REVIEW: YAN Vol 2 We are back in the world of YAN, and my god, does it feel like a completely new universe has been unlocked in just one volume. When I read YAN volume 1 a few months ago, I thought to myself, "damn, this is crazy!" But I thought that would be the end of the earth-shattering crazy,…

There's a wonderful balance between the funny, lighthearted dynamic of the trio and the serious, thought-provoking stories being told. Copper Coins weaves both elements together perfectly, while still leaving room for more. https://thewonderofanime.com/review-copper-coins-tong-qian-kan-shi-vol-1/

NEWS: Sailor Moon Voice Actress Terri Hawkes to Appear at Magical Girls Festival September 27 If you're a millennial, you most likely first met Sailor Moon as Serena, not Usagi. We all know by now why the name was changed, among other things, but many of us won't ever forget the distinct and…

Crunchyroll’s Fall 2025 Anime Season Calendar And just like that, it's already almost Fall! Of course, the most exciting thing about Fall is the new anime season. This season, we say goodbye to My Hero Academia as its final season starts airing. I'm totally NOT ready for that. But we also say…

REVIEW: Let Me See the Real You, Senpai! Vol 1 I've been "online" for more than half of my life. I came up in the days of Xanga, Live Journal, and the first iteration of MySpace. I've witnessed the birth of YouTubers, podcasters, and now Vtubers. As a person whose passion project lives on the…

NEWS: Crunchyroll’s Lineup at NYCC 2025 Eeeeeee!! More NYCC panel announcements?! Yes, please! This time, Crunchyroll has announced what they're bringing to New York Comic Con 2025! As The Wonder of Anime, you already know I will be SEATED for any and all panels involving anime. And lucky for me,…

NEWS: Nickelodeon Celebrates 20 Years of Avatar: The Last Airbender at NYCC 2025 A little-known fact about me is that I love Avatar: The Last Airbender. Like many millennials, I grew up on… https://thewonderofanime.com/news-nickelodeon-celebrates-20-years-of-avatar-the-last-airbender-at-nycc-2025/

REVIEW: In Love’s Key, Reprised There's always something healing about the little country town. It's always an escape for people who are burnt out and need a break from their life in the Big City™. It's one of my favorite tropes because it makes so much sense, but borders on the line between…

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Netflix announces the 7th arc of JOJO'S Bizarre Adventure, STEEL BALL RUN, will be streaming worldwide on the platform soon! https://thewonderofanime.com/news-steel-ball-run-jojos-bizarre-adventure-coming-to-netflix-soon/

Hula Fulla Dance was so charming. I love stories about girls, sisters, and friends. Sometimes a job is more than just a job, and a transformational journey can look different for everyone. Read my full review now. https://thewonderofanime.com/hidden-gems-hula-fulla-dance-review/

NEWS: CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC – Official Trailer Rev up those chainsaws! The official trailer for Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc is here! Hitting theaters on October 24, the Chainsaw Man movie follows our beloved Denji and introduces a new character, Reze. For the first…

"You are in for the experience of a lifetime. This installment plays out beautifully on the big screen and makes the wait absolutely worth it." Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Spoiler-Free Review: wp.me/p6OkZS-3nC

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Review – Worth the Wait After the ending of the last Demon Slayer season, I had no idea what was going to be awaiting Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps in the Infinity Castle. I also did NOT want to know what would happen because I just knew it was…

Ahhhhhh I am STILL not over Joyful Reunion!! I'm still in my feels about volume 1. Come watch me yap (and cry) about it! (This video has all the spoilers lol) Watch here: youtu.be/ajaMrCu4Els

NEWS: New DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE Visual Featuring Zenitsu One thing I don't talk about often is how I am a Zenitsu stan!!! He is one of my favorite characters in Demon Slayer, and I believe he unjustly receives a lot of hate. Granted, I am anime only BUT from everything…

Happy Letterer Appreciation Day!! Did you know I had the incredible @brandonbovia.bsky.social on TWOA to talk all about lettering?! If his name sounds familiar, it’s because he’s worked on the American Manga Award winner, The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All!

