Chapter 74: When Life Gets You Down, Smile

*In the early morning of the next day, the chef was in an undisclosed room where he was tied down to a chair and his hands on a table. On his right hand, three of his fingernails were missing and tears could be seen pouring down his face from the pain he was feeling. On […]

Project #609: Shangri-La Frontier Part 1

Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. Last week, we took a look at Gun Gale Online, a spin of the ever so popular SAO series that was better than the SAO series. Want to do it again? Enter Shangri-La Frontier. A light novel written by Katarina in 2017 and continuing to this day. When SAO […]

Chapter 73: A Broken Promise and Pool Party

(Lylah): It was me. He left because of me. (Jin): Wait. You’re the reason Dust left the clan? Why? (Lylah): 20 years ago I served as a key figure in a plan. A plan that would have seen the collapse of the clan, their rivals, and other kingdoms. There would have been mountains of bodies […]

Project #608: SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online

Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. How do we keep getting back here? SAO, like it or hate it, this is a series that definitely has a fanbase. When you have a series with such interesting worlds to explore it’s only natural to have a few spinoff stories. Enter SAO Alternative Gun Gale Online. Yep, […]

Record 38: Elf Blacksmithing

(Zia): When it comes to elf weapons, they’re quite different from normal weapons. Elf weapons are infused with magic as well as the blood of the person using the weapon. Because of this, the weapon becomes tuned with the owner and gains special properties and powers that only they can use. It’s because of this […]

Chapter 72: The Shadow Comes to Light

*The sun was beginning to set in Roppango. At the Coriarty Estate Jin and Scarlet were sparring against each other as Sera, Gael, Alita, Hibana and Baek looked on. Jin was on the defensive blocking Scarlet’s spear strikes with his tonfas and trying to attack her with kicks. However, Scarlet was out of his reach. […]

The State of Shonen Jump

Hey everyone. Justin here and welcome to the Otaku Mind. Well seeing as how we just ended the Shonen Jump arc it only seems fair that we look at the state of Shonen Jump. At the time of writing this blog My Hero Academia has ended and Jujutsu Kaisen is set to end next month. […]

Chapter 71: The Lionheart’s Invitation

*An hour or so had passed at the Coriarty Estate in Roppango and the group was outside doing a little sparring and exchanging information. The rain had finally stopped and the sun was slowly starting to come out. Sanada and Dante were sparring against one another, Scarlet was fighting against Morgan’s ice spirits, Gael challenged […]

Project #606: Kanata no Astra

(Nitsuj): Hello and welcome to Project Nitsuj. We wrap up the Shonen Jump arc today with the first hit manga to come from the app. Like I said, the app had a slow start until 2016 when they started uploading exclusive manga and one of their first and best was Kanata no Astra. Running from […]

Chapter 70: The Demon’s Return

*Everyone was shocked as the dark female elf continued to hug Dust lovingly* (Dust): How many times do I have to tell you? Call me Dust. (Jordan): I knew it! I knew you were still alive. Everyone, stand down. We’re in the presence of a legend. *The elf spearman known as Dante pulled back his […]