All of us have our unusual picks for our favorite characters in anime or games. But for salarywoman Rae, her favorite is maybe a little more unusual than most, as is her dedication to the character. In Rae’s heart, no one exceeds the villainess Claire, and those feelings continue to hold true when Rae is… Read More First Impression: I’m in Love with the Villainess
In a world of goblins, magic, and knights, Fate Graphite finds himself near the bottom of society. One’s skill—a power bestowed by the gods when you’re born—determines your place in the world, and Fate has a useless one, “gluttony,” which only has the power to make his belly grumble endlessly it seems. Of course, it… Read More First Impression: Berserk of Gluttony
Crunchyroll debuted Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by airing its first four episodes. To preserve our first impression format and help those who are avoiding spoilers from episodes two through four, the first two paragraphs below discuss just episode one. However, you can hit the jump for further discussion of the entire premiere. Fifty years after… Read More First Impression: Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
Retired adventurer Bel is now a teacher, gardener, manager, and caretaker, but he was once a warrior of renown. An incident left him without the lower half of one of his legs. And while the condition left him depressed, it also brought him the greatest treasure in his life. Bel finds a child crying in… Read More First Impression: My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer
You’ve never met a young man quite like Ray White. Open, honest, and polite to a fault, he’s talented and handsome, too. The only drawback? Ray is an “ordinary,” the first non-noble to attend the Arnold Academy of Sorcery. On his first day there, Ray meets his fair share of arrogant elites, but also students… Read More First Impression: The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
Has anyone watched the classic series, Record of Lodoss War? Based on a series of fantasy novels, its sput off a bunch of different properties. I admit, I haven’t watched much of the OVA, but have seen the TV series, which is considered a lesser work. ★ 【銀月】「 66日目,ディードリット 」 ☆
How do you make the concept of an OP isekai protagonist fresh again? How about by removing the modern element entirely, building up an impressive fantasy setting, and appealing to a wide audience by expertly incorporating elements from the shonen and shoujo genres? Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry is focused on just those… Read More Review: Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry, Vol. 1
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