I don’t know what it looks like in your neck of the woods, but these days, I’m greeted outside by birdsong, budding flowers, butterflies, and even a nest in my tree with eggs in it. Spring has sprung, and that means: anime?! Yep, we otaku know that as March passes into April, the new spring… Read More Spring 2025 Anime First Impressions
The universe may be doomed. That’s because the “Plundering Count,” Liam Sera Banfield—with loyal and powerful servants like the A.I. maid Amagi and princess pilot Christiana by his side—is on a mission to put his happiness first, which, as it so happens, means being evil and destroying humanity. Though to be fair, he has good… Read More First Impression: I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
Nico is a witch. At a young age, she depended on her friend, Morihito (whom she dubs “Moi”), to protect her from bullies and just generally from the scary things of the world. But then Nico moved away with her mom to the Witch’s Holy Land to train and learn. Meanwhile, Morihito stayed behind, growing… Read More First Impression: Witch Watch
Twwk enjoyed the premiere so much that we decided that the rest of us would like to join in the fun too, hence this second First Impression, this time as a BtT Team effort! Here’s the episode recap from Twwk: Ara, the world of humans, was once a paradise but is now a wasteland filled… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: Gabriel & the Guardians
Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in the space colony Side 6. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate discovers that she has been unknowingly entangled in a smuggling plot, and is drawn into the illegal 2-on-2 mobile suit sport known as Clan Battle. During an incident with the local military… Read More First Impression: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX – Beginning
Ara, the world of humans, was once a paradise but is now a wasteland filled with treacherous people and terrifying creatures. Meanwhile, above Ara, there exists another realm, one that’s beautiful and ethereal, where the titular Gabriel cares for a wondrous garden and guards the “Eternal Seed.” He takes his job seriously but his spirit… Read More First Impression: Gabriel and the Guardians
Tougo Asagaki, better known as Red Ranger, is a hero who died an honorable death fighting for love and friendship. But death isn’t the end for him, because he gets a second chance in a new world. Unlike most protagonists in this situation, he uses the exact same abilities he had in his own world,… Read More First Impression: The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World
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