Leon returns as an NPC in the otome game of his nightmares, but having won (and totally dominated) a massive battle that’s one of the main events in the game, any hope he might have of going under the radar is gone with the wind. In fact, now wary of him, the kingdom’s nobles have… Read More First Impression: Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Season 2
Jooheon Suh has been betrayed, but maybe he should have seen this coming. Once a poor orphan, Jooheon’s life changed when the tombs opened and relics—powerful items from legend and lore—were found within. Having discovered a powerful one, and built up his body, the skilled Jooheon is hired by Taejoon Kwon, the owner of a… Read More First Impression: Tomb Raider King
Sheena’s roommate has died—not in some accident or because of a health reason, but because she’s a soldier in war, as are all the students at the National Warfare Sorcery Weapon Training Institute. But while the teachers and her classmates see such deaths as part of their daily lives, and continue to focus on building… Read More First Impression: I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day
Aya is on scholarship at Kuromi Girls’ Academy, where her goal is simple: to become a proper ojou-sama. However, such is easier said than done. Kuromi can’t get used to the fancy French cuisine, monologues in her head using foul language, and sometimes even lets her not-too-refined thoughts slip. Still, the girls all seem to… Read More First Impression: Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games
Yuri’s first kiss comes as a surprise. Young Himuro, who was just a friend until a minute ago, turns to her under the blooming cherry blossoms, and she finds herself slowly approaching him too. A rain of shoujo petals frames the moment their lips unite. Later, at dinnertime, her sisters tell her that they already… Read More First Impression: Red River
The Straw Hat Pirates of One Piece are always on the run or being attacked for the bounties on their heads. Not only that, but they’ve stolen countless treasures. Nami, in particular, has a passion for impulsively stealing beautiful jewelry, which in the beginning of this episode is being stolen from her by another group… Read More First Impression: One Piece Heroines
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