NEWS:  KILL BLUE Anime Adaptation Announced Shonen Jump's newest anime is here! It was announced today by DMM Pictures that KILL BLUE will receive an anime adaptation, set to air in 2026. KILL BLUE is by Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko’s Basketball), and the anime adaptation will be directed by Hiro…

NEWS: JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 3 To Air January 2026 – Sub Trailer Dropped Jujutsu Kaisen hive - the wait is almost over. It has just been announced during the JUJUTSU KAISEN 5th Anniversary Special live stream that Season 3, JUJUSTSU KAISEN The Culling Game, will air on Crunchyroll in January 2026.…

Each volume of Firefly Wedding gets better and better! In volume three, Sakoto makes great strides in her development, and things HEAT up with her and Shinpei! Join the convo here: youtu.be/oKyi6ns9CJk Thank you @viz.com and @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC!

"For only being 14 minutes long, the pilot instantly fulfills all the promises the series has been making with its fun and wacky trailers. The show wastes no time getting into the jokes." Read my spoiler-free review: wp.me/p6OkZS-3m1 #TheComicShopSeries

REVIEW: The Comic Shop Series – Pilot Episode Unless you've been living under a rock, it's hard to miss the hype around the new show The Comic Series. From the creative mind of Cheyenne Ewulu, known as CheyenneTheGeek across all social media platforms, comes her debut series about owning a comic…

5 More Ongoing BL Manhwa I’m Reading on Lezhin Your legal BL dealer is back and I'm ready to shower you with new reading recommendations on Lezhin! I've been super selective with my Lezhin reading lately because reading 15+ ongoing series adds up. But I love the feeling of supporting the creators…

"It may look like a guy without experience trying to learn to have sex. But underneath, lies a story of attaching your worth and value as a person to sex and compatibility." My thoughts on Natsume Wants to Be Trained: wp.me/p6OkZS-3lq Thank you @sevenseasentertainment.com for the ARC!

Anime NYC 2025: Publang Panel with Flona, Author of Define the Relationship As I've gone down the anime pipeline, I've followed the route many of my fellow girlies/theybies have when it comes to going from manga to manhwa/manhuas to danmei and webnovels. The industry is catching up, with…

Anime NYC 2025: Hana-Kimi Anime Episode 1 Premiere I spent a lot of my childhood, after I discovered manga, reading CLAMP and Fruits Basket, so I really missed out on a lot of the "classics" in the medium—one of those classics being Hana-Kimi. I didn't learn about Hana-Kimi until earlier this…

Anime NYC 2025: Go For It, Nakamura-Kun!! Anime Episode 1 & 2 Premiere One of my favorite things about Anime NYC is the anime premieres! I love the smug feeling of watching an anime first, months before it premieres. Little old me gets to watch the first episode of this highly anticipated anime??…

Anime NYC 2025 Recap: The 2nd Annual American Manga Awards Since the announcement of the first American Manga Awards last year, I knew I wanted to one day attend the awards in person. This year, my wish came true! I'm grateful to have been able to attend the award show this year as press for The…

REVIEW: My Journey to Her About My Journey to Her My Journey to Her is by Yuna Hirasawa and is published by Kodansha. In it, Hirasawa details her journey to medically and legally transition in Japan. This journey includes the medical process in Japan, her gender-affirming surgery in Thailand, and…

REVIEW: My Instructor Won’t Yield It's been over 10 years since I got my driver's license, and to this day, I still have nightmares about my experience with getting my license. I'm a great driver, but the anxiety of taking the test had me doing many retakes. All that to say, I wasn't necessarily…

REVIEW: Long Period Vol 1 If Nagifa Furuya creates it, I must read it. Those are the rules. Nagisa Furuya has always had a way with creating tender stories that are a bit on the slow-burn side. As a fan of the Summer of You series, Number Call, and her other works, I knew Long Period was going to…

One more week till Anime NYC!!!!!! 🥳 I am so excited for this year's con. Can’t wait to see everyone there!

