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
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
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-
The Faraway Paladin, Will, is back—older and with a deeper voice than ever before! Yes, a couple of years have passed since our technically isekai’d protagonist accepted a position as governor over the Beast Wood, and now his city of Torch Port is thriving; but Will is thinking ahead: Right now they’re making money by… Read More First Impression: The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains
Rintaro Aijo has a bit of a problem. Our bro tends to love hard and love often. When we first meet him after graduating junior high, he has confessed his love to no less than 100 girls and been rejected all 100 times, a record that started when he was only 8 months old. And… Read More First Impression: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
Beast folk in uniform are being annihilated on the battlefield and victory will soon be within grasp thanks to the genius leadership of the fearsome Commander Terakomari! All hail Terakomari!! Hurrah! And then she wakes up. Ah, another day as a shut-in, off to a lazy start. Yawn! Wait, who’s that standing by her bed?… Read More First Impression: The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
The narrator slowly returns to consciousness, only to find himself in a pigpen? Huh?! The last thing he remembers is eating some raw pig liver, as you do when you’re a scrawny, bespectacled otaku science major. (All the tropes.) Wait, why does his body feel so…rotund? And why can’t he stand up?! Thankfully, a drop-dead… Read More First Impression: Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig-