Rail Romanesque is a short form period piece that is supposedly set in the 1980s. Supposedly. But this is in an alternate version of Japan where rail is the primary mode of transportation and all rail lines are controlled by Raillords that are living, female embodiments of the trains. The first episode introduces a group… Read More First Impression: Rail Romanesque
Haikyuu!! is one of my favorite manga and anime series of all time. The boys from Karasuno are continuing their trek in the national tournament. This episode picks up right where the last cour left off in Spring 2020. Due to the pandemic, this part of the series was delayed until now. So, if you… Read More First Impression: Haikyuu!! To the Top (Second Cour)
Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls begins by introducing Kasahara Konomi, who is trying to figure out what club to join in high school after spending years obsessed with puzzle video games to the point where it was detrimental to her studies. That’s when she runs into the Hanamiya Girls’ climbing wall. Konomi tries climbing and… Read More First Impression: Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls
With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun is a short form anime series about a woman who owns a dog and a cat (shocker). The first episode is less than two minutes long and features cliche jokes about cats being mean and dogs being super friendly. The dog begs for food, the… Read More First Impression: With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun
Have you ever wanted to enter the mind of a murderer? There have been several shows that have attempted to explore this in detail, to see why criminals do what they do when others wouldn’t. ID:INVADED dives into this theme with an investigative team trying to stop a serial killer from creating more victims. It actually… Read More First Impression – ID:INVADED
At the age of eleven, Kotoko Iwanaga was kidnapped by youkai so that they could ask her to become their Goddess of Wisdom. She happily accepts the request, at the cost of her right eye and left leg, and acts as the mediator between the human and spirit worlds. Now at seventeen, in the midst… Read More First Impression: In/Spectre
In the year 2043, the first ever full-dive VRMMO, Infinite Dendrogram, has been released, providing gamers infinite ways to interact and play around within its world. Reiji Mukudori, having just recently bought it, enters into the game under the name Ray Starling and, joining alongside his older brother Shu and his partner Embryo Nemesis, marks… Read More First Impression: Infinite Dendrogram (for Newbies)
