New transfer student Sooha seems to have everything going her way. After enrolling at the prestigious night school Decelis Academy (which has ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, ZERO VAMPIRES ATTENDING…Nope…no Vampires here…la-de-da…), Sooha is excited to start a new life, having been exiled from her village. Baby girl has superhuman strength, and naturally, the villagers think she’s a… Read More First Impression: Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
Five children have been injured on the swings at Hanamugi Kindergarten this past week alone, some of them complaining about being pushed. And Kaya-chan always seems to be nearby…When it happens again, Kaya-chan shows her cards and stands guard in front of the swing, forbidding anyone else to have a turn. This is not the… Read More First Impression: Kaya-chan isn’t Scary
Yashiro, a man in a striking orange trenchcoat, wanders under the streetlights of Tokyo, heading to a card game. He shivers at the thought of the money he has lost already and the cost of food, rent, and taxes these days. But his night is about to get more complicated: Suddenly, a bloodied high school… Read More First Impression: Scum of the Brave
Two years have passed since the destruction of JuLai. Vash is still missing. And now, Meryl and Milly are investigating a new string of Plant robberies, which Meryl assumes is the work of Knives. The loss of these Plants is catastrophic for towns, since they create and provide everything that residents need—food, water, fuel—to survive… Read More First Impression: TRIGUN STARGAZE (Trigun Stampede S2)
The narrator may have a cutesy voice, but the message is sinister: “Hey you there! Are you on social media? I bet you are. Now, picture this…What is going to happen to your account when you die?” For his part, Soji Enishiro has probably never given such techno-philosophical questions any consideration; he’s too busy jumping… Read More First Impression: Dead Account
After something(?) caused Rei to quit his teaching job and spend a couple of years as a misanthropic NEET, he applies for a teaching job at an all-girls high school seeking someone with “human qualities” who is “dedicated to their students.” He follows a somewhat mysterious path to the school and meets his slightly odd… Read More First Impression: A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans
Chosen as the hero to lead her party to fight and defeat the demon lord, Flum Apricot starts her journey with great hope, but that quickly changes. Her affinity, “reversal,” locks all her stats to zero—meaning that she’s useless on the battlefield. All Flum can do is cook and clean for her much stronger party… Read More First Impression: Roll Over and Die
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