Taro Sakomoto can’t catch a break. Every time he defeats another overly ambitious assassin, two more are ready to challenge him next. Right now, the main threat is a group of four escaped death row prisoners. They’ve been given a list with targets, who include Sakamoto and friends. He’s not happy about this list, especially… Read More First Impression: Sakamoto Days (Part 2)
Two samurai, a baby, and a betrayal as the younger warrior tries to stop his senpai from allowing the babe to live. Cut to present day. A teenager surrounded by military grade automatic weapons (surely they’re models? This is Japan, after all) laughs snarkily in his bedroom as he tells someone on the phone about… Read More First Impression: Tougen Anki (Legend of the Cursed Blood)
You know, just a casual beach vacation in a modern AU for our too-lovely party of adventurers. Beyond beach’s end! ★ 【M.とーこつ】 「 フリーレン御一行 夏の装い // おしゃれフリーレン 」
For 34-year-old Gen Kinokura, spending time camping out in the great outdoors by himself is the ultimate pleasure. Being in solitude in nature is his one great joy; from building the campfire to setting up his tent, he relishes the experience of being on his own among the stars. However, his peaceful quiet is interrupted… Read More First Impression: Solo Camping for Two
Takopi’s Original Sin is quite a ride. The first episode of the new short-run anime dropped at it was captivating; but warning, it’s a tough watch—not nearly as cute as the illustration below might make it seem…though it does perhaps offer a few hints at the challenges within. ★ 【にゃんごろもち】 「 Takopii 」
On Sunday, June 28, 1914, the crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the commoner wife he had married for love were murdered in Sarajevo. In his pocket lay the rosary he had begun to pray not long before. The chain reaction after that changed history forever. But what if the dominoes had been aligned a… Read More First Impression: Leviathan
Mike is back from his short break! He shares more con experiences, gives his anime recommendation, and concludes his series on Job. This episode, he looks to Spy x Family’s Yuri Briar and his “I know better” attitude about his sister, Yor, in explaining how Job and his friends react to God—and how we and… Read More The Power of God and Anime Podcast, Episode 25: Yuri Briar Doesn’t Know Best (Job Series, Part 3)
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