A stunning montage of some of the best photorealist shots anime has to offer invites us to contemplate the forested pathways of a mountain shrine, as a gentle score and birdsong lull us into a restful state. A young woman climbs the stone steps, flushed with exertion. Cut to the Kadokawa HQ, where 18-year-old mangaka… Read More First Impression: Zatsu Tabi (That’s Journey)
Hairi Takahara is an out-of-town student who has come to Torishirojima Island to help settle the estate of his deceased grandmother (I guess she was bored to death by this narrative too, bless her). Upon arrival at the house, he is met by Misaki Kyouko, the house caretaker. One night, after getting lost on his… Read More First Impression: Summer Pockets
The world of My Hero Academia is one of schools that provide licenses and allow individuals with extraordinary powers to become public servants who partake in superhero operations. But there is also another kind of superpowered fighter: people who develop their powers and fight criminals under the radar, without authorization or public recognition. Are they… Read More First Impression: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
A high school girl stumbles into a flower shop designed by Shaft Studios and is met with a blue rose, a fast-talking pink-haired girl, the promise of a song, and…a fight among the employees? Just what exactly is this place? Cut to the outside world. Yuina, she of the pink hair, is the kind of… Read More First Impression: Maebashi Witches
Kitahara Jo is looking for a star—a racer that fans can see themselves in and cheer on to victory in the world of uma musume or horse girl racing. But he’s probably not going to find her out in exile at the regionals, right? Meanwhile, it’s the first day of school at Kasamatsu Tracen Academy,… Read More First Impression: Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
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
At sixteen, people receive a blessing from the animal gods that can determine their career field. An anxious Sophia attends the ritual, just not wanting to attract excessive attention, and ends up with the blessing of the gorilla god. It turns out that the gorilla blessing is extremely rare but highly desired…for combat-related jobs. Given… Read More First Impression: The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl
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