The first series under the Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, The Ninth Jedi, continues the story of Lah Kara from Star Wars: Visions Volume 1 and Volume 3, directly following the events of “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope.” As a quick refresher, Kara was previously tasked with delivering lightsabers crafted by her legendary sabersmith… Read More First Impression: Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi
Umapyoi! Umapyoi! (Horse joy! Horse joy!) Time to lace up the track shoes. It’s Fourth of July weekend, which means three things: backyard barbecues, fireworks, and Anime Expo. And while the peak of summer uma racing bursts from the gate on July 3 at Saratoga, the starting bell rings one day earlier in downtown Los… Read More Uma AX 2026: Pretty Busy (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2026)
Another anime season is upon us, and that means it’s time once again for our first impressions! Over the next several weeks, our writers will be sampling a wide range of new and returning shows and sharing their early thoughts—what excites us, what surprises us, and what might be worth adding to your watchlist. This… Read More Summer 2026 Anime First Impressions
For the fourth episode of season two, I had the pleasure of speaking with singer-songwriter Hana Hope. Anime fans may know Hana from her work singing themes* on Spice and Wolf, Fate/Grand Order, and most recently, my favorite anime of spring 2026, A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA. But while her music first drew me to… Read More Something Genuine Season 2, Ep. 4: Hana Hope on Music, Identity, and Finding Her Voice
A new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II dropped this week, and we got a look at the new main characters: D and Talia. That, of course, means a bunch of fanart showing their designs, including these amazing pieces by the always incredible, Dino! ★ 【Dino】 「 Talia // D 」
Jujutsu Kaisen is an action-packed, adrenaline-pumpking series. It’s also often chillingly and grotesquely beautiful, and often full of sorrow. Those elements are captured so well in these illustrations below of Gojo, Nobara, Megumi, and Yuji. ★ 【Ester】 「 jjk (reprinting permitted (6.19.26) 」
When Kuroe Akaishi was a little girl, she confessed to her first crush only to discover that stress turns various parts of her body, her hands and arms primarily, into those of a purple Kaiju, which as you probably know already, is a Godzilla-style monster! Of course, the poor kid ran for his life. Now… Read More First Impression: KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE
Noble scion Elymas undergoes the Ritual of Divine Blessing to receive a class. During the rite, he realizes he has reincarnated into a setting with classes derived from Magic World, a VR game he played in his past life. He becomes a Heavy Knight, his favorite class. Unfortunately, in this world, the Heavy Knight is… Read More First Impression: The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
Kagami Koji lives a simple life: He beats up monsters and collects the rewards. Apparently he’s trying to save up 5,000 gold for something, but he’s got a long way to go. In the interim, his town is visited by the Hero, who is trying to build a harem party in order to defeat the… Read More First Impression: The Villager of Level 999
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