We descend from the clouds and hear the sound of a siren. The 20th century has just begun, and Lili Ichijoin is arriving in Edwardian London on an elegant steamboat after a long journey. Lili is a painter, and she’s here to represent Japan at the prestigious St. Thomas Art Academy. Starry-eyed, determined, and perhaps… Read More First Impression: Love Through a Prism
A girl of noble birth is playing hide-and-seek in a wooden palace in 1758, Japan, when a fire begins. Like dragons, the roaring flames consume the place. Those who have escaped the inferno despair of saving the girl’s life, but when her father cries out in anguish, Gengo Matsumana hears his call. The young samurai… Read More First Impression: Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
According to our narrator, in this world (a steampunk-flavored one), there are two kinds of people: Those who read comic books and perhaps even believe in nonhuman monsters, and those who do not. Enter young Louis Hartmann, who runs upstairs with this week’s installment of Wolf-Man Comics. A series of photographs tells us a story… Read More First Impression: The Case Book of Arne
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