We kick off this foolishness during a decisive battle…in another world. Yes, that’s right, friends! Our hero, Hinata, having been isekai’d to this fantasy world, has just laid the finishing strike against the final boss. Who is this bad guy? Who are the other girls in the show? How did he even get here in… Read More First Impression: Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World
A castle burns with the flames of war, and a young princess flees through a portal to another world. An energetic OP plays, seemingly combining real-world photos/video with animation for a super trippy result. In Gifu, a “rather simple, bland detective” named Sosoke tails a mark when a portal opens in the sky and a… Read More First Impression: A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
We open with a catastrophic airplane crash. Cut to Aoi Takamoto, a highly skilled surgeon who has saved countless lives. Her friend and colleague Shouko calls her the “Surgeon Queen.” Aoi and Shouko grab dinner with a younger colleague who is starstruck to meet the great Surgeon Queen, and later she runs into the daughter… Read More First Impression: Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp
An intro with awesome music reminds us of the backstory: Demon King Satan tried to conquer the fantasy world of Ente Isla, was defeated by the hero Emilia, and fled through a portal to another world—ours. In the present, a mysterious woman enters the demon king’s abandoned castle to…extract a bubble of light from a… Read More First Impression: The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Season 2
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