Kujirai is a pretty efficient office worker, keen to do a good job, but you probably couldn’t tell that from her morning routine, which is more in keeping with a disaffected, unemployed 30-something who never quite caught a break in life. She smokes and sighs and squints repeatedly, pinching the bridge of her nose, as… Read More First Impression: Kowloon Generic Romance
Mangaka Mizuho’s manga series gets canceled—on her birthday in 2030, no less. She then reminisces about her youth. Now it’s ten years ago, and she’s a second-year in high school. Is it a flashback? Is it time travel? Beats me. She had four guy friends: Kizuki, Airu, Shugo, and Shin. You kind of get the… Read More First Impression: Anyway I’m Falling in Love with You
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
Yoshino is the beautiful granddaughter of a Yakuza boss. She lives a normal life in Osaka until her grandfather brings up her love life (or the lack thereof). Without taking into account her wishes, she is pushed into an arranged marriage with the grandson of the Miyama clan, Kirishima. Before she knows it, Yoshino is… Read More First Impression: Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii
A golden-eyed king charges a prisoner girl with treason against the Crown, and she begs him (in her thoughts?) to look at her one last time. Cue the opening, then back in time. Blood is thicker than water, and street urchin Nina learns this the hard way. After her parents perish in the plague, she… Read More First Impression: Nina the Starry Bride
In his own words, Hitoyoshi Yokoya is an average sophomore high school student. He has had the house to himself for a while now, which has resulted in a large buildup of trash inside. It wouldn’t be an inopportune time for a maid to offer her services, and guess what? That’s precisely what happens. But… Read More First Impression: You Are Ms. Servant
Takuya Ohara and Rika Honjoji are coworkers at a travel agency, but despite working in the same office, they don’t often talk to each other. You see, they’re both introverts, so neither of them goes out of their way to speak to anyone if they can help it. They’re not proud of their lack of… Read More First Impression: 365 Days To The Wedding