After an epic battle against the demon king, the war is finally over. Prince Henri has decided that now is the perfect time to call off the engagement with Romelia, his fiancée. On top of that, he’s kicking her out of the party because she appears to have been sitting out all of the recent… Read More First Impression: Romelia War Chronicle
An unexplained natural disaster brings down the World Wide Web all around the Earth. Panic ensues! So far, the cause is unknown to humanity, but not to us: a robot lady with an indifferent expression has engineered it from space. Cue the opening, after which we hear of riots and chaos abroad. In Okinawa, though,… Read More First Impression: Vertex Force
Like everyone else, Lent received his gift at 15. But his gift stood out, not just for being unique, but for being S-rank. Rather than fighting, casting spells, or doing anything directly, his power allows him to lend mana to his party members. At first, he was admired for his gift, which led to him… Read More First Impression: Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest
A young man is reborn as the “annoying sidekick that nobody wants,” Takioto Kousuke, from his favorite bishoujo game, Magical Explorer, also known as MagiEx. At first, Kousuke doesn’t like his chances here—the character wasn’t particularly liked in the game, had zero prospects, and was terrible at magic. Or was he? Kousuke remembers that this… Read More First Impression: Magical Explorer
In the middle of the eight nations that make up a continent is the Marronnier Kingdom. That kingdom’s general and one of the king’s closest advisors is Baribara, who has seven knights as sons: Insomniac, Fraternity, Feverish, Chilly, Beast-Tamer, Swordsman, and Hungry. The seven young men—whose characteristics match their names—are about to be sent on… Read More First Impression: The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom
Jinshi and Maomao have helped end the Shi Clan’s rebellion and have gone their separate ways—Jinshi in the palace now officially as the imperial younger brother, and Maomao back to life as an apothecary and serving the Verdigris House. But signs indicate that the peace following the rebellion will be short-lived. Within the palace walls,… Read More First Impression: The Apothecary Diaries Season 3
The Ramparts of Ice has officially returned! And so, too, has our “ice queen” Koyuki, who, as we know, actually has the warmest heart you can imagine… ★ 【kanniiepan】 「 ice queen koyuki 」
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