Anime and manga have types of characters we see all the time: maids, idols, mysterious transfer students, catgirls, and the comically wealthy, just to name a few. But one type we don’t see as much of anymore (at least in romcom anime) is the classic robot girl. These characters tend to fill a few different […]
Onimai: I’m Now Your Sister! (Onii-chan wa Oshimai!) became well known after a brilliant anime by Studio Bind, which we called the Best of Winter 2023 in our review. But with no second season of Onimai in sight and only one short chapter of the manga per month, there’s not much out there for Onimai fans, […]
While number scores often make for good shorthands in summarizing how one feels about a piece of media, they don’t always tell the full story. This is especially apparent with the score of a 7/10, which for us at NookGaming is the lowest score we still describe as “recommended” out the gate. And while some […]
Light novels are becoming more and more popular internationally, especially as the number of anime based on them increases. Established publishers have responded by frequently announcing new English releases of these titles, and smaller publishers have appeared to try to grab their own segment of the market. With this rise in popularity comes several frequent […]
DLSite sells a wide range of doujin, adult games, visual novels, and other anime-related digital goods. The items on sale are primarily in Japanese, but many titles, such as Sickly Days and Summer Traces and Nekopara After, have English versions available too. There are even titles which were banned from a Steam release, such as Visual Arts […]
I’ve always had great fondness for tile-matching puzzle games. Whether it be playing Pokemon Puzzle League on Christmas the first morning after I got my Nintendo 64 or playing old Tetris and Columns machines at the arcades, a lot of my formative experiences involved lining up blocks and breaking them down. There’s a simple yet […]
Have you already Returned by Death, been Reincarnated as a Slime, and experienced life as a Lich? Have you been wondering to what other worlds that infamous truck can take you? Then it’s time to step away from the best-known isekai light novels and explore those a little further from the mainstream. Of course, we […]
Not all games receive the spotlight they deserve and this can be especially true of anime games. Whether it’s due to their niche nature, a lack of media attention, or even just a lack of marketing, it’s easy for all but the biggest to slip under the radar. “Anime Game” is a fairly wide descriptor. […]
It seems the Blue Blur is finally giving me an off year, as 2025 is the first time in a while we likely won’t be seeing a new mainline game. Although the forthcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is shaping up to be a great time, I am still left wanting for things to tide me over […]
I took a trip down memory lane by taking a (more literal) trip to Birmingham Gaming Market this weekend. It’s always interesting to check out retro games and this event by Replay Events has plenty of them, both common and obscure. There was plenty of focus on Japanese titles too. Don’t want to wait for […]