“Is there any point in reaching the top by stepping on other people?” first-year Wakana asks her new roommate Kinue, to which the older girl responds, “Platitudes won’t get you anywhere.” The world these girls have entered is a difficult one. Wakana, Kinue, Wakana’s new friend Momoko, and others are attending Awajima Opera School, where… Read More First Impression: A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA
First-year student Himari Kino is bursting with energy, excited about what life in high school will bring. Luckily for her, it doesn’t take more than a few hours to identify a new passion. At the new student welcome ceremony, Himari “falls in love at first sight” with Yori Asanagi, the stand-in singer for a light… Read More First Impression: Whisper Me a Love Song
For as long as she can remember, Umika has been obsessed with space, stars, and most specifically, other worlds filled with aliens. The reason? She wants to find a friend, and her shy and timid nature prevents her from being able to make them on earth, but she’s absolutely confident that she can make friends… Read More First Impression: Stardust Telepath
At best, the “Marauder Princess” Anisphia is considered an oddball. At worst, she’s a disgrace to the kingdom, a thorn in the side of the royal family, particularly her brother, Algard, who resents that she has abdicated her claim to the throne and thrust the responsibility upon him. Instead, Anisphia spends her days researching “magicology,”… Read More First Impression: The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Volume four of The Executioner and Her Way of Life marks a major shift in the series—and it’s one for the better. While the previous volumes had each focused on a specific villain that needed to be defeated, against the backdrop of Menou’s decision not to assassinate Akari, this one takes a totally different route,… Read More Review: The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Vol. 4
Onigiri There is perhaps no more iconic anime snack than onigiri, rice balls that anime boys and girls find themselves munching on frequently. In Ai Watanabe and Samuel Trifot’s cookbook named for the dish, the founders of restaurant Gili-Gili give 36 recipes for variations of the treat, with fillings of vegetables, fish and other meats,… Read More Reader’s Corner: Laid-back Camp (Vol. 11), Zom 100 (Vol. 6), and Rascal Does Not Dream of His First Love
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