REVIEW: The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective! Vol 1 – Bring Back the Yanderes! Yanderes. You either love them or hate them, but truth be told, they make a romance story interesting. The crazy passion that is scary (but also hot??) is fun to read. You don't know whether to root for them or hope…

MHA Vigilantes Proves Why We Need More Adult MCs [Video] MHA Vigilantes may be a spin-off of My Hero Academia, but in just one season it proves its incredible on it's own. In this video, I explore the portrayals of adulthood in the season and why it matters. Video Notes: Please note, these are my…

REVIEW: Joyful Reunion Vol 1 – An Addicting Introduction It's no secret (because I've been screaming it from the rooftops) that I've been in my danmei era. And not only have I been in my danmei era, I'm specifically on a mission to read all licensed works by Fei Tian Ye Xiang, who is the author…

Shindou-kun’s Tight Squeeze: Helpless Against His Alluring Touch is a fun and sexy office romance about two employees who can't see eye to eye at work but their chemistry tells a different story off the clock.

Your ex's roommate has a crush on you and is trying to win you over via gaming?! (and it's working 😉) This Danmei Friday I'm talking about Limerence and why I loved it so much! youtu.be/qd3nmYrprjs

NEWS: HIDIVE Announces Petals of Reincarnation Anime Co-Production The anime streamer HIDIVE announced today that the anime adaptation of Petals of Reincarnation is its newest co-production. Petals of Reincarnation is a manga written and illustrated by Mikihisa Konishi, currently serialized…

Happy Danmei Friday! I'm back with my review of Riverbay Road Men's Dormitory vol 1 by Fei Tain Ye Xiang, published by @sevenseasentertainment.com! If you love robbery AND fraud, mess and entanglements, this is it! My full review: youtu.be/nJEknihWnlU

"YAN is shaping out to be one of those thrillers where the less you know and the less you try to figure out, the more you’ll enjoy it." Read my full review of YAN vol 1 by Chang Sheng: wp.me/p6OkZS-3fg Thank you @comicstitan.bsky.social for sending me a copy of volume one!

REVIEW: YAN Vol 1 – An Unpredictable Thriller At Every Turn There is always something thrilling about a lot of older action-heavy anime. The first episodes are usually slow starters, with crazy wild events taking place right before the middle and leaving you breathless at the end. Many times, the…

Happy Danmei Friday! This week I'm blushing and kicking my feet at all the Jiang Cheng x Gu Fei progress!! Watch it here: youtu.be/dpDIv_10USc

Dethroning The Anime Creators – Why Who We Follows Matters The Making of Expert Creators There is this idea online that the more you consume of something, the more qualified you are to be the expert on it. Someone said they ranked the "Top of Anime of all Time," and their qualification was that…

Currently working on video reviews for: Run Wild SA YE Vol 2 Riverbay Road Men’s Dormitory Vol 1 Limerence Plus To Rule in a Turbulent World, not pictured. I loved all of these so much and I can’t wait to share my thoughts soon!

NEWS: HIDIVE Acquires “Bad Girl” For Summer 2025 Anime Season The Summer 2025 anime season is a little under two weeks away, and the anime news keeps coming! Today, the streamer HIDIVE announced it acquired the anime Bad Girl for its simulpub lineup. They also announced the world premiere of…

Crunchyroll’s Summer 2025 Anime Season Calendar Happy Summer Solstice! With the start of summer comes the Summer 2025 anime season! This summer, the lineup is PACKED with the return of some of our favorites like DAN DA DAN and Kaiju No 8. There are also new faces joining the ranks, like the highly…

✨Since I'll be at both Anime NYC and NYCC, putting it out now that if you're in need of a panelist to talk anime/manga/manhwa/ etc, I'm right here ✨

I've spent all year fearing for my fam, which consists of both green card holders & naturalized citizens, while also living in a city where everyone's been terrified of ICE raids. So yeah, imma post the silly little things that distract me from this nightmare we are living in.

Happy DANMEI Friday!! I'm back to act unhinged on camera about a danmei. This time, I'm talking about the three novel series, Soul Vibration by Dr. Solo! Watch here: youtu.be/SZumeztnIUg

Manga Mail 💕 Ask and You Will Receive by Niyama and published by SuBLime. I’ve been rereading this every single month on Manga Planet so, of course, I had to get the physical copy! I am obsessed with Nin-nin & I’m so happy to see SuBLime is publishing the other volumes!