Intro Welcome back to my read-through of Dungeon Meshi by Ryoko Kui, my favorite current seinen series and the absolute best place to find out what would happen if you had to eat your way through a fantasy dungeon, one delicious monster at a time. Our heroes are… Laios Thorden, Skilled but Naive human fighter… Read More Reading Dungeon Meshi, Chapter 2: Tart
Takezō is the president and only member club of his school’s Kota Club. Not exactly the most popular extracurricular on campus, its namesake is the 13-stringed wooden national instrument of Japan. Neither does he really seem to know what he’s doing, dedicating himself to club in memory of beloved senpai who poured their heart into… Read More First Impression: Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life
After decades of war, weapons known as “fairies” and the humans able to control them, are outlawed. Despite declarations of peace, the threat and power of the fairies brew underneath the surface. In this world, two young women, who were survivors of a wartime massacre, find each other again, and get embroiled with a former… Read More First Impression: Fairy Gone
Violet Evergarden is a fighter. Abused, neglected, and turned into an instrument of war, she survives bloody battles on the front lines and even the loss of her arms. But, there’s another famed anime character out there that lost limbs and had them replaced by mechanics, too, someone who is maybe even emotionally and physically… Read More And the 2019 Anime March Madness Champion Is…
Fruits Basket is one of the most eagerly awaited anime of 2019, and with good reason. The unique setting in the original manga provides a fresh take on the “reverse harem” genre, and the execution results in a world that is at once familiar and strange, sad and light-hearted, tense and funny. So it’s no… Read More Dr Steve’s First Impression: Fruits Basket
One girl is an absolute genius at math and science, capable of solving hard math problems instantly in her head. Another girl is a literary mastermind, capable of writing a moving essay in ten minutes. One of these two girls wants to go to a science-focused university, and the other wants to go to a… Read More First Impression: We Never Learn (BokuBen)
Tohru Honda is relentlessly kind and optimistic—so much so that one would never expect that she was practically homeless, working constantly and living on her own in a tent after the death of her mother. However, after her shelter is buried under a mudslide, a more permanent place is offered as a home, living with… Read More First Impression: Fruits Basket (Dub)
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