Haruka Sakura is a tough guy who only values strength. Bullied all his life for his differently colored eyes and hair, Sakura has enrolled in Furin High School, a low rank school filled with miscreants and fights everyday. Sakura’s goal is to become the top dog at the school and fight his way to the… Read More First Impression: Wind Breaker
The first moment we see our protagonist, Zagan the sorcerer, he’s saving a young lady from a rather unpleasant fellow. The man thought Zagan wouldn’t mind him hurting the poor girl because sorcerers are expected to sacrifice virgins for their experiments. But whether for practical or moral reasons, Zagan is against sacrificing people, so he… Read More First Impression: An Archdemon’s Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride
Witnessing a horrible breakup while getting a special treat at a local café wasn’t how Hotaru imagined her day, but that’s exactly what happens! Even when Hotaru heads home after a lovely time with her friend, she thinks about the breakup she saw and wonders how someone who was once in love could say such… Read More First Impression: A Condition Called Love
An adorably small Shima Rin gets off the train at a countryside station to meet her grandfather. No, this isn’t the latest installment of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, it’s actually a flashback sequence running through Rin’s mind as she goes on another of her solo camping trips. Back in 4th grade, her grandfather gave… Read More First Impression: Laid-Back Camp Season 3
Miwa Kurushima is desperately searching all around the city with her enthusiastic coworker Higuchi for a bartender. So far, they have had no luck. Each and every candidate, no matter how promising he looks, is rejected by the chief of the division, Kawashima, who conducts impossibly strict tests under instructions from above. Cardinal Hotel is… Read More First Impression: BARTENDER Glass of God
Allen is the son of a duke, but only for about thirty seconds, before he’s promptly disinherited by his blatantly villainous father for being level 1 and receiving no blessing from the gods. Secretly, though, Allen is the reincarnation of a long-dead hero and he’s super OP. He chances upon Princess Lise as she’s in… Read More First Impression: The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
A blend of old and new releases, and first volumes and those more toward the middle fill our selections in this week’s column. As usual, love stories are among those we review this week, including the first volume of the Kimi ni Todoke spin-off, but other genres include comedy, action, sci-fi, and for the first… Read More Reader’s Corner: Dandadan (Vol. 7), Kimi ni Todoke Soulmate (Vol. 1), and Mr. Villain’s Day Off (Vol. 3)
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