It’s the dead of night and a palace coup is afoot. Murder and mayhem! Vengeance and usurpation! The commoner prince takes out his wrath on the elderly Dowager Empress, and then storms to the secluded palace of the Raven Consort—where no man or woman dare set foot—in order to demand a favor of the mysterious… Read More First Impression: Raven of the Inner Palace
This season continues with episode 13 and the plot to stop a war between Westalis and Ostania. The latest attempt to get both countries to battle is to strap bombs to helpless dogs and set them loose to a foreign minister from Westalis. Secret agent Twilight who is out picking a dog for his adopted… Read More First Impression: SPY x FAMILY Episode 13
The episode opens with a brief recap of the previous season, but after that, we hit the ground running! Hawks, still working undercover, has a fun little conversation with Twice about creating a credo for the Paranormal Liberation Front. Both acknowledge to themselves the respect they’re forming for each other. Meanwhile, Re-Destro is giving his… Read More First Impression: My Hero Academia S6
As technology advances so rapidly, and the world changes with it, humans in the Taisho Era are no longer as easily fooled as they once were. While this is to their advantage, it makes life difficult for tanuki, who at their very core exist to trick humans. Young Mameda, however, ignores the warnings about the… Read More First Impression: My Master Has No Tail
The fall 2022 anime season is here! It begins in earnest this morning and really gets going this weekend, though a few new anime have already streamed, including the premiere of I’m the Villainess so I’m Taming the Final Boss, the prologue for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, and ten full episodes of… Read More Video: 10 Fall 2022 Anime We’re Excited to Watch!
The mobile suit Lfrith employs the GUND Format, an advanced system that connects pilots intimately to their MS units such that the duos operate more closely as one than in any other type of technology. However, use of the system comes at a cost: if they push themselves too hard, pilots can become disabled or… Read More First Impression: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (E0 Prologue)
The first episode introduces our heroine, Aileen, who is now living her second life as the villainess in an otome game. Her fiancé has just broken off their engagement and Aileen quickly realizes that if she doesn’t do something soon, her fate will surely play out as in the game and she will end up… Read More First Impression: I’m the Villainess so I’m Taming the Final Boss
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