Lisel is dressed, coiffed, and accessorized like a noble, but no one can tell he is one unless he tells them. That’s what he thinks, anyhow, as he determines to keep his identity secret while ambling through a sparsely populated town market he later describes as “lively.” After selling some of his accoutrements for the… Read More First Impression: A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation
Once, Van was two years old. His father told him to study day and night, or he’d be useless. Once, he was two years old…Wait, what? You see, every day, our protagonist would take a train to his computer job, and every night, he would barely catch the last train back home. It is probably… Read More First Impression: Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord
A blurry circle of lights turns into a chandelier as an eye opens. A white-haired young lady smiles from above. Our viewpoint character, a newborn baby with crazy video game stats and differently colored eyes, starts wondering if this regal figure may be his own mother. Suddenly, a new face appears: that of an elderly,… Read More First Impression: Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power
There’s something satisfying about an old-fashioned revenge story—seeing justice served and the bad guys getting their just deserts. But what is the price of vengeance? And what sort of culture does it breed? These are some of the questions Mamoru Hosoda explores in his latest film, Scarlet, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Scarlet retains the… Read More Film Review: Scarlet
Carredura Antiques is at it again, making dreams come true and then laughing maliciously as they turn into nightmares. How much more havoc will this snake oil saleswoman with her more-than-meets-the-eye sancta wares wreak on Cururunelvia, the Land of Prayer? We get a front row seat to the horrific consequences of people’s hopes for recognition,… Read More Review: Riviere & the Land of Prayer, Vol. 3 (Light Novel)
Abigail may be falling more and more for Sabrian these days (and trying desperately to keep it to herself), but that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t also have a packed social calendar! First off, there’s that oddly persistent half-brother-in-law, Raven, to navigate, as Abigail pushes down her suspicions and seeks to treat him with compassion.… Read More Manhwa Review: Not-Sew-Wicked-Stepmom, vol. 6
It’s a dark, stormy night, and two shadowy silhouettes duel it out on the rooftop of a medieval palace: two trained assassins competing for a shot at their target. The battle is spectacular, with both of them charging at the other from roof to roof and dodging attacks just as the thunderbolt strikes. One of… Read More First Impression: My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s
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