It’s the Boshin War or Japanese Revolution of 1868 and two lone samurai face down the upstart Imperial forces at Tsuguru Castle, with tragic results. But before dying, Gen’nosuke makes bestie Shizuma promise to survive and protect his younger sister, Sumie, who will now be orphaned. Six years later, Edo is much transformed as foreign… Read More First Impression: Meiji Gekken: 1874
Arajin Tomobishi has a habit of losing things. First, he leaves his bass guitar in the classroom on his first day at a new school, then he leaves his glasses in the hallway after some delinquents knock them off his face. Next up, his clothes disappear, thanks to some other delinquents (more nicely dressed this… Read More First Impression: Bucchigiri?!
The lights shine brightly in downtown Sapporo, and the nightlife is brimming. What if you are not the party type, though? Far on the outskirts, there’s a discreet door at the top of a flight of stairs, and if you have a sad story to tell while drinking and maybe listening to some karaoke, Snack… Read More First Impression: Snack Basue
A little girl in ragged clothing collects a variety of objects from hidey-holes in the woods. She also engages in dumpster diving (hence the bit in the title about picking up trash). She’s on the run, fleeing a village that wants to kill her. She casts aside her old name, Femicia, in favor of calling… Read More First Impression: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
The Delusional Monthly Magazine publishes all kinds of strange stories, but even they are not ready for the craziness of scientist Gorou Satou. When this man enters the publishing house, Taro and Jiro are not ready for what he has to tell them. He is a researcher of a mysterious land called the Mo continent,… Read More First Impression: Delusional Monthly Magazine
Three things can undo a witch’s curse: a prince’s kiss, a change of the witch’s heart, and…roll OP. Guideau, a blond, tough-talking girl with multiple piercings and a permanent scowl, and Ashaf, a tall, dark, mysterious man with piercing blue eyes and a coffin slung across his back, have business with a witch. They’ve just… Read More First Impression: The Witch and the Beast
Adachi is an office worker. But not just any office worker. No, he has gained the power of mind reading as a result of preserving his virginity for thirty years. So to answer the title: Sorta? The catch is that he can only read minds when he’s touching the person. He laments that this doesn’t… Read More First Impression: Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!