Tag: dark

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – TV Review

TimeFliesAway7 days ago2 weeks ago017 mins

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Woah, what an upgrade from Camp Cretaceous! The sequel, Chaos Theory, quite surprised me.

The english cover of the Manga "Before you go extinct" by Takashi Ushiroyato and Kanato Abiko. A small penguin is holding a big egg in its wings, sitting on ice and looking straight at the viewer.

Before you go extinct – Manga Review

TimeFliesAway4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

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“What’s the point?”
Started very unexpected, but delivered the melancholy I hoped for well.

Lava – Graphic Novel Review

TimeFliesAway6 months ago6 months ago02 mins

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There’s some secrecy around the robots, the mission and the environment.

Book Guild – October 2025 Challenge

TimeFliesAway7 months ago7 months ago02 mins

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Sorry for the unannounced break during summer, but the Reading Guild is back! And since October is known for being the creepy Halloween month, … Theme: horror Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera. (Audiobooks count too, of course!). How to…

Long Cold Winter – Graphic Novel #1 Review

TimeFliesAway12 months ago1 year ago03 mins

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It’s incredibly fast-paced, a bit too much in my opinion. Felt like I was reading 4 novels cramped into one, instead of 4 comic issues.

I want to love you till your dying day – Manga #1 Review

TimeFliesAway1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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The story is quite slow-paced, just like the protagonist, Sheena. Sheena is an orphan living in an orphanage where magic-users are sent to train for the war.

Dra-Q #1 – Manga Review

TimeFliesAway1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

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Werewolves are the bad guys, crying makes their eyes turn red, flying lessons are brutal, and love turns into a bloodlust … interesting.

Tsunami – Graphic Novel Review

TimeFliesAway1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

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I expected a lot, but definitely not this. While I don’t mind dark turns at all, especially such themes in stories that are marketed towards children, this was rather confusing. It had a really great start, however, the ending was disappointing. Not that I need happy endings – given the themes and writing style, I…

Sunder #1 – Graphic Novel Review

TimeFliesAway1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

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An action-packed DnD adventure that actually has a lot going on, while at the same time feels like drinking your morning tea/coffee on the veranda.

On the left, the back cover. Text from top to bottom: "From Eisuke Naito (director) + Shuzo Oshimi comes the new horror film (character designer). TOXIC DAUGHTER. DEBUTS APRIL 5, 2024 AT THE SHINJUKU WALD 9 AND NATIONWIDE*! *Not currently available in English." "Chi will never allow this home to be happy. STORY: Moving into a single-family house with her husband and daughter Moeka seems like the start of a dream come true for Hagino, who did not grow up in a happy home. But one day. while Hagino is out, she gets a call from Moeka, desperately pleading for help. Hagino rushes back to find her house trashed and Moeka, her clothes in tatters, being straddled by an unfamiliar girl clutching a large pair of scissors. The girl's name: Chi. She had once lived in that house, but was thought to have left town after causing a certain incident. Now she's back to draw out the poison hiding beneath this seemingly happy family's façade and send them into a living nightmare." "Starring: Aimi Satsukawa Sera Uehara Himena Irei Terunosuke Takeza Directed by: Eisuke Naito "Chi" Character Design by: Shuzo Oshimi Screenplay by: Eisuke Naito and Naruki Matsuhisa Score by: Hisashi Arita Executive Producers: King Records and The Klockworx Distributed by: The Klockworx Toxic Daughter website"": https://dokumusume.com/ Toxic Daughter on X (formerly Twitter)**: @dokumusume_eiga **Japanese-language only" On the right, the front cover. Chi-Chan, the titular character, is seen drawn with a grey pencil, whereas her robe is in a bright red. Her long hair goes beyond the page. She's holding a large scissors and looking warily to the reader. Many X's in red of grey cover the rest of the image, while the background is white. Text: "TOXIC DAUGHTER CHI-CHAN. SHUZO OSHIMI WITH EISUKE NΑΙΤΟ AND THE TOXIC DAUGHTER FILM PARTNERS"

Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan – Manga Review

TimeFliesAway1 year ago1 year ago03 mins

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The blurb sounded really cool – dark. It does start pretty unhinged and like the beginning of a slowly creeping horror story, but then focuses a bit (too much for my taste) on a hetero romance and I wanted to barf. However, I had a bad feeling about the guy’s trying-too-hard-to-be-good vibe from the beginning…