Natsuko Hirose is a young hotshot animation director who skyrocketed to fame with her first production—one that was so relevant it became a cultural phenomenon. Her next series is set to take the world equally by storm—except that she’s suffering from writer’s animator’s block. Time is getting tight and her hair is getting long (she’s… Read More First Impression: Zenshu
Leticia is a young girl who spends her days laughing with her pet dog, John, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors with all the carelessness a young child should have. All that changes though when her parents receive a notice that she is to take princess lessons at the royal castle and become a mature young… Read More First Impression: I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
One day, former ice dancer Tsukasa sees an 11-year-old girl, Inori, try to sneak her way into an ice rink without paying. After chasing her around and scolding her for trying to bribe the rink owner with worms, Tsukasa notices that Inori has been trying to teach herself ice skating, and encourages her to talk… Read More First Impression: Medalist
Teruaki Nakamura is a high school boy whose family just moved down from the Japanese mainland to the sunny southern island of Okinawa, and even in that short time, he’s fallen in love with a bubbly classmate named Hina Kyan. There’s just one catch: he can’t talk to her—literally. Hina defaults to the old Okinawan… Read More First Impression: Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying
Disaster strikes for Minami when the mobile game she was so invested in gets hit by the dreaded end-of-service notice. Encouraged by her friend to find a club to join, she tries several, but her lack of physical skills discourages her from sticking with any of them. While looking for something out in town to… Read More First Impression: Sorairo Utility (TV)
A human-like doll named Doloris is surrounded by dolls, each speaking in whispers, wondering if she, too, will come alive on this “Night of Awakening” as they take on “temporary lives.” But as the camera pans back, it’s all revealed to be an act. This is a concert by Ave Mujica, a girls’ band soaring… Read More First Impression: Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast –
Perhaps the biggest action series of last year returns with…a parent-teacher conference? Season two of Solo Leveling begins with Jinwoo attending his sister Jinah’s conference in place of his comatose mother and being asked by the teacher to look out for a different student—Jinah’s friend, Song-Yi. So he does, deciding to go the tough love… Read More First Impression: Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow
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