Shinozaki is in his first year employed in an office setting, which might be a frightening thing if not for being assigned to a tiny, cute, kitty cat-like senpai. She gives him good advice, takes him out for meals, and praises him for his hard work. In other words, she’s about a perfect senpai for… Read More First Impression: My Tiny Senpai
As an island breaks apart, with magna spewing from the earth and scorching the surface, two boys escape to the beach where they and other islanders are being evacuated. Meanwhile, one man faces the elements, deciding to take a last stand to stop the evil creating this catastrophe. Years later, one of those boys, Yanagi,… Read More First Impression: AYAKA
When your body is covered with tattoos that could get you expelled from your school, events that might be the norm for other students in Japan, like going to a communal bath or taking a swimming exam, can be a bit complicated. In episode one of Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, which animates chapters from the… Read More First Impression: Horimiya: The Missing Pieces
It is the era of the shoguns, and a mysterious plague spreads through the land, killing off eight in every ten men. Within eighty years, the demography, labor practices, social norms, and political structures of Japan have transformed, and no one can remember the way things used to be. Men are protected from hard labor… Read More First Impression: Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Just-turned 16-year-old Yohane is friendless, jobless, and with barely a penny (G?) to her name. The lack of money leads Yohane to call home to ask her mother for more funding, but mom’s response is unexpected: Yohane is told that now that she’s reached adult age, she won’t be supported financially by her parents anymore.… Read More First Impression: Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR (for Non-“Love Live” Viewers)
Halfway through episode eight of Oshi no Ko, Aqua makes an awful decision: he will become involved romantically with Akane and manipulate her for his own ends. It’s a sickening plan, especially when the girl in question just recently tried to take her own life. But by the end of the episode, something has changed… Read More The Regular, Transformative Friendships of Aqua Hoshino
The Gospel as the Great Passage, II: On Unlikely Teammates
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