This episode introduced the show’s characters and subject matter, but in a way that I found a little disjointed and confusing, so this summary paragraph is…not great. We open with a girls cheer team performing at a competition. It’s implied that there is some kind of accident, though we only glimpse the beginning. Probably. Then… Read More First Impression: Narenare -Cheer for you!-
What do you desire the most? Riches? Power? Truth? All those things await you at the top of the Tower! Our protagonist has rejected that idea, yet he continues to climb, trying to comprehend the incomprehensible. The first season told us the story of Rachel, the girl with golden eyes who left everything to climb,… Read More First Impression: Tower of God S2
Torako Koshi is living the dream. Once a middle school delinquent, she has worked hard to reform her image in high school and transform herself into a “perfect girl,” admired by all her classmates. And so far, so good, until, while heading to school, she comes across a girl hanging from the power lines…by her… Read More First Impression: My Deer Friend Nokotan
Will Serfort is a student at Magical Academy Rigarden. What sets him apart from his classmates, is his complete incompetence when it comes to any form of magic. Everyone around him seems to think he’s one of the most unlikely students to become a Magia Vandar, a title that only the strongest of mages can… Read More First Impression: Wistoria: Wand and Sword
Look Back reorients the coming-of-age anime in a subtle, yet profound way, redefining what it is that propels the human heart from childishness to maturity. While it hits all the usual notes of the genre, from forging life-changing friendships to discovering talent and passion and working hard to make dreams come true, Look Back does… Read More Film Review: Look Back
Tomoatsu Naoe has an interesting new client at the health spa he works for. For starters, she’s a little on the plump side as she has a habit of grubbing on unhealthy foods. For another, she’s an actual elf. Unfortunately, she cannot return home through a dimensional portal due to her newly acquired weight being… Read More First Impression: Plus-Sized Elf
A Japanese woman dies of overwork. (Speaking of, what are the odds that Overwork-chan will someday eclipse Truck-kun as the number one cause of getting isekai’d? I feel like we see it more and more.) Young Dahlia learns about crafting magical items from her dad Carlo. Inspired, she decides to become a magic artificer too.… Read More First Impression: Dahlia in Bloom
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