Reviews

Review: ROOSTER FIGHTER is far from cock of the walk

Despite its golden action-comedy premise, the Rooster Fighter anime doesn't lean hard enough into its strengths to succeed.

Hannah Collins - March 12, 2026

Movie Review: Enter the world of kabuki with KOKUHO

Kokuho, Japan's submission for Best International Feature film, is an epic about perfecting one of Japan's most revered art forms.

D. Morris - February 25, 2026

Movie Review: Alas poor SCARLET, we know you too well

Scarlet has all the hallmarks of a magnum opus. Unfortunately, it offers impressive visuals and a disappointingly simplistic narrative.

February 17, 2026

Movie Review: BACK TO THE PAST is a wild ride

Back to the Past is a sequel to a classic TV series, A Step into the Past, and an absurd but fun take on time travel.

February 2, 2026

Movie Review: The romance of LOST IN STARLIGHT is otherworldly

Netflix's South Korean animated film, Lost in Starlight, is a sci-fi romance for adults that mostly sticks the landing.

January 8, 2026

Movie Review: Journey into the bleak heart of NO OTHER CHOICE

D. Morris - December 12, 2025

Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice is a dark, satirical take on the horrors of capitalism. It's also one of his greatest films to date.

Review: BARONESS GOES ON STRIKE VOL. 1 – fight for your right to be lazy

Merve Giray - December 8, 2025

Baroness Goes on Strike Vol. 1 is, just like Cassie's life, full of unexpected twists and turns. Hit webtoon now in print from Crossed Hearts!

Review: HEAVEN OFFICIAL’S BLESSING (THE COMIC) VOL. 1 simply stuns

Samantha Puc - December 2, 2025

Heaven Official's Blessing (The Comic) Vol. 1 honors beautifully honors the webcomic and webnovel with a new translation and panel layout.

Review: KATLAYA RISING rises to the occasion

Masha Zhdanova - November 21, 2025

Katlaya Rising Maria Mediarito Edited by Aria Villafranca WEBTOON Katlaya de los Kalyes just wants to live a beautiful life with a beautiful wife. Unfortunately for her, she’s...

Review: YAN Vol. 2 ramps up the action and tension in penultimate volume

Hilary Leung - October 30, 2025

"Yan" Vol. 2 is packed with action and drama as we meet new characters...and bid farewell to one.

Review: THE BROKEN RING: THIS MARRIAGE WILL FAIL ANYWAY, Volume 1 is a twisted tale of fate, freedom, and regret

Hayame Kawachi - October 9, 2025

Inklore’s "The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway" (on sale October 21, 2025) delivers a darkly beautiful tale of love, trauma, and rebirth, as Ines struggles to break free from a cursed cycle of marriages.