The ambulance siren wails as Yumeko Koda breathes her last, reflecting that she deserved to die for loving a handsome man despite being overweight, and hoping that if she is reincarnated, she will be more… She flatlines before we hear her dying wish. But it’s ok, because actually, she survives! The plot device of choice… Read More First Impression: Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!
Alma is a lean, mean, kawaii fighting machine built in the body of a young girl. Her name is short for “Autonomous Learning Military Android,” and baby girl is the secret brainchild of recluse scientists Enji Kamisato and Suzume Yobane. All seems to be going well until after a series of experiments, Alma looks at… Read More First Impression: Alma-Chan Wants To Be a Family!
Rovel is a powerful spirit wizard called upon by the kingdom to fend off a monster invasion. In a last-ditch effort to defeat the monsters, he uses up all his power together with his spirit companion to save the kingdom and be lauded as a hero. However, the spirit in question, the Spirit Queen Origin,… Read More First Impression: Dad Is a Hero, Mom Is a Spirit, I’m a Reincarnator
High school student Tomoro Tenma has a problem, and it’s not related to his drumming skills or eating his broccoli. Our boy has a problem with his e-Pulse, a power source created by human emotions and thoughts and harnessed by AI devices known as Sapotama. His e-Pulse can cause Sapotama to malfunction on contact, and… Read More First Impression: Digimon Beatbreak
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, even if it means pretending to be a robot for a rich heir who absolutely hates people who lie? Marie decides to take this risk in order to help pay off her parents’ debts. After all, being a strong MMA fighter and not showing any emotion has its advantages!… Read More First Impression: Mechanical Marie
Co-ed pop group SI-VIS has been dominating the Japanese charts for three years now, but that doesn’t mean they can reach even higher heights! Indeed, the Idea reading for tonight’s live event is at a record-breaking 30,000 as over 100K fans gather, which also breaks the record. (Later, these records will be broken with even… Read More First Impression: SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes
“The heroes declined and the villains flourished.” The words of our protagonist are calm, and they resound as we move among flourishing cherry blossoms, like youngsters hearing a tale of old. The voice describes how dire the situation was, how tiny the sliver of hope, how risky the plan for victory. And yet, “A powerful… Read More First Impression: My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON
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