A boy wakes up in a very tidy cabin with two books and a knife on the table. He steps outside and summons water, which morphs elaborately in the air above him before dripping away to the ground. Ryo has reincarnated into a world with magic, and he’s one of the twenty percent of humans… Read More First Impression: The Water Magician
Little children are playing happily in the park, swinging without a care in the world—until they turn to ash and blow away! Kafu is the only child left standing, er, swinging, and she races home in understandable panic, passing burned-out, crumbling corpses along the way, only to find her parents in a similar state inside… Read More First Impression: Kamitsubaki City Under Construction
“Is that…a dog?” On her way home during a downpour, Fuji comes across what seems to be an abandoned animal. However, it doesn’t look like a dog (more like a tanuki…) and it doesn’t sound like a dog (instead of barking, it writes notes to communicate). But Fuji, who obviously doesn’t write a lot about… Read More First Impression: With You and the Rain
It’s summer and it’s hot. High school buddies Yoshiki and Hikaru cool off with a frozen treat in their small village, as Hikaru confirms that he is not actually Hikaru; that human boy died when he disappeared last winter, and “Hikaru” is now…something else—something that goes all psychedelic ink blotty and red-eyed when his emotions… Read More First Impression: The Summer Hikaru Died
The dynamic cosplay duo, Marin and Watana, are working on an outfit from the latest hot show, TsuCom, which features bunny girl heroines…because, according to the girl herself, EVERYONE loves bunny girls. At times, it seems like Bunny Girls are as prevalent in Japanese culture as Mardi Gras is in Louisiana culture. (Now that would… Read More First Impression: My Dress-Up Darling (Season 2)
Yuu is a good girl. She takes care of her parents, she helps the neighbors, and she does well at school. But she’s about to leave that life behind to turn to the dark side and become…a bad girl! What’s the cause of this drastic change, which includes wearing clip-on earrings and drinking tea on… Read More First Impression: Bad Girl
Sakura’s freshman year at college appears to be as normal as any other: He makes friends, attends classes, and goes to mixers where he meets girls. Of course, Sakuta is not normal—he’s the boyfriend of Mai Sakurajima, one of the most beloved celebrities in Japan, and he and his loved ones have experienced Puberty Syndrome,… Read More First Impression: Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus
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