Reiko Hosho is a detective, but you wouldn’t know it when you first meet her. She is dressed glamorously for an event she is attending, and whispers follow in her wake, saying she is a very wealthy heiress. However, we quickly find out that she is indeed a detective and is hiding her real identity… Read More First Impression: The Dinner Table Detective
Rafal is a child prodigy in the 15th century in a country named P, at a time when people thought differently about many things. Back then, theology was considered the most important field of study. Naturally, this is the field that Rafal will dedicate his life to, not because he considers it noble but simply… Read More First Impression: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Gaku and Haru have been friends since middle school, even though they make a bit of an odd pair. It all started when tall, handsome, charismatic Haru stepped in to beat up a group of delinquents who were about to steal the diminutive bespectacled Gaku’s brand new laptop—the one he’d saved up for ten years… Read More First Impression: Trillion Game
At first it was fire. Then it was steel. Then it was the steam engine. Soon enough we had nuclear power and artificial intelligence. And now, in a not-so-distant future, we have Humanoids: AI robots that function almost identically to humans. Almost 1% of the population is Humanoid, and with that many walking around, you’d… Read More First Impression: The Gene of AI
If the world ended tomorrow, would you have any regrets? Well, yes, plenty—so thinks Roma, a shy, farmer’s son who let the girl of his dreams slip away. His best friend, Toto, seems to feel the same way despite moving to the big city for school and attaining high achievements. The one asking the question… Read More Review: Goodbye, Don Glees!
Police in a Pod keeps getting better each week, to the point where this latest episode made me want to sit up and take notes on how to do life—as a believer, as a professional, and simply as a person. Today, Sgt. Fuji demonstrated the power of honor to change lives. Back in the heady… Read More Police in a Pod, Ep. 3: The Power of Honor
Mai Kawai is a police officer by default. Her aspiration since childhood was to become a civil servant and earn a steady income (she dreams big, does Mai), but the only examination she could pass was for law enforcement. The reality of life after police academy is so painfully dull in the Koban or small… Read More First Impression: Police in a Pod
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