When Asa is fifteen, her parents die in a car crash, leaving her orphaned and alone and terribly, terribly numb. She walks through the early days of her loss in a daze, her wide green eyes dry as no tears come. Her future is uncertain; her relatives outdo one another in explaining why she is… Read More First Impression: Journal with Witch (Ikoku Nikki)
Meg the apprentice witch gets up in the morning, makes tea for her master, Ms. Faust, and feeds all the pets. Then her master drops this bombshell: “You are going to die in one year.” Apparently, Meg has a curse (which isn’t a hostile attack, but more like a congenital magical health condition), and it… Read More First Impression: Once Upon a Witch’s Death
Keisuke Niijima used to be a productive salaryman on the sales team; he used to have a little joie de vivre too, as did his adult daughter, Mai. But ten years ago, the light of their lives was snuffed out when wife and mother Takae was killed in an accident. Then one evening, as the… Read More First Impression: Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru (My Wife Has Become an Elementary Schooler)
Generally speaking, I like to focus this column on shows that have finished airing, or at least have completed a season in full. This is not to say that I will never cover currently-airing shows, just that if I do cover them, like I am this time, there is always the caveat that the show… Read More The Secret Stars of Anime Auditions: Shounen Maid
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