There is no way that Mizuka Tsurumaki will work at anything having to do with a circus. The visuals may fill us with wonder, the music may be epic, the chief performer may mention how there’s a smile on every face, but she is not buying. You see, Mizuka is the daughter of a legendary… Read More First Impression: Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus
Kodo Iwamoto, a student from a military academy, is sent to investigate a strange rumor: a village that allegedly experiences black snow. Upon arrival at the village, he begins his investigations, which lead him to a beautiful garden with an odd variety of flower. When he picks one of them, the ground gives way beneath… Read More First Impression: Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai
Once an orphan, carrying out his parents’ wishes for him to help others by caring for other orphans, Dias became part of a war effort for the kingdom that lasted 20 years. He was good at warfare—so good, in fact, that the king granted him a domain for his heroics. But as Dias surveys his… Read More First Impression: The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects
Content warning: slavery; suicide. In 1213 AD, in the city of Tus, a young girl named Sitara is sold as a slave. The family that buys her is kind, even teaching her how to read the Quran and to practice Islam. At first distraught over losing her mother, Sitara eventually comes to accept her circumstances… Read More First Impression: Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
The kind and industrious Elsa comes from an impoverished noble family. She receives an offer of marriage from Julius, the eldest son of a duke. For the benefit of her family, she accepts the offer, but doesn’t meet Julius until their wedding day. The wedding and reception afterward mostly seem to go well enough, but… Read More First Impression: The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me, But Showers Me with Adoration
Itsuki Tomonari is a high schooler working to support himself, but his deadbeat gambler parents steal all his money and skip town. Then he happens to witness a girl being kidnapped, so the kidnappers grab him too. The girl, Hinako Konohana, is unflappable, behaving like a selfish slob even in the faces of her kidnappers.… Read More First Impression: Rich Girl Caretaker: I’m Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School
In this world, demons (ayakashi) coexist with humans. They sometimes take human brides, and are known for loving and cherishing those brides deeply. With that preamble out of the way… Yuzu’s boyfriend dumps her in favor of her younger sister Karin (despite the fact that Karin has already been chosen as a demon’s bride!). Their… Read More First Impression: The Ogre’s Bride
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