A raindrop falls from a tree and wakes up a red-haired boy who is reclining against an ancient stone. He stands up and jumps. We see fire and stars. A melancholic, evocative female voice starts singing. This is the opening, and our protagonist stands strong among villagers with spears, facing fire and destruction. We see… Read More First Impression: Teogonia
Beryl Gardenant is a very fine swordsmaster indeed, despite being from the backwaters, but he has failed deplorably at one thing in life: providing his parents with grandchildren. And, well, the moment to rectify that may have already passed. His hair has started to turn grey, he’s still living at home, and the only marriage… Read More First Impression: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
From the dawn of time, mankind’s intelligence has been used for war. Its crown achievement was the fearsome living weapons known as Gears, against which the Crusades were fought. But one day, Ky Kiske, the sword-wielding guardian of Humanity and chief of the International Police Force, fell in love with a Gear: Dizzy, of the… Read More First Impression: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers
A young elf woman wakes up in a manor surrounded by trees, ready for another day. The brick is showing through in the walls; has this manor seen better days? She then wakes up Zenos, who sleeps in the other bed. As she hums and cooks, we learn that we are in the magical Kingdom… Read More First Impression: The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows
Little Suzune was born with a bright red demon eye that she keeps covered with a rag. This eye is a harbinger of doom that brings abuse upon her, and her older brother Jinta is too young and weak to be her protector. He hears the hits and the begging. He hears her call his… Read More First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō
Kurt does the chores for an elite party of adventurers…until they kick him out for not contributing enough. He gets some part-time work doing construction and astounds the supervisor with how much he accomplishes (though Kurt fails to realize this). Next, he takes a mining job from a cute girl named Yulishia. He flirts with… Read More First Impression: The Unaware Atelier Meister
The universe may be doomed. That’s because the “Plundering Count,” Liam Sera Banfield—with loyal and powerful servants like the A.I. maid Amagi and princess pilot Christiana by his side—is on a mission to put his happiness first, which, as it so happens, means being evil and destroying humanity. Though to be fair, he has good… Read More First Impression: I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
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