Ichitarou, heir to an Edo-era noble family, has been sickly since childhood, just like his older brother, who sadly perished. So it’s no wonder everyone around him—his grandfather, mother, and more household servants than you can shake a hishaku at—are concerned for his health, and never let him do anything a normal boy would do.… Read More First Impression: Shabake
In an era of pointless sequels, Mononoke The Movie: Ashes of Rage bucks the trend—with a flourish! The animation is immersive, dazzling the senses as it balances a psychedelic color palette with a parchment paper aesthetic that makes for a unique fusion of modern and feudal—a combination that is echoed in the soundtrack, with its… Read More Film Review: Mononoke The Movie: Ashes of Rage
Sitara is sold into slavery as a child in 13th-century Persia, but fortunately for her, Fatima is a kind mistress, and pretty soon Sitara is like a member of the family. She hits it off well with the academically gifted young heir of the family, Master Muhammad, and thanks to this, quickly finds herself immersed… Read More Manga Review: A Witch’s Life in Mongol, Vol. 1
A little girl, red pigtails braided sedately, and a spindly woman dressed in Edwardian fashion hurry to catch the train. A new life is about to begin for the girl, an orphan, who is being delivered to an elderly brother and sister duo who live at Green Gables in Prince Edward Island, Canada. To say… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: Anne Shirley
Miyo’s Dream Sight may have awakened now, but she’s only just beginning to learn how to make sense of what she sees. To help her, the new head of the Usuba clan is…joining them for breakfast? Kiyoka is pretty grumpy about the whole thing. Later that day, while Miyo is out shopping with Kiyoka and… Read More First Impression: My Happy Marriage
Welcome to the Ooku, the harem of the Tenno, the Emperor of Japan. In this colorful, luxurious space, forbidden to men under the penalty of immediate beheading, an all-female service takes care of the eight concubines of the one sitting on the Chrysanthemum Throne. They also perform various sacred ceremonies, and the first among them… Read More First Impression: Mononoke. The Phantom in the Rain
On a bright summer day, a bunch of kids runs to Nagakura-sensei, asking him for stories about the shinsengumi, the elite warriors of the last sword era, the troubled warring period of mid-18th Century Japan called the Bakumatsu. Every kid has heard of Kondo Isami, Hijikata Toshizo, and Okita the Prodigy, and each has a… Read More First Impression: Blue Miburo
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