Six months have passed since the release of the “POP IN 2” music video, and since then—riding on the video’s popularity, Ruby’s more “cynical and calculated” image, and MEM-Cho’s dedication to their channel—B-Komachi’s popularity has risen beyond even their expectations. Akane is getting a lot of work too, and so is Aqua. But not all… Read More First Impression: Oshi no Ko Season 3
In this week’s reviews, our writers look at the opening volumes of Scenes from Awajima and Wonder Boy, volume two of Ieskai Metaller, and more! Check out our thoughts on these volumes and more below! Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Vol. 3) • Honey Lemon Soda (Vol. 10) • Isekai Metaller… Read More Reader’s Corner: Isekai Metaller (Vol. 2), Wonder Boy (Vol. 1), and Scenes from Awajima (Vol. 1)
Episode 14 kicks off right after season one—literally three days after season one began. We’re back in Japan: No word has come back from the crew sent to investigate the mysterious island, so the shogunate is ready to send out a new exploration party. Then we’re back to Gabimaru and his…well, not exactly friends, but… Read More First Impression: Hell’s Paradise S2
A girl of noble birth is playing hide-and-seek in a wooden palace in 1758, Japan, when a fire begins. Like dragons, the roaring flames consume the place. Those who have escaped the inferno despair of saving the girl’s life, but when her father cries out in anguish, Gengo Matsumana hears his call. The young samurai… Read More First Impression: Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
Tiararose is a noble lady engaged to Prince Hartknights. The shock of seeing her fiancé with another woman causes her to collapse and regain memories of her past life. She realizes she’s the villainess in the world of an otome game she played, and it’s the day before the end of the game. Exactly as… Read More First Impression: The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom
A high school girl is being pushed by the multitude exiting a train when a stranger with bright violet eyes stands up and takes her to safety. Yoi Takiguchi has a slender frame, a boyish face, and a serious, no-nonsense personality, and will always come to the aid of someone in need. It is no… Read More First Impression: In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
New transfer student Sooha seems to have everything going her way. After enrolling at the prestigious night school Decelis Academy (which has ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY, ZERO VAMPIRES ATTENDING…Nope…no Vampires here…la-de-da…), Sooha is excited to start a new life, having been exiled from her village. Baby girl has superhuman strength, and naturally, the villagers think she’s a… Read More First Impression: Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
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