This is it, the first ever time we’ve returned to finish up a series that we loved! Kudos to Kaori Tsurutani’s BL Metamorphosis for this incredible honour. So it’s pretty clear that we liked it, but how did we like it? Why did we like it? And perhaps most importantly,...
It’s an incredibly wholesome and sweet episode this week, as the gang read a heartwarming tale of a May/December friendship, based on somewhat un-wholesome manga! Yup, we’re talking about boys’ love (BL) and yaoi, thanks to the ‘gateway’ manga BL Metamorphosis, by Kaori Tsurutani. Spoilers: It’s really, really good. Powered...
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August 30 - Chi's Sweet Home vol. 1 (omnibus) by Konami Kanata
September 6 - Mob Psycho 100 vol 1 by ONE
September 13 - Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame
September 21 - Kowloon Generic Romance vol 1 by Jun Mayuzuki
September 28 - Division Chief Kosaku Shima vol. 1 (bilingual edition) by Kenshi HIrokane
October 5 - Space Brothers vol. 1 by Chuya Koyama
October 12 - AKIRA vol. 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo
October 19 - Season 3 Retrospective
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