We open in media res, with protagonist Seiichi in another world with busty naked girl who asks to marry him. Now flashback: at a high school in Japan, chubby Seiichi is a victim of bullying and seems to be despised by pretty much everyone in class. A voice from the PA system announces it’s a… Read More First Impression: The Fruit of Evolution
Gather round all ye aspiring astronauts, for it is time for…a history lesson! In 1957, Laika the street dog, here renamed Maly (“small”) and given a loving background, became the first animal in space, proving that life would not spontaneously cease when zero-G was achieved. After this success (though it ended more tragically for Maly/Laika),… Read More First Impression: Irina: the Vampire Cosmonaut
In Oslo, Norway, a train falls out of the sky. Cut to Japan, where high school girl Botan returns home only to be attacked by men in black as a test by her grandfather, who raised her to be a ninja. Botan learns that the time has come for “Mission T,” the task of saving… Read More First Impression: Tesla Note
The episode opens with a classic creepy horror movie sequence, only to be revealed to be just that—a television horror show that Miko is half-heartedly watching as she waits for her brother to finish in the bathroom. “What would you do in that situation?” asks the presenter. Buddhist mantras, prayer beads, salt, ignoring the entity—all… Read More First Impression: Mieruko-chan
Hey guys, Josh here, and for those who have known me for any length of time, it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Digimon franchise. So when I head that there was going to be a new Digimon series, I knew I had to do my due digi-diligence and jump right on… Read More First Impression: Digimon Ghost Game
A pair of lovebirds gets doused in black goop and one of them melts away. But then something magical happens: the OP. Ladies and gents, I think we have this season’s best opening song and animation already settled! But back to the episode. Country bumpkin Muteki arrives in Neo San Francisco, a not-too-distantly futuristic remake… Read More First Impression: Muteking the Dancing Hero
Confined to a hospital bed, the one bright light in young Suzune’s life is watching videos of her favorite idol, Akari Amasawa, and singing along—whenever she has breath enough. She dreams of one day singing and dancing on stage herself, and the nurse indulges her, albeit with a worried expression. Fast forward several years and… Read More First Impression: Selection Project
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