Laura Martínez

I am a Madrid native who balances a passion for anime with mountain hikes and landscape photography. I lose myself in slice-of-life stories and psychological dramas, always with a notebook in hand to jot down details others miss while enjoying a good cup of coffee.

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Games

Google censors Doki Doki Literature Club and removes it from the Play Store

Imagine launching your game on a new platform only to have it deleted overnight without any prior notice. That is exactly what just happened to the legendary horror visual novel, Doki Doki Literature Club, which has just been wiped from the Google Pl...

0Yesterdayby Laura Martínez

Games

Blue Reflection Creator: "The new game was born in a fetish meeting"

If you have ever wondered where Japanese developers get such specific ideas for their waifu designs, the creator of the Blue Reflection franchise has just given us the most honest and brazen answer possible. In a recent interview, illustrator Kishida...

0Yesterdayby Laura Martínez

Manga

Great Help! Scholarships for Future Mangakas Increase in Japan

In an anime and manga industry where news about low wages and labor exploitation are a daily occurrence, we finally have a ray of light to celebrate. The Kozuki Foundation, established in the eighties by the founder of the Konami Group himself, has j...

009/04/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

Finally: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run will continue on Netflix

Netflix has just broken its own golden rule with one of the biggest licenses in its catalog. If you devoured the beginning of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run (JoJo no Kimyo na Boken Part 7), get ready to change your viewing routine. The stre...

006/04/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

Caught: Nijisanji VTubers used bots to inflate their streams

The facade has crumbled for several corporate agencies. In the competitive world of streaming, numbers are absolutely everything, but the community has just discovered that some of those numbers were pure illusion. In mid-March, a famous viewbot serv...

005/04/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

Hate won: Gundam disables comments due to toxicity

Sometimes the community itself is to blame for losing nice things. If you recently tried to interact with the official account of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (better known in these parts as Gundam: Suisei no Majo), you likely ran strai...

004/04/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

El Dorado is Near: Frieren's VAs Tease the Epic Season 3 Arc

Maturity in an elf's journey is not measured in years, but in the ability to connect with human brevity. This April 1st, the cast of the fantasy shonen by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, Sousou no Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End), analyzed th...

101/04/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

Let's Go Kaikigumi Anime Reveals Its First Trailer and Confirms July Premiere

The official website for the anime adaptation of the horror-comedy Let's Go Kaikigumi released its first video teaser this Friday. Through this promotional material, the production committee cleared up doubts regarding the series' schedule, formally ...

029/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

The Eminence in Shadow Movie - Lost Echoes Reveals Its First Trailer

Dominating the world from the shadows requires immense power, flawless acting, and, above all, looking cool while pretending to be a regular background character. The self-proclaimed master of shadows is ready to take his elaborate farce to the big s...

028/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Anime Reveals Trailer and Premiere

The franchise that revolutionized the magical girl genre by injecting high-intensity combat and sci-fi elements is ready to celebrate two decades of legacy in style. This Saturday, the production committee behind the 20th-anniversary project official...

028/03/2026by Laura Martínez

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Otakus

Otakus in mourning: An update erased their AI waifus' memory

Falling in love with a computer program sounds like a science fiction movie, but losing it hurts in real life. This Thursday, across Chinese social media, thousands of young people confirmed the worst possible ending for their relationships as they m...

1320/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

Code Geass creator blames isekai for ruining creativity

The irony of criticizing the commercial tropes of the anime market when your most famous work defined the standard for giant robots with mental powers is undeniable. This past Friday, March 13, 2026, the renowned director Goro Taniguchi, responsible ...

917/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

MrBeast offers his fortune to create a Naruto remake without filler

Sitting through hundreds of boring episodes that add nothing to the story is the biggest trauma for any anime fan. This Wednesday, within the otaku community, the world-famous content creator MrBeast drove social media wild with a desperate request. ...

620/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

The anime Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray is crowned Anime of the Year

Racing to the limit not only guarantees victory on the track, sometimes it also secures the hearts of thousands of spectators around the world. Sports drama combined with the undeniable charm of this popular franchise has proven to be an unbeatable f...

523/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

Top 10 anime that are infinitely better when you rewatch them

Finishing a great anime always leaves that existential void that we desperately try to fill by searching for another similar series. However, there is a select group of works in this industry that are not meant to be consumed and discarded. We are ta...

515/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Games

Genshin Impact Leakers Arrested: When Fame Becomes a Crime

We live in an era where everyone wants to be the first to know. In the world of Genshin Impact, knowing a character's design months in advance is a currency of its own. However, what started as a race for clicks has ended in handcuffs. We are witness...

428/02/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

Ufotable reveals the first trailer for the Witch on the Holy Night movie

Hiding a mystical lineage amidst the bustling urban life demands much more than simple parlor tricks; it requires relentless discipline and lethal sacrifices. Bringing this dark premise to the big screen under the seal of the highest technical qualit...

321/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Manga

Japanese Manga Market Shows First Decline Since 2017

The Japanese manga industry experienced its first market decline since 2017, marking a significant shift in the industry's growth trajectory. Let's dive into what these numbers mean for manga fans and the industry as a whole.Understanding the Market ...

304/03/2026by Laura Martínez

Anime

Terminator Zero Canceled: Netflix Ends Anime Series After One Season

We just got some tough news from the future war. Terminator Zero, the anime series from Skydance and Production I.G., has been terminated by Netflix after its first season. Showrunner Mattson Tomlin made the announcement himself, pulling back the cur...

314/02/2026by Laura Martínez

Otakus

KyoAni Case Closed: Shinji Aoba Surrenders and Accepts His Final Punishment

The attack on the beloved studio Kyoto Animation is one of the deepest wounds for all anime fans. This Tuesday, March 17, the Osaka court in Japan completely closed the case. The judge confirmed the death sentence for Shinji Aoba, the culprit behind ...

219/03/2026by Laura Martínez

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Latest articles

Google censors Doki Doki Literature Club and removes it from the Play Store

Blue Reflection Creator: "The new game was born in a fetish meeting"

Great Help! Scholarships for Future Mangakas Increase in Japan

Finally: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run will continue on Netflix

Caught: Nijisanji VTubers used bots to inflate their streams

Hate won: Gundam disables comments due to toxicity

El Dorado is Near: Frieren's VAs Tease the Epic Season 3 Arc

Let's Go Kaikigumi Anime Reveals Its First Trailer and Confirms July Premiere

The Eminence in Shadow Movie - Lost Echoes Reveals Its First Trailer

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Anime Reveals Trailer and Premiere

Best articles by Laura Martínez

Otakus in mourning: An update erased their AI waifus' memory

Code Geass creator blames isekai for ruining creativity

MrBeast offers his fortune to create a Naruto remake without filler

The anime Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray is crowned Anime of the Year

Top 10 anime that are infinitely better when you rewatch them

Genshin Impact Leakers Arrested: When Fame Becomes a Crime

Ufotable reveals the first trailer for the Witch on the Holy Night movie

Japanese Manga Market Shows First Decline Since 2017

Terminator Zero Canceled: Netflix Ends Anime Series After One Season

KyoAni Case Closed: Shinji Aoba Surrenders and Accepts His Final Punishment

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