Rimuru, freshly recognized as a demon lord, dines with his new colleagues before returning home. There he is greeted by various people, including the demon going by the name Diablo. The bulk of the episode is a flashback to all Diablo’s machinations in the kingdom of Falmuth on behalf of Rimuru. There’s a bit of… Read More First Impression: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Season 3)
Allen is the son of a duke, but only for about thirty seconds, before he’s promptly disinherited by his blatantly villainous father for being level 1 and receiving no blessing from the gods. Secretly, though, Allen is the reincarnation of a long-dead hero and he’s super OP. He chances upon Princess Lise as she’s in… Read More First Impression: The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases
In a flashback, some nobles gang up on a commoner and, after mocking his puny magic, murder him. Even as he burns to death, he can’t stop admiring how cool the nobles’ magic is. He wakes up as Lloyd, the infant seventh prince of the kingdom. The OP plays, and then we’ve flashed forward a… Read More First Impression: I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability
The latest volume in this joyous series takes a more serious turn while flipping the script completely on the cold, distant Sabrian, who until now has been Blanche’s father and Abigail’s husband in name only. Crucially, this volume reveals the root of Sabrian’s aversion to women, and tragically, it lies in childhood sexual abuse. The… Read More Manhwa Review: Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom Vol. 3 – Team Edition
A little girl in ragged clothing collects a variety of objects from hidey-holes in the woods. She also engages in dumpster diving (hence the bit in the title about picking up trash). She’s on the run, fleeing a village that wants to kill her. She casts aside her old name, Femicia, in favor of calling… Read More First Impression: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
Mia is an exceptional princess—and not just because she’s reincarnated back to her 12-year-old self after being parted from her head, Marie Antoinette-style, courtesy of Guillotine-san. She’s also exceptional on a meta level, as a protagonist in the reincarnation isekai genre. This is because when Mia wakes up that fateful morning after her death, she… Read More Being Born Again in Tearmoon Empire
Ok everyone, get comfortable—this is gonna be a wild ride! The most highly anticipated new series premiere finally dropped today not just with a single episode, nor even a double, but with a feature film-length special adapting the entire first volume of the manga. That’s right, 90 minutes of sparkly idol eyes, beaming smiles, and… Read More First Impression, Team Edition: Oshi no Ko
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