A close encounter with a vending machine flying off the back of a truck leaves our MC unconscious—but it’s ok, he survives. Er, wait a second, why is his voice so robotic? And why can’t he move his body?! And…are those items for sale and price lists he sees flashing before his eyes?! Turns out… Read More First Impression: Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon
Kaede Komura has a curious dilemma. Our bro has this major crush on a girl in his class named Ai Mie. She’s always on his mind, and he longs for the day when he can tell her how he feels. However, there’s just one small problem. Our girl Ai is as blind as a proverbial… Read More First Impression: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
Note: This post covers episodes 1 and 2. In another world, Yohane is a small-town girl with dreams of making it big as a singer in the big city. Unfortunately, she’s not only failed all of her auditions, but is nearly broke, and now her mother wants her to return home to watch the house… Read More First Impression: Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR (a Love Live fan’s perspective)
Happy 4th of July! While we aren’t featuring any Independence Day-specific series today, many of our light novel and manga reviews do touch on the idea of freedom—freedom from physical constraints (Re:Zero), including those within a game setting (Alice in Borderland, Sword Art Online, Gods’ Games We Play), and the shackles that being introverted or… Read More Reader’s Corner: Like a Butterfly, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, and Sword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night
Have you ever wanted a sweet that was to die for? Well, in Sweet Reincarnation that’s exactly what happens to our main protagonist. He is vying for the role of top pastry chef, but when he presents his creation to the judges, it accidentally falls on top of him! So instead of our usual Truck-kun sending our hero to… Read More First Impression: Sweet Reincarnation
Boy (Wataru) likes Girl (Aika). Girl rejects Boy—repeatedly and emphatically. Boy decides to take Girl at her word, accept that she’s out of his league, and stop pursuing her. Literally everyone else freaks out over Boy’s shocking (?) change in behavior. Second Girl (Rena) starts talking to Boy. Third Girl (Kei) berates Boy for being… Read More First Impression: The Dreaming Boy is A Realist
Max the hero leads a party of adventurers in defeating the demon lord, who swears to return one day in vengeance. Flash forward ten years, and the demon lord is reborn in an obnoxious chibi form. The demon lord’s secretary Zenia plays dress-up with her diminutive boss because…reasons? Then the demon lord blasts off to… Read More First Impression: Level 1 Demon Lord & One Room Hero
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