There’s a massive war, and the demons are winning. But in the last hours of the conflict, a suicide squad of humanity’s champions manages to defeat the mysterious Demon Lord. They all die except for Kyle, who is only mostly dead. Before he manages to kick the bucket, he finds a strange artifact that the… Read More First Impression: New Saga
Some dude runs through the street, fleeing a monster. A girl pulls him into a bamboo grove to hide, and asks if he’ll rescue her next time? And then he wakes up in Tokyo, having been captured by delinquents. Despite being tied to a pole, the dude—Takeru—puts up a surprisingly good fight. After escaping, he… Read More First Impression: Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse
Twenty years ago, Keiichiro Nagumo was a popular genius detective, solving cases and stealing hearts. But now he’s old-fashioned, broken down, and virtually out of work. But there’s someone looking for him, someone who might be able to bring him to greatness once again. Whether it’s posing as Nagumo’s young girlfriend in the most kawaii… Read More First Impression: Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
Waku waku! It’s summertime! Which means all the excitement of Hollywood blockbusters, new anime series, shaved ice with beans, and anime conventions. This year, we’re dispatching our usual Beneath the Tangles “inside man,” Agent T.R., to North America’s premier anime convention, Anime Expo 2025! His mission, should he choose to accept it? To get us… Read More Spy x AX: Code Otaku (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2025)
We open with a black screen and a melodramatic quote about humans being fooled by hope. Meanwhile, Miko (I think that’s her name?) is a twenty-year-old Vtuber who is struggling to make ends meet. She’s also worried about a streamer named Mayu, or maybe Mako, or maybe Mai, who is one of a number of… Read More First Impression: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show
Check it out: We’ve got volumes of three spin-off series this week—two from a popular isekai and the other from a beloved shoujo—in addition to premiere volumes and more! Check out our reviews below and let us know what you’ve been reading this summer! Nue’s Exorcist (Vol. 1) • Sacrificial Princess and the King of… Read More Reader’s Corner: Veil: Calming Noir (Vol. 2), Nue’s Exorcist (Vol. 1), and Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale (Vol. 2)
Allen has failed the court sorcerer’s exam, and accepts a job tutoring a duke’s daughter. He meets Tina (the aforementioned daughter), the butler, a young maid named Ellie, and Duke Walter Howard (Tina’s father). Plot twist: rather than preparing Tina to attend the royal academy…Walter secretly hopes Allen will convince her to give up on… Read More First Impression: Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter
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