There is no way that Mizuka Tsurumaki will work at anything having to do with a circus. The visuals may fill us with wonder, the music may be epic, the chief performer may mention how there’s a smile on every face, but she is not buying. You see, Mizuka is the daughter of a legendary… Read More First Impression: Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus
Little Jirou would sometimes come back from school in the summer, complaining that the other kids called him a “weirdo animal whisperer,” and the warm words of his motherly white dog would always cheer him up. But after an artsy, moody, quite inventive opening, we find out that he has become a teenager, and has… Read More First Impression: BLACK TORCH
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
In my last article, I talked about the character of Tokiyuki, the Samurai Who Lives, and how The Elusive Samurai has him discover his mission through a baptism of fire. But the journey of our hero has just begun. Soon, a great betrayal destroys his faith in others. Indeed, the second episode of TES depicts the murder… Read More The Elusive Samurai, II: Kojirō and Ayako, Retainers of a Hidden Lord
The long battle for the city of Priestella is now over, but the wounds inflicted are here to stay. The victims of the Archbishop of Sloth have forgotten everything, or have been forgotten by everyone. The former happened to Lady Crusch Karsten, one of the claimants to the throne, and as the cliffhanger with which… Read More First Impression: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
Maehara Maki hates spring. High school, for him, is nothing but loneliness. Newly transferred from a neighboring prefecture, living with a mother who works too much, he hasn’t had a friend in his life. The only thing he has to look forward to is his video game/movie evenings, with cola and pizza. Even worse, he… Read More First Impression: I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class
18-year-old Nao Kanzaki is the kind of girl who goes to the police and returns a coin she found on the street. Honest to a fault, she is accustomed to hearing she’s dumb, but she does not care much. Instead, her priority is honoring the teachings of her father, a cancer patient now living his… Read More First Impression: Liar Game
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