As we open, a shadowy man schemes to get Kiyotaka Ayanokoji expelled from Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School and returned to the White Room (a mad science facility where he was raised). The man issues orders to a cloaked figure. The scene then shifts to the main cast of students, who are about to… Read More First Impression: Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester
A kid is running away from a rabbit monster. He accidentally kills it. Meanwhile, let’s have the camera linger on an elf’s huge bust. The kid’s name is Hibiki, and he’s sixteen, though he looks and sounds like half his age. The elf with the massive bust saves him from a monster. Her name is… Read More First Impression: The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!
Tiararose is a noble lady engaged to Prince Hartknights. The shock of seeing her fiancé with another woman causes her to collapse and regain memories of her past life. She realizes she’s the villainess in the world of an otome game she played, and it’s the day before the end of the game. Exactly as… Read More First Impression: The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom
After something(?) caused Rei to quit his teaching job and spend a couple of years as a misanthropic NEET, he applies for a teaching job at an all-girls high school seeking someone with “human qualities” who is “dedicated to their students.” He follows a somewhat mysterious path to the school and meets his slightly odd… Read More First Impression: A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
The hero and his party have come to defeat the demon king. They are thwarted by Yoki, one of the demon king’s minions. And thwarted again. And again. And again. It turns out Yoki is reincarnated and super OP. He eventually lets the party pass (and they trounce the much weaker demon king) on the… Read More First Impression: There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero’s Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her
Kinme runs a laundry service. Washing, drying, stain removal, ironing, shoe polishing, delivery: she does everything. It’s…laundress slice-of-life? Apparently. We see moments of chatting with customers, a bath scene, some fireworks, jogging in the morning, feeding the goldfish, paying rent—the day rolls steadily by with these ordinary activities. It’s as slice-of-lifey as you can get,… Read More First Impression: Wash It All Away
Utage is sixteen, and she’s a huge fan of Tamon, an idol in the group F/ACE. To support her fandom, Utage works part-time doing housekeeping. And wouldn’t you know, her latest assignment ends up being…Tamon’s apartment! Shocking, I know. And it turns out he’s nothing like his “sexy and wild” onstage persona, instead being extremely… Read More First Impression: Tamon’s B-side
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