From the dawn of time, mankind’s intelligence has been used for war. Its crown achievement was the fearsome living weapons known as Gears, against which the Crusades were fought. But one day, Ky Kiske, the sword-wielding guardian of Humanity and chief of the International Police Force, fell in love with a Gear: Dizzy, of the… Read More First Impression: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers
Welcome to the Gloria Academy, a series of Hogwarts-like white castles in the middle of a city where students wear a punk version of 1700s attire. A red-haired transfer student decides not to wait for his assigned teacher and explores the facilities instead. He’s fierce, impatient, and a passionate boxer exiled from the ring after… Read More First Impression: Classic★Stars
Kujirai is a pretty efficient office worker, keen to do a good job, but you probably couldn’t tell that from her morning routine, which is more in keeping with a disaffected, unemployed 30-something who never quite caught a break in life. She smokes and sighs and squints repeatedly, pinching the bridge of her nose, as… Read More First Impression: Kowloon Generic Romance
Azusa, a corporate slave who died from overwork, was reincarnated as an immortal witch who decided to live an easygoing life that only involved killing a couple of slimes every day. Over 300 years, the experience from killing all those slimes maxed out her level, and she started living with various other girls she meets… Read More First Impression: I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Season 2
A little girl, red pigtails braided sedately, and a spindly woman dressed in Edwardian fashion hurry to catch the train. A new life is about to begin for the girl, an orphan, who is being delivered to an elderly brother and sister duo who live at Green Gables in Prince Edward Island, Canada. To say… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: Anne Shirley
Reiko Hosho is a detective, but you wouldn’t know it when you first meet her. She is dressed glamorously for an event she is attending, and whispers follow in her wake, saying she is a very wealthy heiress. However, we quickly find out that she is indeed a detective and is hiding her real identity… Read More First Impression: The Dinner Table Detective
Shinra and his friends are back! Hot on the heels (pun intended) of…a bunch of exciting things from season two…they are training hard, in a montage that quickly reintroduces us to the main characters. But wait, what’s this? Obi, their commander, is under arrest? What are the evil White Clad doing in the heart of… Read More First Impression: Fire Force S3
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