After the death of his grandfather, Setsu feels alone, listless, and without purpose—not only because the old man was so important to him, but because during the final days of his life, he broke Setsu’s heart by telling the young man she should stop playing the shamisen, a traditional Japanese stringed-instrument of which he was… Read More First Impression: Those Snow White Notes
Yoshida-san is a typical, boring guy, with his eyes set on a young woman he went out to eat with. After asking her if she would go to his place, she declines, replying that she’s seeing someone else. Yoshida is bothered by the rejection that he goes out with a friend and gets drunk, ubt… Read More First Impression: Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway
Another day, another conquest—though truth be told, misogynistic businessman Ryo Amakusa doesn’t seem to take much delight in taking so many women to bed. But his mindset is about to change. After being saved from taking a horrible tumble down the stairs in a subway station, he discovers his savior is higher schooler Ichika Arima.… Read More First Impression: Koikimo
A troublesome son gets kicked out of the house and has to find his own place to live. It’s a tough situation for anyone, and especially for Letty, who is a weak dragon living in an RPG-esque fantasy world where everyone is out for his mats. As he goes out looking for a home that… Read More First Impression: Dragon Goes House-Hunting
Just in time for a brand new season of My Hero Academia, our cosplayer Paris returns with another cosplay by Neverland Balloons. This time, she gathers all her fiery intensity, straps a canon to each forearm, and cosplays a fem!Bakugou: These photos came out really nice for being simply shot on an iPhone! Here are… Read More Cosplay Beats! Balloon Bakugou
An evil organization is on the verge of conquering the entire world. Only one hero can stop them now, and his chances are slim— No, sorry, wrong anime. Let me try that again. An evil organization is on the verge of conquering the entire world. Once they succeed, they won’t need so many agents of… Read More First Impression: Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
The episode opens with student council president Faria, a girl in military uniform, standing in a destroyed town, muttering about being too late before singing a song. Her subordinate Ellen joins her and they board a train. Elsewhere, monsters are destroying another town and devouring people, whose corpses turn into more monsters. A boy unsuccessfully… Read More First Impression: Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor
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