Haruka Kiyomine and Kei Kaname are the strongest battery in middle school baseball. With Kiyomine’s prodigious pitches and Kaname’s precision catches, this duo once had ambitions of shutting down anyone who dared step up to the plate, including the rather plain Taro Yamada, who lost at the hands of the duo and swore off baseball… Read More First Impression: Oblivion Battery
Stoic prince Oscar wanders the desert with his servant Lazar, who is endlessly critical of his every decision and would annoy a statue, but not his ever-patient liege. They’re searching together for the witch who lives in the Azure Tower and is said to grant you a wish if you overcome her challenge. They hope… Read More First Impression: Unnamed Memory
To say that Masaki and Hiromu Fujiyoshi have an unusual relationship would be an insult to the word “unusual”…and it’s not because they’re both males. In this world, people are given the classification of being Alphas or Omegas, with Alphas seen as a higher social class than Omegas. Marriage between the two divisions is extremely… Read More First Impression: Tadaima, Okaeri
The world of fantasy is on full display in the light novels and manga our writers review this week, from Setsuna’s continuing journey in both peaceful and dangerous circumstances to gods and goddesses off to war in Agents of the Four Seasons. In between, we also review the opening volume of a book less heavy… Read More Reader’s Corner: Agents of the Four Seasons (Vol. 2), Adults’ Picture Book: New Edition (Vol. 1), and I Want to Be a Receptionist in This Magical World (Vol. 3)
Banaza is the nicest merchant in Paluma, but his videogame-like stats are nothing to write home about. Nevertheless, he is kind and amiable even toward demihumans (who are often discriminated against and enslaved), treating them to a meal after a day of work. But alas, it is not to be. As he is chatting with… Read More First Impression: Chillin’ in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers
Life has been prodigiously hard for Taiyo Asano. Having lost his entire family to a tragic car accident, he lives his life of self-imposed isolation, refusing to connect with others. The only person he allows into his inner circle is his childhood friend Mutsumi Yozakura. One day, while the two are eating lunch, the school’s… Read More First Impression: Mission: Yozakura Family
Shouzou and Ine Saitou are an elderly couple that have been married for over 60 years. Many older people have thought about what they’d do if they were young again, but for these two, that has become a reality. A golden apple from the tree they planted when they got married gives them their youth… Read More First Impression: Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again
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