of this book indeed, and while it's quite short, it still offers a good experience with themes to think about. The manga is in the genre of "denpa,' which I guess means it shows normal life, but the bad aspects/delusions? I'm not sure, but the art style and characters are really nice. From an old dad who likes dolls, to a married couple living in a controlled environment, Boku wa Mondai Arimasen brings a short, yet thoughtful experience with this sort of genre, even if it isn't normal.
SCORE: 6/10 The art style and subject matter could turn people away, but those who stay will be entranced by its storytelling and wish for more.

Lizard Prince (トカゲ王子)

Lizard Prince is a relatively unknown shoujo manga in which a princess falls in love with a prince who randomly turns into a lizard due to a curse. It's a pretty standard story, with common tropes found in shoujo, but its characters are the main focus why I like it so much. The two leads are actually a role swap, with the prince being soft and shy, and the princess being strong and determined. Obviously I really like the prince, and whenever he turns into a lizard he gets 10x cuter haha.
SCORE: 7/10 It's very standard, but the events with the prince's lizard form and role-swap will make you read with a smile :D

Chocomimi (チョコミミ)

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Blue Period (ブルピリオッド)

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Go For It, Nakamura-kun！ (ガンバレ！！中村くん)

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Anime Reviews 「アニメのレビュー」

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