Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls begins by introducing Kasahara Konomi, who is trying to figure out what club to join in high school after spending years obsessed with puzzle video games to the point where it was detrimental to her studies. That’s when she runs into the Hanamiya Girls’ climbing wall. Konomi tries climbing and… Read More First Impression: Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls
A tailor’s son is the latest victim in a series of grisly murders of London boys, and it’s this incident that draws the attention of Williams James Moriarty, a “crime consultant” whose mind is sharp and resolve strong. Piecing together the most likely scenarios, Moriarty quickly unravels the case, while employing help from his butler… Read More First Impression: Moriarty the Patriot
As if 2020 weren’t bad enough, back in July, glowing pillars erupted from mountains around the world and began spawning monsters (or maybe they’re robots?). With the pillars proving impervious all known human weapons (up to and including nukes), the world is in crisis. Obviously, this calls for the Norse god Odin to show up… Read More First Impression: Warlords of Sigrdrifa
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai is based off a popular videogame series of RPGs by the same name. As a gamer, I was looking forward to watching it since I have played a few Dragon Quest games. The anime starts off by explaining how there was a hero who defeated the dark lord (aka,… Read More First Impression: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
As a child, Elaina read stories about the adventures of a witch named Nike and wants to go on travels of her own. When her parents say she can travel once she becomes a witch, she studies hard to pass the official exams and become the youngest apprentice witch in the kingdom. For reasons that… Read More First Impression: Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
Without much of an introduction, Kurumi, the girl in the red dress, begins fighting Queen, the girl in white dress/military uniform in a pretty cool-looking church with vitrals. Our protagonist uses guns and a giant magic clock, Zaphkiel, while her rival uses a sword and her own magic clock, Lucifugus. It seems that the girl… Read More First Impressions: Date a Bullet: Dead or Bullet
Haikyuu!! is one of my favorite manga and anime series of all time. The boys from Karasuno are continuing their trek in the national tournament. This episode picks up right where the last cour left off in Spring 2020. Due to the pandemic, this part of the series was delayed until now. So, if you… Read More First Impression: Haikyuu!! To the Top (Second Cour)
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