Author: negativeprimes

Dr. Steve, aka NegativePrimes, was introduced to anime while working on his Ph.D. in literary studies, when the local anime club showed Naruto’s fight against Zabuza and Haku on an auditorium big screen. His favorite anime series include FMA: Brotherhood, Erased, Snow White with Red Hair, and Gate, and he also enjoys computer programming, gaming, and technology. Where he finds the time for these, after prayer, work, and raising several children, remains something of a mystery.

First Impression: KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world! Season 3

Kazuma, the isekai’d antihero at the center of the Konosuba story, is going through a midlife crisis (as a teenager, no less). He reflects on how close he’s come to romance/getting laid in the previous two seasons, the movie, and the spin-off Megumin-focused series (providing a convenient flashback of his adventures for us, the audience)… Read More First Impression: KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world! Season 3

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First Impression: The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains

The Faraway Paladin, Will, is back—older and with a deeper voice than ever before! Yes, a couple of years have passed since our technically isekai’d protagonist accepted a position as governor over the Beast Wood, and now his city of Torch Port is thriving; but Will is thinking ahead: Right now they’re making money by… Read More First Impression: The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains

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First Impression: The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent S2

Season two of The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent starts off with the saint looking, well, anything but omnipotent. Episode one opens with some nature cinematography that is stunning, as if the animators decided season one somehow hadn’t been up to snuff and it was time to pull out all the stops. But with this… Read More First Impression: The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent S2

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First Impression: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation

Main cast of Atalier Ryza

Ryza is a young woman on an island from which no one is allowed to leave and to which no one is allowed to come. Except when they are: merchants, at least, travel between the island and other places (either a mainland or another island?). There are all sorts of other taboos that are enforced… Read More First Impression: Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The Animation

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