“Is there any point in reaching the top by stepping on other people?” first-year Wakana asks her new roommate Kinue, to which the older girl responds, “Platitudes won’t get you anywhere.” The world these girls have entered is a difficult one. Wakana, Kinue, Wakana’s new friend Momoko, and others are attending Awajima Opera School, where… Read More First Impression: A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
Three students, all on the precipice of adulthood, all contemplating their futures: Koichi, who despite his parent’s objections, wants to pursue the arts—possibly as a graphic designer; Sayuri, who sees a glimpse of something special in Koichi, but doesn’t want him to dream and doesn’t allow herself to either; and Eren, an angry artist whose… Read More First Impression: Eren the Southpaw
After getting hit by a truck, followed up by a meteor, the unfortunate and unnamed protagonist of this story gives up the ghost. Death isn’t quiet and peaceful for him though—quite the opposite. Like many others who have died before him, he must reincarnate. Luckily, he gets to have a say in what kind of… Read More First Impression: My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
Takuya Seo is a loner student who sits in the familiar left-back corner of the classroom. His classmates don’t know much about him, and he prefers it that way. This is because if they were to know that he’s a huge fan of Glittermon, a girl’s anime, he’s sure they would make fun of him.… Read More First Impression: Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!?
The long battle for the city of Priestella is now over, but the wounds inflicted are here to stay. The victims of the Archbishop of Sloth have forgotten everything, or have been forgotten by everyone. The former happened to Lady Crusch Karsten, one of the claimants to the throne, and as the cliffhanger with which… Read More First Impression: Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4
When she was seven years old, Sunao Aikawa created a replica of herself. She needed someone at the time to take her place, to take action when she wasn’t strong enough to do herself. After this first intervention, she has called for Nao’s (the name of her replica) help multiple times, but over time Sunao… Read More First Impression: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love
Gero is a master assassin. As a son of the Poison Clan, he uses his knowledge and abilities to carry about assassinations (though he only targets “human scum”). He has a problem, though, and it has nothing to do with contract killings—it has to do with marriage. His grandmother intends to make either Gero or… Read More First Impression: MARRIAGETOXIN
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