A man armed with a sickle battles to overcome a vicious beast in the forest, saving the life of a little girl at the cost of his own. With his dying breath, he tells her the name of his dog, Kanata, who has fought just as fearsomely as his master. This is no simple, if… Read More First Impression: The Fire Hunter
Maple and her friends are back in New World Online, ready to make mincemeat of the game with their hyper-specific builds! Their first order of business is defeating the Level 3 boss, which Maple defeats single-handedly with her impenetrable defenses and special skills. Afterwards, they access Level 4, an area full of traditional Japanese aesthetics,… Read More First Impression: BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense. S2
As Shinpei nods off, he dreams of his childhood friend Ushio. But this Ushio isn’t quite right. She’s glitchy, and tells Shinpei that she won’t be able to go with him before asking him to take care of her sister, Mio. Alas, it’s just a dream. Ushio is dead, having drowned while saving a young… Read More First Impression: Summer Time Rendering
Tsuyoshi Mukōda is a 27-year-old Japanese who has become as familiar with the isekai genre and its trappings as you, dear readers, no doubt are by now. When he is suddenly summoned to a medieval-looking fantasy kingdom to fight the demon lord with three or four young compatriots, he knows what to expect. A floating… Read More First Impression: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skills
Our boy Shiraishi Junta is a ghost. Not literally, as he is very much alive, but his extremely low-key personality keeps him so far under the radar that his classmates think he’s a school legend. Spotting him is so rare that it’s said to bring good luck…even though he has a perfect class attendance record.… Read More First Impression: Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible
Ayakashi, apparitions that often resemble cute but unusually-mutated animals, are all around us. However, they’re visible to very few. Suzu is an exception, seeing, touching, and joyfully communicating with the spirits since she was a child. Rejected by classmates who claim she’s lying about her supernatural vision, she bonds with Matsuri, a boy who can… Read More First Impression: Ayakashi Triangle
The aged Hero-King Inglis lies on his deathbed surrounded by white-clad devotees. He has lived a good life—as in, a noble, sacrificial, servant-hearted life, defeating the oppressive powers of the world and establishing a kingdom where people could thrive in safety and plenitude. As he breathes his last, the divine one who had empowered him… Read More First Impression: Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire