Coco loves magic. Magic is vibrant and helpful. When she was a child, she bought a picture book and “magic wand” (from a street vendor who is the definition of “sketchy”) and dreamed of becoming a witch. Unfortunately, only those born with magic can become witches—everyone knows that. However, a chance encounter with a witch… Read More First Impression: Witch Hat Atelier
Winter has come. Over the campus of Babyls, the school for demons, a trumpet plays a jazzy tune. But who is playing? As we return to the scene that season three ended on, we find Iruma—secretly the lone human at Babyls—and his classmates in the midst of their shock at discovering that they have had… Read More First Impression: Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4
Episode 14 kicks off right after season one—literally three days after season one began. We’re back in Japan: No word has come back from the crew sent to investigate the mysterious island, so the shogunate is ready to send out a new exploration party. Then we’re back to Gabimaru and his…well, not exactly friends, but… Read More First Impression: Hell’s Paradise S2
Light says goodbye to his family and sets off to become…wait for it…an Adventurer! This looks like a pretty typical lighthearted (ha!) fantasy story… Oh, humans are treated like scum by the other races and have a pathetic literacy rating? Ah, but surely his OP gacha gift will turn things around… Oh, it’s literally pathetic… Read More First Impression: My Gift Level 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge!
Shinra and his friends are back! Hot on the heels (pun intended) of…a bunch of exciting things from season two…they are training hard, in a montage that quickly reintroduces us to the main characters. But wait, what’s this? Obi, their commander, is under arrest? What are the evil White Clad doing in the heart of… Read More First Impression: Fire Force S3
After LLENN, her beloved gun P-chan, and her teammate place second in the Second Squad Jam in the VRMMO Gun Gale Online, what is there left for her and her acquaintances to accomplish? A lot, evidently. Namely, the Third Squad Jam is about to launch, and there’s more than a few old friends looking for… Read More First Impression: Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Season 2
Jugyeong Lim is a high school student with problems that are all too familiar, especially body image anxiety and bullies. When she finally lashes out at one bully, the other girl complains about her, and Jugyeong is forced to change schools. Life doesn’t seem fair! Over the winter break that precedes her entrance into her… Read More First Impression: True Beauty
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