Seiichiro Kondou is a diligent salaryman who wrestles with receipts from day until night, even on his days off, so that before he knows it, he’s closing in on thirty with no life to speak of. One night, as he drags his weary body home after yet another futile battle, he hears a girl screaming… Read More First Impression: Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter
A bride, a princess, a billionaire’s daughter, a wolf goddess, a witch—women are taking the lead in many of the volumes we’re reviewing this week, working their way through life-changing and sometimes violent situations. Plus, we’ve got the first volume of Shonen Jump series, a yuri artbook, and more! Check out our reviews below and… Read More Reader’s Corner: Beatrice (Vol. 1), Kill Blue (Vol. 4), and Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (Vol. 1)
High school student Sakai Yonosuke is a fan of rom-coms. Aren’t we all? And our boy thinks that the whole “childhood friends to lovers” trope is the best—however, he is of the firm belief that in the real world, that kind of thing doesn’t happen. After all, life isn’t like an anime, right? RIGHT? However,… Read More First Impression: You Can’t Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!
Kinme runs a laundry service. Washing, drying, stain removal, ironing, shoe polishing, delivery: she does everything. It’s…laundress slice-of-life? Apparently. We see moments of chatting with customers, a bath scene, some fireworks, jogging in the morning, feeding the goldfish, paying rent—the day rolls steadily by with these ordinary activities. It’s as slice-of-lifey as you can get,… Read More First Impression: Wash It All Away
Kunon Gurion is unable to see—the result of being born with the “Hero’s Scar,” a sign that legend says points to him as being the reincarnation of the hero, Histor Hughlia. But Kunon doesn’t feel like a hero; he’s a depressed young child, unable to embrace a world he cannot see. But when his tutor,… Read More First Impression: Kunon the Sorcerer Can See
“This is a world where things like killing and torture have been legalized,” announces the opening title, following a pretty mid OP. In this world, the employees of independent torture contractor, Spirytus Co., banter, chain smoke, and chug cans of black coffee with abandon in the break room in between sessions of torture. Their “appointments”… Read More First Impression: The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer
Ashiya Mizuki is transferring into Osaka Private High School for a very specific reason—and his name is Sano Izumi, a star high jumper. It won’t be easy, since Ashiya is an American, and though she speaks the language well, she has to get used to the customs and culture. But there’s one more catch: Ashiya… Read More First Impression: Hana-Kimi
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