Yukimura Shinya and Himuro Ayame believe in the power of science. Not unlike Dr. Stone, this duo is out to decipher the meaning of love and how it works. It being just a feeling isn’t enough, and they will break it down so they can truly understand what makes people fall in love. They want to understand… Read More First Impression: Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it
At the age of eleven, Kotoko Iwanaga was kidnapped by youkai so that they could ask her to become their Goddess of Wisdom. She happily accepts the request, at the cost of her right eye and left leg, and acts as the mediator between the human and spirit worlds. Now at seventeen, in the midst… Read More First Impression: In/Spectre
Anime series come and go—even popular and impactful ones don’t often stand the test of time. However, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a series that so intensely captured popular and critical imagination almost a decade ago, some of that based on a surprise twist (and thus would seem to be among series that have been dismissed… Read More Madoka Side Story Magia Record, Episode 02: Broken Friendships, Crumbs for Clues
Chiyuki Fujito is a teenage model who dreams of walking down the runway of Paris Fashion Week one day. However, her short stature prevents her from even getting hired by her own father’s modeling agency. Ikuto Tsumura is a boy who yearns to become a fashion designer, but his family’s financial situation has made him… Read More First Impression: Smile Down the Runway
Welcome to Doki Doki News, your source for updates in the world of anime, gaming, and otakudom, for the week of January 6th through the 12th! Check out the episode in our player below, or subscribe to us on SoundCloud. Attribution: Studio Ghibli [IGN] Ni no Kuni [Gematsu] Dragon Quest XII [IGN] Dragon Quest Your… Read More Doki Doki News for the Week of January 6th – 12th
In the year 2043, the first ever full-dive VRMMO, Infinite Dendrogram, has been released, providing gamers infinite ways to interact and play around within its world. Reiji Mukudori, having just recently bought it, enters into the game under the name Ray Starling and, joining alongside his older brother Shu and his partner Embryo Nemesis, marks… Read More First Impression: Infinite Dendrogram (for Newbies)
So, there I was in early December, minding my own business, when an announcement that Boys Over Flowers Season 2 was coming to an end showed up on my Twitter feed. Right before Christmas, the last chapter of a series I grew fond of would drop. There I was minding my own business, when I… Read More Newman’s Nook: Every Story Has an End
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