Lexemon’s Blog

The new releases this summer are a pretty poor selection, unless you absolutely love Isekai shows. (Isekai shows are based on the protagonist being transported to another world. This can happen though video games, books, death etc. Anime examples of this are Sword Art Online, No Game No Life and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.) The

It’s here!!! The re-release of Neon Genesis Evangelion. It’s the original animation but with new voice actors released by Netflix today! Neon Genesis Evangelion, was the first anime series that I was able to watch from start to finish, so it holds a special place in my heart. The series is set in the future in

Between 12–14 July 2019, Hyper Japan held at the Olympia London will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary! But what is Hyper Japan? It’s a celebration of all things Japanese! This is your chance to buy products that have been imported from Japan, without the import tax. There is a large variety of things to

With season 2 of One Punch Man and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind concluding in a few episodes, what is there to watch next?If you haven’t already started, it is time to watch Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba!!! SPOILERS! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is set in old Japan. It is the tale of a young man, Tanjirou Kamado, that sets

SPOILERS! One Punch Man – Season 1 was good but we’ve had to wait 4 years for Season 2. Its been well worth the wait!Season 2 has hit the ground running… smashing…and destroying my expectations. I am currently 7 (out of 12) episodes into Season 2 and as up to date as I can be! This

Manga fans rejoice! If you didn’t already know, the world’s biggest collection of manga outside of Japan is in the UK!  The British Museum in holding a fantastic exhibition that celebrates manga in all aspects. The exhibition features: art work from popular manga series such as One Piece, Dragon Ball and The Golden Kamuy; insights to Japanese video games

Whilst reading manga or watching anime you will eventually come across extra words added onto the end of a character’s name e.g. Lucy-chan, Milo-kun, Lexemon-sensei. But what on earth does it all mean?! Don’t Panic! This is very common in manga and sometimes anime. These add on words are honorifics, more precisely suffixes as they

April means spring is here, fresh flowers, new life and NEW ANIME! This doesn’t mean that I am giving up on the other shows that I’m watching. The only series that has ended recently is The Promised Neverland. This means that I am still watching Black Clover, Fairy Tail – The Final Series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures: Golden

In mainstream film and TV there are a huge range of different characters however these characters usually function in generic roles such as heroic, evil, confident etc. In anime and manga there are several more sub sections of personality that further develop the character. There are so many of these sub sections that it would

There are many different genres of manga, much more then you would probably expect. Of course, you have your common genres such as action, adventure and comedy, drama, fantasy, historical, horror, martial arts, mystery, psychological, romance, sci-fi, supernatural and tragedy. But you also have other types that you might not expect or know about, and