Hinako’s days run endlessly together. She rises in the morning, joins her friend Miko on the way to school, and endures another day of school and sleep. But today is a little different. Miko is unable to join her friend, and on the way to school, Hinako looks out into the sea and sees something… Read More First Impression: This Monster Wants to Eat Me
We open with a review of S1. Aoi is a college student who can see spirits. An ogre showed up, claiming her late grandpa had promised her hand in marriage as collateral for a debt. She begged for a chance to work off the debt instead, cooking at the ogre’s inn in the spirit realm.… Read More First Impression: Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- S2
Athanasia has blue jeweled eyes from her father and a bold name and dying blessing from her mother. She also has only one person in the whole world who loves and cares for her, her mom’s best friend, Lily; that is, until Lily manages to replace all the horrible maids with nice ones during one… Read More First Impression: The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess
What would you do if you were class president and saw a classmate continually coming to class with new injuries? Would you think he was getting bullied? That it was domestic violence? Both? For Yoshida, these are her worries for her classmate Yano. In fact, she becomes so concerned that she follows him one day… Read More First Impression: Yano-kun’s Ordinary Days
In the MMORPG Exgate Online, one of the game’s top players, Lufas, managed to conquer all of the in-game nations and coordinated an in-game war, culminating in other top players, the “Heroes,” defeating her in a climactic PvP battle. Afterwards, the guy who plays as Lufas gets a mysterious invite, resulting in him incarnating into… Read More First Impression: A Wild Last Boss Appeared!
Three power-assisted hang gliders cut silently through the cityscape, delivering their “packages” to the rooftop garden of an elite gallery armed with a cutting-edge security system. Not cutting edge enough, though, to foil the notorious art thieves of Cat’s Eye! Rui, Hitomi, and Ai may look like they’re dressed for an evening of jazzercise or… Read More First Impression: Cat’s Eye
The year is 2038, and AI has become increasingly integrated into society. Many activists and religious leaders are strongly against this development, but high school student Akira Himegami doesn’t share their concerns. This is because the girl he has a crush on is prominent AI researcher Towasa Oumagi. She’s not just any girl to him,… Read More First Impression: Dusk Beyond the End of the World
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