Lorna has just been disowned by her noble family. In this world, people have skills ranked from A (the best) to G (the worst), and Lorna’s skill—the strangely named “Internet”—is SSS. Clearly a skill so far below even the lowly G-rank, it must be disgracefully worthless, right? But Lorna isn’t quite as fussed about this… Read More First Impression: The World’s Strongest Witch
As two guildmasters sit down to have a drink, they discuss the recent trend of firing useless guild members. Aside from the financial incentive, there is apparently some satisfaction to be gained from kicking people out. After the guildmaster of Beast’s Fangs finishes his drink, he states his intention to try it out for himself.… Read More First Impression: The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life
Koharu Sato is known for being cold to anyone who dares approach her at school. Even Sota Oshio—who previously had a friendly talk with her in middle school—hasn’t had much success. That is, until one fateful day when she turns up at his family’s café. She’s there all by herself, fiddling around with her phone,… Read More First Impression: The Cold Sato-san Is Only Sweet to Me
Ever since her grandmother passed away, Rose, the “good Witch of the Lake,” has been brewing potions in a little hermitage all by herself. She’s able to get by just fine, but her heart aches for a man she met four years ago, Harij, who probably doesn’t even know she exists. This has been troubling… Read More First Impression: Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion!
Ryusei is NEET who spends all his time holed up in his room playing video games. He’s also a reincarnator from a fantasy world, where he was known as Demon Lord Scarlet Eyes. Then one day Meteor Hanaori, a self-proclaimed “rich, popular, beautiful young woman,” bursts into his room and declares she’s going to kill… Read More First Impression: Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life
Ever since he was little, our nameless protagonist has been terrified of ghosts of all stripes. Luckily, ghosts do not exist, and on realizing that, he became invincible! Or so he says. In fact, any rumor is enough to send him into a frenzy and cause him to do the most absurd things to avoid… Read More First Impression: Let’s go KAIKIGUMI!
Hayato Kirishima and his best friend Haruki Nikaidou lost contact after her family moved to Tokyo. However, before they said their final goodbyes, they promised to stay friends even as they lived far apart. Now, after many years, family circumstances have brought Hayato to Tokyo as well. Hayato constantly thinks about the possibility of meeting… Read More First Impression: Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her
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