Melody is the sole servant at an impoverished noble estate. In the span of a couple weeks, she’s completely transformed the dilapidated mansion, and then she helps the estate’s resident, Luciana, host a tea party. That about covers the first three minutes, and the rest of the episode is flashbacks, in which we learn about… Read More First Impression: Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!
Yukiya and Miku, who are about to become high school students, have a game. It started several years ago with saying “I love you,” but has expanded to the point that now they just generally flirt with each other and try to provoke a reaction from the other. The loser of the “game” is the… Read More First Impression: I Want to End This Love Game
At Rigarden Magical Academy, Will Serfort (a master swordsman unable to actually do proper magic) continues his studies and scores perfectly on his graduation exams. We’re also reintroduced to his friends and various other characters. Will’s goal is to catch up to his childhood friend Elfaria, who is a member of the supreme council of… Read More First Impression: Wistoria: Wand & Sword Season 2
Juzo Ogami is a legendary assassin who has made it to the ripe old age of 39, which is something to be very proud of in that profession. However, when he reflects back on his life, he’s generally not very satisfied. He has done nothing more than kill people—which he doesn’t particularly like doing. And… Read More First Impression: KILL BLUE
In the year 199X, the world had been mostly destroyed by nuclear war. Water, food, plants, and humanity have almost gone extinct. This leaves the remaining people to fend for themselves, piliging and murdering just to get basic sustenance. Everything seems to be a desolate wasteland with nothing but ruins and dust. Ken, a wandering… Read More First Impression: Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken
Shizuku’s father was a renowned wine critic with a collection worth a bazillion yen, and now he’s dead. In his will, the father declares a challenge between his son Shizuku and his adopted son (as of one week prior), the elite wine critic Tomine. They must correctly identify thirteen wines, including the eponymous “Drops of… Read More First Impression: The Drops of God
Botan Kamiina is an earnest, cheerful girl. When Ibuki, the RA at her dorm, goes off by herself during the girls’ visit to Hitsujiyama Park, Botan goes after her, only to discover that Ibuki is purposely drinking alone. Botan, however, asks to join, and Ibuki soon discovers that Botan becomes a little less quiet and… Read More First Impression: Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk
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