Volume 15, Number 5 - April 2022

FEATURES

the music of the spheres!
takt op.Destiny mixes up classical music and stunning animation.

to catch a thief!
Anime’s most infamous master criminal returns in Lupin the Third Part Six!

the young and the restless!
NANA is a legendary shoujo anime series that should not be missed.

down the rabbit hole
There’s lots to dig about SAKUGAN, including robots, monsters, and adventure galore.

how and tell!
There’s a lot in Komi Can’t Communicate that tends to be both whole, extreme, and ridiculous all at the same time. Does it get its point across?

DEPARTMENTS

Editorial
That Was the Year That Was

Letters

Otaku Arsenal
Random Stuff for the J-Nerd Lifestyle

Manga Previews
Island in a Puddle
Wandance

Tokyoscope
A smog monster, spider creatures, and funky yokai

Cosplay USA
The Premade Life

Owari
An interview with Jérôme Alquié about his new Space Pirate Captain Harlock comic

DIRECT FROM JAPAN

Anime Reviews
Ranking of Kings
Yakitate!! Japan
Baki Hanma
Memories
Haibane Renmei - The Complete Series
Mieruko-chan

Manga Reviews
Kamen Rider: 50th Anniversary Edition
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow
Baby Bear’s Bakery
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
F
You’re My Cutie
A Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again, Today
The Girl, the Shovel, and the Evil Eye
Lupin III: Greatest Heists
Rosen Blood
When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
Pokemon Journeys
Cat + Gamer
Pokemon Pocket Comics: Sun and Moon
Doing His Best to Confess
You Are My Happiness
Love After World Domination
Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater
One Piece Pirate Recipes

Game Reviews
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibo - The Hinokami Chronicles
Metroid Dread
Animal Crossing: New horizons—Happy Home Paradise
Shin Megami Tensei V
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD