Blue Box is the newest manga series to hit Shonen Jump. From mangaka Kouji Miura, who previously created two different shonen romance series, this one seems to fall into the same category of romance, but with a sports-theme. The first chapter introduces Taiki Inomata, a badminton player in the combined Eimei Junior and Senior High… Read More Manga First Impression: Blue Box
A girl stands in the spotlight on stage and monologues about Voltaire, with a punchline about death. In the next scene, which takes us back to the beginning of her story, Doujima Mayumi nearly becomes that very punchline, but fortunately is rescued by a pretty boy in an outfit reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes, just in… Read More First Impression: Pretty Boy Detective Club
In a giant mansion up in the mountains, a girl and four other children meet up with the residents of the building. These enigmatic, shadow-like nobles offer them a drink, which then leads to the children swearing allegiance as “living dolls” to the house. We then follow the girl, who will later be called Emilico,… Read More First Impression: SHADOWS HOUSE
“I’ve always gone where people have invited me, just going with the flow…” Shoutarou Futaba is okay with sitting in the baseball’s team bench and watching the birds over the field when the game is boring. Having previously tried soccer and swimming, he has never been a regular, but has good grades and to this… Read More First Impression: Bakuten!! (Backflip!!)
Takemichi is living a dead-end life, denigrated by his (younger) boss, the old lady who lives next door, and even random kids on the street. But though he lives an uneventful existence, Takemichi’s memory comes alive on the day that he discovers his ex-girlfriend and her brother died due to gang violence—in fact, he comes… Read More First Impression: Tokyo Revengers
San Magnolia is at war with the Empire of Giad, but according to both propaganda and the military itself, the end is near, as San Magnolia’s human soldiers have been replaced by drones, battle units who’s max efficiency results in victory after victory without any human casualty for the republic. The San Magnolia soldiers now… Read More First Impression: 86 Eighty-Six
Despite the blissful (and beautifully drawn) evening outside, a timid, nervous, nameless boy in glasses is on his way to the school library. Only, today there are some first year girls are there, chatting loudly (those of us in the bookworm guild are familiar with the experience). Our protagonist is not the type to defend… Read More First Impression: Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
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