One of the staples of popular anime has always been robots, often giant in scale and battling in space. Long before Gundam and others, Astro Boy, created by Osamu Tezuka, was the first to make this genre popular. It’s also widely considered the “first” anime. The new Netflix anime PLUTO reimagines one of the arcs from Astro Boy, “The Greatest… Read More First Impression: PLUTO
Maomao is a girl who works under her father at an apothecary when she is kidnapped and forced into working as a lowly servant girl in the rear palace of the imperial capital. There, the emperor’s concubines are in conflict with each other as the pressure to provide a male heir ramps up, especially as… Read More First Impression: The Apothecary Diaries
The Kingdom of Science is in quite a bit of a pickle. After the crew of the Perseus is petrified with their boulder bodies thrown overboard at the command of tribe leader Ibara, Senku, Gen, Suika, and Soyuz are left behind to formulate a plan. Thanks to undercover operatives Kohaku, Ginro, and Amaryllis running interference,… Read More First Impression: Dr. Stone Season 3 Part 2
The Polka is back! No, not that kind of polka. The fake Polka. No, not that kind of fake polka either. Look, it’s a story by Narita Ryōgo (Baccano, Durarara, etc.), all right? So of course it’s going to be a little hard to explain. But like all of Narita’s masterpieces, Dead Mount Death Play… Read More First Impression: Dead Mount Death Play Cour 2
For as long as she can remember, Umika has been obsessed with space, stars, and most specifically, other worlds filled with aliens. The reason? She wants to find a friend, and her shy and timid nature prevents her from being able to make them on earth, but she’s absolutely confident that she can make friends… Read More First Impression: Stardust Telepath
As the episode begins, we are introduced to Tenshi Dei, whose first name means “angel” in Japanese, while his surname means “God” in Latin. Tenshi, though, doesn’t look as imposing as this name suggests. In fact, he’s just a timid boy who used to sing in a church choir when he was little, and in… Read More First Impression: KAWAGOE BOYS SING -Now or Never-
Mirai Kasuga is seeking direction in her life. She’s in at least eight different clubs, trying to find something she wants to do, when she happens to get ahold of a ticket for an idol concert, featuring none other than 765PRO and their classic roster of Haruka, Chihaya, Miki, and the like. The concert leaves… Read More First Impressions: The iDOLM@STER Million Live!
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