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
A blurry circle of lights turns into a chandelier as an eye opens. A white-haired young lady smiles from above. Our viewpoint character, a newborn baby with crazy video game stats and differently colored eyes, starts wondering if this regal figure may be his own mother. Suddenly, a new face appears: that of an elderly,… Read More First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power
When Asa is fifteen, her parents die in a car crash, leaving her orphaned and alone and terribly, terribly numb. She walks through the early days of her loss in a daze, her wide green eyes dry as no tears come. Her future is uncertain; her relatives outdo one another in explaining why she is… Read More First Impression: Journal with Witch (Ikoku Nikki)
There is a greater punishment than torture or execution. In this world, the vilest of criminals are sentenced to be heroes—warriors meant to defend the Holy Knights as they keep Demon Blights at bay and battle against mighty demon lords and their man-eating faerie armies. Heroes not only fight on the front lines, they are… Read More First Impression: Sentenced to Be a Hero
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