The Goldfish Princess | 金魚姫 Review

Title: 金魚姫 [The Goldfish Princess]Author: Hiroshi OgiwaraPublisher: Kadokawa (2018)English translation: None at present From Kadokawa's website. The beautiful cover illustration is by Rieko Mizuguchi. [MINOR SPOILERS FOLLOW] Jun is twenty-nine, recently jilted, and very depressed. There’s tragedy in his family past, and to top it all off, he’s employed at an awful company. One night, …

(Ei) Amrita | [映]アムリタ Review

Title: [映]アムリタ [(Ei) Amrita]Author: Mado NozakiPublisher: Ascii Media Works (2009)English translation: None at present Ai’ichi Futami is in his second year of art college when he’s asked to be the lead actor in an indie film, “Ocean of the Moon”. His interest is piqued because the film is to be directed by first-year Moyaha Saihara; …

Kamogawa Horumo | 鴨川ホルモ Review

Title: 鴨川ホルモ [Kamogawa Horumo]Author: Manabu MakimePublisher: Sangyo Henshu Center (2006), paperback edition: KadokawaEnglish translation: None at present This is university life, but not as you know it. Abe has just entered Kyoto University and has befriended fellow fresher Takamura. On their way back from a one-off job at a festival, they get flyered by a …