Academy City is a showcase of modern tech, 20 to 30 years ahead of the rest of the world; and it’s also the cutting edge when it comes to educating and developing espers, that is, people born with seemingly magical, but actually totally scientific, superpowers. Like Shizuri Mugino’s electron beam (level 5), Kinuhata’s nitrogen control… Read More First Impression: A Certain Dark Item
On the outside, Oji Mitsutaka is your typical section leader businessman with all that comes with it—a good-paying job with dependable employees under him, a decent apartment he shares with his college-bound nephew, and even a divorce for good measure! However, once he gets behind closed doors, our salaryman divorcee indulges in his dark secret.… Read More First Impression: Uncle’s Obsession with Cute Things
An unexplained natural disaster brings down the World Wide Web all around the Earth. Panic ensues! So far, the cause is unknown to humanity, but not to us: a robot lady with an indifferent expression has engineered it from space. Cue the opening, after which we hear of riots and chaos abroad. In Okinawa, though,… Read More First Impression: Vertex Force
Like everyone else, Lent received his gift at 15. But his gift stood out, not just for being unique, but for being S-rank. Rather than fighting, casting spells, or doing anything directly, his power allows him to lend mana to his party members. At first, he was admired for his gift, which led to him… Read More First Impression: Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I’ll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest
“Please, God! I cannot lose this money!” The pink-haired young woman gasps out a desperate plea as the line continues to plunge downward on her foreign exchange investment. “If you can hear me, please rewind time!” Cue the flashback. Kurumi-chan is in the final year of middle school when the world economy plunges into recession.… Read More First Impression: FX Fighter Kurumi-chan
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! season two kicks off with a brief (less than two minute) summary of season one, hitting the essential plot points (with one exception, discussed below). We are reminded of who Lufas is (the main character, a gamer who was isekai’d into a game as one of his avatars) and what… Read More First Impression: A Wild Last Boss Appeared! S2
A brief recap reminds us of where season one ended, and we are off to the races! With Yami and Vangeance captives in the Spade Kingdom, and the enemy Dante recovering as his colleagues, the Dark Triad, plot the downfall of…pretty much everyone else, the remnants of the Clover Kingdom’s forces regroup and prepare for… Read More First Impression: Black Clover S2
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