I headed to my church’s sunrise service this morning to celebrate Easter. Worshiping as the sun rises emphasizes the hope of this day, the promise that we’re made alive because of that morning some 2,000 years ago when Jesus left the tomb. I hope you’ll attend a church service today to celebrate the hope we… Read More Happy Easter!
Yuki’s entire class is transported to a fantasy world where they are celebrated as heroes and requested to fight demons who, after five years, have reappeared and appear intent on conquering humanity. It seems an overwhelming task to this group of normal high schoolers—to all but Yuki, that is. After all, this is his second… Read More First Impression: Summoned to Another World for a Second Time
Our bro Ichiro Kuga has had a pretty rough time of it recently. As is the case with many manga artists (and anime bloggers…), he finds himself with too many deadlines and too few hours in the day to do it all. However, he remains steadfast and determined to get it done. Why? Because our… Read More First Impression: A Galaxy Next Door
Time to fly to the moon and dance among the stars with the girl from the moon and the boy with a stellar nomenclature as TONIKAWA kicks off its second season! This time around, the newlywed star-crossed couple are having a movie date, during which time our lavender-haired bro ruminates about the shifting moods of… Read More First Impression: TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You (Season 2)
A dozen armed thugs, unwashed and sickly of complexion, are huddled in a transport vehicle of some sort when the announcement is made that they’ve reached their destination. The scrawny bespectacled leader takes his place at the cargo door and prepares to launch the assault when suddenly, a twin-tailed red-haired girl oozing punk rocker vibes… Read More First Impression: Magical Destroyers
Hayato, who studies at Tokyo University, comes to visit his grandmother’s café during the break. His grandmother has passed so he was notified that he now owns the Familia Café. As he walks through the empty restaurant, he remembers how run down it was, when suddenly he’s interrupted by five young ladies—mostly naked and confused… Read More First Impression: The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses
Koito is a miko at a traditional Shinto shrine…inhabited by an actual, genuine elf! Her name’s Elda, and she’s a shut-in otaku. Then a surprisingly catchy OP plays. Afterward, Koito struggles to get through a ritual prayer with the ridiculous “goddess.” Later, at school, a worn-out Koito talks to her friend Koma. For all Koito’s… Read More First Impression: Otaku Elf
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