Yuu Ayase is the son of a legendary actress, so it makes sense he goes to Saika Academy, a school attended by highly talented students. Unfortunately for our dear protagonist, there doesn’t seem to be a single thing he excels at, not even acting. His painfully apparent ineptitude earns the disdain of the school’s most… Read More First Impression: Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze
Takopi is an alien from Planet Happy with one simple, yet admirable goal: Spread happiness to Earth-dwellers! The first person he gets to talk to and befriend is Shizuka Kuze, a kind young girl. Each chance he gets, he introduces a Happy Gadget, intended to bring joy by the power of Happian technology. To his… Read More First Impression: Takopi’s Original Sin
King Grey is the most powerful ruler in a world with advanced technology. But one day, he suddenly collapses and is reborn in another world as a baby named Arthur. Distraught by the situation, Arthur tries to learn as much about this world as he can, presumably in order to continue where he left off… Read More First Impression: The Beginning After the End
Tougo Asagaki, better known as Red Ranger, is a hero who died an honorable death fighting for love and friendship. But death isn’t the end for him, because he gets a second chance in a new world. Unlike most protagonists in this situation, he uses the exact same abilities he had in his own world,… Read More First Impression: The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
The demon king can only be defeated by legendary-tier adventurers, but until now no one has been strong enough. Many parties have the ambition to reach this level, including the popular A-rank party, Thunder Pike. They may be all-stars, but that doesn’t mean they work well together, and after making it clear they don’t think… Read More First Impression: I Left my A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths!
Have you ever wanted to get isekai’d without truck-kun separating you from this life forever? Well, Kazuhiro is living the dream, literally. Every time he goes to sleep, he wakes up in a fantasy realm where he gets to kill monsters or, slightly unpleasantly, be killed by them, though thankfully this simply brings him back… Read More First Impression: Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!
Kenichi is a 40-year-old single man who suddenly gets teleported to another world. Immediately upon his arrival, he attempts to use magic abilities he remembers from the isekai anime he watches regularly. Surprisingly, it works exactly like in the show, which results in him testing out the full extent of his power. He finds out… Read More First Impression: The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World
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