This is the day Ito has long looked forward to. Her mom has remarried, and Ito no longer has to do all the chores and give so much of her support for the single-parent household; she can now be a “normal” high school girl. Well, think again, Ito. What her mother failed to mention is… Read More First Impression: Please Excuse My Younger Brothers
Luck and his comrades in the hero’s party have finally defeated the king. Entering a dimensional drift, they’ve ended the threat to their kingdom—or have they? Rumblings deep inside the drift suggest thousands, perhaps millions of demons remain, and Luck realizes this too: The demon king will resurrect. Separating the hero and warrior from himself,… Read More First Impression: I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand
A new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II dropped this week, and we got a look at the new main characters: D and Talia. That, of course, means a bunch of fanart showing their designs, including these amazing pieces by the always incredible, Dino! ★ 【Dino】 「 Talia // D 」
Jujutsu Kaisen is an action-packed, adrenaline-pumpking series. It’s also often chillingly and grotesquely beautiful, and often full of sorrow. Those elements are captured so well in these illustrations below of Gojo, Nobara, Megumi, and Yuji. ★ 【Ester】 「 jjk (reprinting permitted (6.19.26) 」
When Kuroe Akaishi was a little girl, she confessed to her first crush only to discover that stress turns various parts of her body, her hands and arms primarily, into those of a purple Kaiju, which as you probably know already, is a Godzilla-style monster! Of course, the poor kid ran for his life. Now… Read More First Impression: KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE
Noble scion Elymas undergoes the Ritual of Divine Blessing to receive a class. During the rite, he realizes he has reincarnated into a setting with classes derived from Magic World, a VR game he played in his past life. He becomes a Heavy Knight, his favorite class. Unfortunately, in this world, the Heavy Knight is… Read More First Impression: The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System
Umapyoi! Umapyoi! (Horse joy! Horse joy!) Time to lace up the track shoes. It’s Fourth of July weekend, which means three things: backyard barbecues, fireworks, and Anime Expo. And while the peak of summer uma racing bursts from the gate on July 3 at Saratoga, the starting bell rings one day earlier in downtown Los… Read More Uma AX 2026: Pretty Busy (Daily Dispatches from Anime Expo 2026)
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