It’s the year 2052. We’re now living in a time when, thanks to a genius scientist named Dr. Skinner, a miracle painkiller called Hapna has made the world much better. It’s seriously one of the best pharmaceuticals to come along in human history, thanks to its low cost and no side effects. Prodigious, right? What… Read More First Impression: Lazarus
The adventure continues with the Rooftop Casanova of Ohananomitsu High School, Rentaro Aijou, and his trope-filled baker’s dozen of girlfriends! As a reminder, our boy Rentaro has been blessed (cursed?) with the fate of having 100 soulmates who all fall head over heels for him. The only problem is, if he settles on ONE of… Read More First Impression: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really REALLY Love You! (Season 2)
The Kingdom of Science is back and two of its leaders are at loggerheads! If you’ll recall, the intrepid crew of the Perseus is on its way to America to collect materials to fuel a rocket ship for a flight to the Moon and confrontation with the mysterious Why Man. Yes, dear readers, this show… Read More First Impression: Dr. Stone: Science Future
Whether it’s a young child suffering from a Vitamin A overdose or an old fisherman in pain after a fishing expedition, the patients of Teniki General Hospital can rest easy knowing that if their hard-working resident doctors can’t solve their ailments, the Department of Investigative Pathology—headed up by the brilliant yet eccentric director, Dr. Takao… Read More First Impression: Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective
Life has been hard for 17-year-old high school student Uryu Kamihate. Having grown up in an orphanage after losing his mother to illness, Uryu is determined to make it into the top medical school in Japan, and as such decides to live at a shrine in Kyoto to focus on his studies, even though he… Read More First Impression: Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister
Do you ever feel that your life is spiraling out of control? Like things are just swirling downwards into an endless pit of despair towards a void of horror? Well, spare a thought for the citizens of the small town of Kurouzu. It appears that quite a few of the townsfolk are falling victim to… Read More First Impression: Uzumaki
24-year-old Ayano Tanaka is a very unusual high school teacher with a very unusual student. Known colloquially as the “Iron Mask” by her second-year students, she takes no crap from anyone—17-year-old Murai included. Although he is among the smartest students in the class, Murai is a strange kid who often proclaims his undying and earnest… Read More First Impression: Murai in Love
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