As he reads a “murder encyclopedia,” a boy reflects—”I’m really messed up in the head.” And indeed, Ichikawa’s inner life is filled with a voice speaking murderous intentions toward the boys and girls all around him in class, but specifically toward the beautiful Yamada. However, circumstances keeping putting them in each other’s path, and as… Read More First Impression: The Dangers in My Heart
A heroine already having her heart broken by her longstanding boyfriend isn’t the happiest way to start off an anime, but that is exactly what happens to Akane in My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999! Not only did her boyfriend break up with her, but he broke up with her for a girl in… Read More First Impression: My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999
It’s feudal Japan and a man is about to be parted from his head. As the executioner raises his blade high, a narrator informs us just how difficult it is to behead a man, and just how ugly this is likely to get before the deed is finally done. But as the sword-bearer hacks away,… Read More First Impression: Hell’s Paradise
Kuronuma Sawako is a curiosity. While she insists to a friend from her middle school days that she isn’t being bullied, Kuronuma is still treated like an outcast. Her classmates look at her like she’s a ghost out of a horror film, even referring to her as Sadako, to whom she has a passing resemblence,… Read More First Impression: Kimi ni Todoke (Netflix, Live-Action)
Was the winter season a little slow for you? Well then, you’ll appreciate the spring 2023 anime season, with more than 50 anime series airing (not including shorts and children’s series)! As you can imagine, the set list of series is diverse, from cutesy shows and historical dramas, idol series to those featuring wizards and… Read More Spring 2023 Anime First Impressions
The spring 2023 anime season is mere days away, officially launching this Saturday! And just as it’s been with these past several seasons, this one looks like it’ll be packed to the brim with series for most anyone’s taste! We’ll be reviewing the first episodes of many of these shows as they premiere. In the… Read More VIDEO: Spring 2023 Anime Preview
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