After her mother’s death, village girl Miya Nakamura is sent to live in her father’s household, the noble Kounokura estate. Being an illegitimate child, she expects the worst from her new stepmother and stepsisters. However, while they look scary, Miya’s new family members immediately endear themselves to Miya and waste no time pampering and spoiling… Read More First Impression: My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren’t Wicked
Two superpowered teams of teens compete in a parkour-style capture the flag game, and the territory goes to the winner. This time, fortune does not smile on young Araki’s team, the “Polis Hoppers” (is this a reference to the polis, the ancient Greek city-state, or to the police, or to something else?), and their insignia… Read More First Impression: Mebius Dust
Disaster has been averted, and life returns to normal in the capital—or so Beryl assumes. But Lucy has other ideas in mind and, bringing Ficelle along, requests that the middle-aged swordsman help his former student teach a class. Beryl isn’t so sure, but goes along with Ficelle anyway to observe—her teaching, the students, and whether… Read More First Impression: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman II
Leon returns as an NPC in the otome game of his nightmares, but having won (and totally dominated) a massive battle that’s one of the main events in the game, any hope he might have of going under the radar is gone with the wind. In fact, now wary of him, the kingdom’s nobles have… Read More First Impression: Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Season 2
Jooheon Suh has been betrayed, but maybe he should have seen this coming. Once a poor orphan, Jooheon’s life changed when the tombs opened and relics—powerful items from legend and lore—were found within. Having discovered a powerful one, and built up his body, the skilled Jooheon is hired by Taejoon Kwon, the owner of a… Read More First Impression: Tomb Raider King
Sheena’s roommate has died—not in some accident or because of a health reason, but because she’s a soldier in war, as are all the students at the National Warfare Sorcery Weapon Training Institute. But while the teachers and her classmates see such deaths as part of their daily lives, and continue to focus on building… Read More First Impression: I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
Aya is on scholarship at Kuromi Girls’ Academy, where her goal is simple: to become a proper ojou-sama. However, such is easier said than done. Kuromi can’t get used to the fancy French cuisine, monologues in her head using foul language, and sometimes even lets her not-too-refined thoughts slip. Still, the girls all seem to… Read More First Impression: Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
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