Ayumu (boy) and Urushi (girl) awkwardly flirt while playing shogi. That’s the episode. Oh, I guess sometimes for variety they awkwardly flirt during breaks between classes or while walking home. In a typical-for-the-genre arbitrary and irrational teenage decision that somehow still feels kind of realistic, Ayumu has decided not to confess his feelings to Urushi… Read More First Impression: When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
Second-year high school student Izumi sets off on the first day of the new school year. His mom’s warning as he leaves sounds like a joke…until we learn he’s some kind of bizarre accident magnet. Even when he avoids an accident, he just winds up on the cusp of a different pitfall. Fortunately, he has… Read More First Impression: Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie
It’s sakura season, love is in the air, and…the hero and villainess are on a date?! Fudo is Red Gelato, field leader of the hero group Freezing Sentai Gelato 5. Desumi is the Reaper Princess, an elite warrior fighting for the villainous Secret Society Gecko. And here they are discussing whether to try holding hands… Read More First Impression: Love After World Domination
Anime love comedies have hit upon a successful formula: Boy meets girl. One has obvious issues and the other less obvious (or developing). A severe obstacle—medical, fantastical, metaphysical—gets in the way. Love overcomes, but can it overcome the deeper issues within? Add fantastic animation, variations of the same soundtrack (including catchy song to play over… Read More Review: Josee, the Tiger and the Fish