First Impression: Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter

Seiichiro Kondou is a diligent salaryman who wrestles with receipts from day until night, even on his days off, so that before he knows it, he’s closing in on thirty with no life to speak of. One night, as he drags his weary body home after yet another futile battle, he hears a girl screaming… Read More First Impression: Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter

First Impression: You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!

High school student Sakai Yonosuke is a fan of rom-coms. Aren’t we all? And our boy thinks that the whole “childhood friends to lovers” trope is the best—however, he is of the firm belief that in the real world, that kind of thing doesn’t happen. After all, life isn’t like an anime, right? RIGHT? However,… Read More First Impression: You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!

First Impression: Wash It All Away

Kinme runs a laundry service. Washing, drying, stain removal, ironing, shoe polishing, delivery: she does everything. It’s…laundress slice-of-life? Apparently. We see moments of chatting with customers, a bath scene, some fireworks, jogging in the morning, feeding the goldfish, paying rent—the day rolls steadily by with these ordinary activities. It’s as slice-of-lifey as you can get,… Read More First Impression: Wash It All Away

First Impression: The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer

“This is a world where things like killing and torture have been legalized,” announces the opening title, following a pretty mid OP. In this world, the employees of independent torture contractor, Spirytus Co., banter, chain smoke, and chug cans of black coffee with abandon in the break room in between sessions of torture. Their “appointments”… Read More First Impression: The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer

First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power

A blurry circle of lights turns into a chandelier as an eye opens. A white-haired young lady smiles from above. Our viewpoint character, a newborn baby with crazy video game stats and differently colored eyes, starts wondering if this regal figure may be his own mother. Suddenly, a new face appears: that of an elderly,… Read More First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power