Silver-haired Sakamoto was the coolest of all hitmen. He could take on twenty men at once, John Wick style, and leave a mountain of bodies behind. Every hitman, young Shin especially, looked up to him, and he was a big man in the criminal underworld. But, tale as old as time, he fell in love,… Read More First Impression: Sakamoto Days
“Perched above the yet oceanless ocean, there was once a dreamer. The dreamer dreamed about all the things in the world.” A beautifully illustrated creation myth of sorts begins to unfold. The dreamer became a stone. The stone became an egg. Cue the opening, which shows us realistic characters with insect-like wings portrayed as silhouettes… Read More First Impression: Aquarion: Myth of Emotions
We gaze into a dark, bottomless abyss placed in a cavernous underworld. A desperate man is looking down alongside us. The path is here. “This…This is my fault, for being so weak.” Dark music, choir, violin. The man is falling. He wonders in his mind what purpose his life held, then disappears into the darkness.… Read More First Impression: Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m Actually the Strongest
Have you ever wondered how being a close relative of an isekai’d person would feel? Imagine a little brother of yours asking about things nobody has taught him, or looking serious and meditative at the tender age of three. Active, sporty tomboy Marie, a daughter to small-town gentryfolk, experiences this with her little brother Shion.… Read More First Impression: Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
“The hero transcends logic. The hero overturns what we thought we knew and drives away the darkness. He’s so uncomplicated… And he shines, bright and joyous.” So says Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto, the ping-pong prodigy who never smiles. “Do you believe in heroes, coach?” he asks the elderly teacher who trains him. Smile is an observant, stone-faced teenager with… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 11: Ping Pong The Animation. Enter the Hero!
It’s the year 2199. The bright future of humanity is frustrated when alien invaders unleash radioactive meteorite bombs, poisoning Earth. But a message arrives from Mars: There’s hope for salvation out there! Rebuilding the crown jewel of the Japanese Imperial Fleet, the WW2 battleship Yamato, as a spaceship, a courageous crew sets out for the… Read More 12 Days of Christmas Anime, Day 1: Martian Successor Nadesico’s Epiphanies
Welcome to the Ooku, the harem of the Tenno, the Emperor of Japan. In this colorful, luxurious space, forbidden to men under the penalty of immediate beheading, an all-female service takes care of the eight concubines of the one sitting on the Chrysanthemum Throne. They also perform various sacred ceremonies, and the first among them… Read More First Impression: Mononoke. The Phantom in the Rain
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