Athanasia has blue jeweled eyes from her father and a bold name and dying blessing from her mother. She also has only one person in the whole world who loves and cares for her, her mom’s best friend, Lily; that is, until Lily manages to replace all the horrible maids with nice ones during one… Read More First Impression: The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess
Chinese animation has exploded onto the Western screen in recent years. Along with The Girl Who Stole Time from this summer, we now have The Legend of Hei 2, releasing in America months before the rest of Asia! Now, don’t be afraid of that tiny little 2 at the end of the title—the film was… Read More Film Review: The Legend of Hei 2
In the age of The Matrix Resurrections and The Rise of Skywalker, sequel disappointment is like the common cold. Continuations of great stories must attempt to walk the tightrope of making us feel the magic once again while avoiding treading the same ground. Many try, a few succeed; most are mercifully forgotten, but some even bring the original… Read More The Promised Neverland and the Mass, I: Sequels, Pagans, and Evil Blood
Salesman Shigeru “Uglymug” Yoshioka used to think of his ridiculous face as a blessing in disguise. He would use it to make people laugh and move the conversation forward. His life had no romance, but he would play visual novels and hope for the future. Not anymore. Things changed suddenly when he was accused of… Read More First Impression: Uglymug, Epicfighter
Every day, heaps of trash are stored in underground galleries, forming disgusting piles never to be seen or thought of again. Rudo, a boy of the slums, revels in them. He follows the trash, he knows it intimately, and he knows where to get the best loot. He then sells what can be mended in… Read More First Impression: Gachiakuta
After Takuto Ira passes away at his laptop, playing a game while hospitalized, he awakens in a fantasy world. Wondering where he is exactly, Takuto is relieved to meet someone he’s familiar with—Atou, his favorite character and “right-hand woman” from the dark fantasy game, Eternal Nations, in which he was the number one ranked player.… Read More First Impression: Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin
There’s a massive war, and the demons are winning. But in the last hours of the conflict, a suicide squad of humanity’s champions manages to defeat the mysterious Demon Lord. They all die except for Kyle, who is only mostly dead. Before he manages to kick the bucket, he finds a strange artifact that the… Read More First Impression: New Saga
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