Little Jirou would sometimes come back from school in the summer, complaining that the other kids called him a “weirdo animal whisperer,” and the warm words of his motherly white dog would always cheer him up. But after an artsy, moody, quite inventive opening, we find out that he has become a teenager, and has… Read More First Impression: BLACK TORCH
An imaginative little girl named Ai Yasumi discovers manga and falls in love. Flash forward seven years and Ai is in high school, still reading manga. A grumpy teacher named Teshima reprimands her on the way to school for engaging in such an immature pastime. Also along the way to school, Ai helps out some… Read More First Impression: Draw This, Then Die!
This is the day Ito has long looked forward to. Her mom has remarried, and Ito no longer has to do all the chores and give so much of her support for the single-parent household; she can now be a “normal” high school girl. Well, think again, Ito. What her mother failed to mention is… Read More First Impression: Please Excuse My Younger Brothers
Luck and his comrades in the hero’s party have finally defeated the king. Entering a dimensional drift, they’ve ended the threat to their kingdom—or have they? Rumblings deep inside the drift suggest thousands, perhaps millions of demons remain, and Luck realizes this too: The demon king will resurrect. Separating the hero and warrior from himself,… Read More First Impression: I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
The first series under the Star Wars: Visions Presents banner, The Ninth Jedi, continues the story of Lah Kara from Star Wars: Visions Volume 1 and Volume 3, directly following the events of “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope.” As a quick refresher, Kara was previously tasked with delivering lightsabers crafted by her legendary sabersmith… Read More First Impression: Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi
When Kuroe Akaishi was a little girl, she confessed to her first crush only to discover that stress turns various parts of her body, her hands and arms primarily, into those of a purple Kaiju, which as you probably know already, is a Godzilla-style monster! Of course, the poor kid ran for his life. Now… Read More First Impression: KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE
Noble scion Elymas undergoes the Ritual of Divine Blessing to receive a class. During the rite, he realizes he has reincarnated into a setting with classes derived from Magic World, a VR game he played in his past life. He becomes a Heavy Knight, his favorite class. Unfortunately, in this world, the Heavy Knight is… Read More First Impression: The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
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