Kohane had always lived her life helping others, which is nice of her, but her friend Uki wants her to do something for herself. Kohane finally finds something she can do, though, when she comes across a cheerleading exhibition–after all, a sport that’s all about cheering people on is perfect for a natural altruist like… Read More First Impression: Anima Yell
In the year 2078, Hitomi, a descendant of mages, finds herself watching fireworks… with no interest, as she had lost her ability to see color at some point. Her grandmother, Kohaku, then decides to use time magic to send her 60 years into the past, to a much more familiar 2018, albeit one where her… Read More First Impression: IRODUKU: The World in Colors
One day, while at the library, Sakuta sees Mai, his senpai at school and a famous young actress currently on hiatus, wearing a bunny suit. What’s weirder is that no one else seems to notice her even with that provocative outfit on. As it turns out, Mai has been gradually becoming invisible to people, a… Read More First Impression: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
Satoru Mikami, an average 37-year-old salaryman who never had a girlfriend, was stabbed and killed by a passing robber, and was reincarnated into a fantasy world… as a slime. This would be a problem, given that slimes are traditionally the weakest monster in a video game-esque fantasy world, but Satoru also gained a bunch of… Read More First Impression: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
One of my favorite video game-centric YouTube channels, Extra Credits, recently put out a video about “The Three Pillars of Game Writing – Plot, Character, Lore“. I definitely recommend watching this video, especially if you love video games. It explains how “video game writing” is actually split into three “pillars”: plot, character, and lore or… Read More Plot Twists, Character Designs, and Worldbuilding: Writing in Anime (and Other Media)
Welcome to the next installment of Beneath the Tangles Light Novel Club! I will be leading the discussion this time around for a series that quickly caught my interest once I started reading it: Infinite Dendrogram! Available digitally from J-Novel Club, this is one of several light novel series about a VRMMO (a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer… Read More BtT Light Novel Club Chapter 5: Infinite Dendrogram Vol. 1
I love shows about adoption. I’ve already written several blog posts about the subject in anime, and even in recent years, shows on the subject have continued to be some of my favorites. So naturally, when last season provided a show about a yakuza guy who ends up adopting a girl with psychic powers from… Read More Hinamatsuri’s Imperfect Adoption
Karen Aijo is a student at Seisho Music Academy, where she and several other students are studying and training to become skilled musical actors. She has trouble waking up in the morning and is nowhere near the top of the class, but she loves musical theater and wants to fulfill a promise she made with… Read More First Impressions: Revue Starlight
Two years after Yuuto Suou was summoned to the Earth-like, Norse mythology-based world of Yggdrasil, he has managed to rise to the position of patriarch of the Wolf Clan. Using military and negotiation strategies from his original world stored on his smartphone, and with the help of the superhuman Einherjar Felicia and Sigrun by his… Read More First Impression: The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar
Chio is your typical below-average high school girl who loves playing video games and hates standing out. Her love of video games sometimes gets her in trouble when she stays up all night playing them, then finds herself running late for school… and when the shortcut that will still get her to school on time… Read More First Impressions: Chio’s School Road