First Impression: The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

In a world where monsters menace humanity, there are saints—women with the sacred power to fend off the monsters. They are considered essential to national defense. The Kingdom of Girtonia has the greatest saint ever, Philia Adenauer. However, she’s unable to smile, and everyone considers her charmless and arrogant; they also grouse that she disrupts… Read More First Impression: The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom

04.02.202504.05.2025 JeskaiAngel1 Comment

First Impression: Catch Me at the Ballpark!

More important than the final score are the sounds and sights of a baseball game; the people who contribute to those, from the players to the security guards, the beer hawkers to the fans in the stands, create a collective feeling that feeds the warmth of being at the ballpark. At MotorSuns Stadium, a “corporate… Read More First Impression: Catch Me at the Ballpark!

04.01.202504.05.2025 Twwk1 Comment

First Impression: Once Upon a Witch’s Death

Meg the apprentice witch gets up in the morning, makes tea for her master, Ms. Faust, and feeds all the pets. Then her master drops this bombshell: “You are going to die in one year.” Apparently, Meg has a curse (which isn’t a hostile attack, but more like a congenital magical health condition), and it… Read More First Impression: Once Upon a Witch’s Death

04.01.202504.01.2025 JeskaiAngel3 Comments

First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

Little Suzune was born with a bright red demon eye that she keeps covered with a rag. This eye is a harbinger of doom that brings abuse upon her, and her older brother Jinta is too young and weak to be her protector. He hears the hits and the begging. He hears her call his… Read More First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō

04.01.202504.05.2025 Gaheret1 Comment

Reader’s Corner: Pink Candy Kiss (Vol. 1), Friday at the Atelier (Vol. 3), and Dandadan (Vol. 12)

No foolin’—we’ve got a cool selection of works to present to you today! They include the newest volume of Dandadan, the first volume of GL series Pink Candy Kiss, and a Frieren art book! So check out our reviews below and see what series and works you might want to check out! Dandadan (Vol. 12)… Read More Reader’s Corner: Pink Candy Kiss (Vol. 1), Friday at the Atelier (Vol. 3), and Dandadan (Vol. 12)

04.01.202504.01.2025 Staff3 Comments

First Impression: The Unaware Atelier Meister

Kurt does the chores for an elite party of adventurers…until they kick him out for not contributing enough. He gets some part-time work doing construction and astounds the supervisor with how much he accomplishes (though Kurt fails to realize this). Next, he takes a mining job from a cute girl named Yulishia. He flirts with… Read More First Impression: The Unaware Atelier Meister

03.30.202503.31.2025 JeskaiAngel1 Comment

And the Winner of AniMarch Madness 2025 Is…

One month and thousands of votes later, we have a champion for AniMarchMadness 2025! Drum roll, please… Brrrrtttttttt! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is the winner! It defeats Spy x Family for the second year in a row, with 56% of the vote vs. SxF‘s 44%. Congrats, Frieren! That’s two in a row! The powerful mage… Read More And the Winner of AniMarch Madness 2025 Is…

03.28.202503.28.2025 Twwk3 Comments

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