Yuri’s first kiss comes as a surprise. Young Himuro, who was just a friend until a minute ago, turns to her under the blooming cherry blossoms, and she finds herself slowly approaching him too. A rain of shoujo petals frames the moment their lips unite. Later, at dinnertime, her sisters tell her that they already… Read More First Impression: Red River
Chloe was raised from a young age as a secret agent for the kingdom of Hagl. Having been betrayed by her superior, she now renounces that life, fakes her death, and adopts a new identity in another country: Victoria Sellars. Soon she meets and starts taking care of an abandoned little girl named Nonna. She… Read More First Impression: Victoria of Many Faces
Elizabeth is the prince’s fiancée and pretty much the person who seems to keep the kingdom of Haldoria running: She does all the paperwork while he’s out partying, the people love her for the public good initiatives she carries out, the business she founded and manages is one of the top contributors to the nation’s… Read More First Impression: A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires
The Straw Hat Pirates of One Piece are always on the run or being attacked for the bounties on their heads. Not only that, but they’ve stolen countless treasures. Nami, in particular, has a passion for impulsively stealing beautiful jewelry, which in the beginning of this episode is being stolen from her by another group… Read More First Impression: One Piece Heroines
Ever since he was little, our nameless protagonist has been terrified of ghosts of all stripes. Luckily, ghosts do not exist, and on realizing that, he became invincible! Or so he says. In fact, any rumor is enough to send him into a frenzy and cause him to do the most absurd things to avoid… Read More First Impression: Let’s go KAIKIGUMI!
A girl gets summoned to another world to be a Saintess, but those who summoned her think her Skills are worthless and she gets forcibly teleported into the wilderness. It might be a familiar start to the story, but the girl, Rin, decides to make the most of her new circumstances and begins setting up… Read More First Impression: The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World
Hayato Kirishima and his best friend Haruki Nikaidou lost contact after her family moved to Tokyo. However, before they said their final goodbyes, they promised to stay friends even as they lived far apart. Now, after many years, family circumstances have brought Hayato to Tokyo as well. Hayato constantly thinks about the possibility of meeting… Read More First Impression: Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her
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