The gods are bored—very bored. So to alleviate the tedium, they have decided to challenge humanity to games. The system is pretty simple: the gods give some humans powers called Arises. These humans, known as apostles, can use their Arises in the games, which take place in “Elements,” a dimension in which the gods live.… Read More First Impression: Gods’ Games We Play
In a flashback, some nobles gang up on a commoner and, after mocking his puny magic, murder him. Even as he burns to death, he can’t stop admiring how cool the nobles’ magic is. He wakes up as Lloyd, the infant seventh prince of the kingdom. The OP plays, and then we’ve flashed forward a… Read More First Impression: I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
Lawrence Kraft is a traveling merchant, who in his business travels arrives in a pagan village holding its annual harvest festival. Instead of conforming to the beliefs of the church, this village has always believed in the deity Holo, a wolf god who can choose to give the peasants a good or bad harvest. While… Read More First Impression: Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
Nakatomi Youka is a girl in a big city who is just going about her own business, when she’s suddenly plucked from the street to witness the start of 7G. Youka can’t get herself to be as excited about this new technology as the speaker of the event might want her to be. But to… Read More First Impression: Train to the End of the World
He is risen! Happy Easter, friends! Today is the most celebratory day in the Christian calendar—indeed, it’s a commemoration of the most celebratory day of all time. The tomb is empty. Death is defeated. Jesus has won. And we all may now join him in everlasting life when we turn to him as our Lord… Read More Happy Easter!
Shintarou Tokumitsu is a high school boy who lives in a studio apartment. He lives there by himself, so he’s shocked to find a girl he doesn’t know sleeping on his balcony. This is so unexpected that our protagonist falls on the ground, dropping his mug in the process. Unfortunately, the contents of this mug… Read More First Impression: Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of March 24th! Check out the latest episode in our player below! Which shows announced at AnimeJapan are you looking forward to? Eager to play Solo Leveling:ARISE this spring? Thanks for listening, and please subscribe… Read More Doki Doki News: Premieres for Oshi no Ko S2, Suicide Squad ISEKAI, and Solo Leveling:ARISE
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