In a world full of unusual beings like aliens and animal/human hybrids, Tonome is a detective who is also an invisible man. While he can make it so that people at least see the clothes he wears, he can also go fully invisible, which certainly helps with his detective work, though it can cause minor… Read More First Impression: The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife
Kinme runs a laundry service. Washing, drying, stain removal, ironing, shoe polishing, delivery: she does everything. It’s…laundress slice-of-life? Apparently. We see moments of chatting with customers, a bath scene, some fireworks, jogging in the morning, feeding the goldfish, paying rent—the day rolls steadily by with these ordinary activities. It’s as slice-of-lifey as you can get,… Read More First Impression: Wash It All Away
Carredura Antiques is at it again, making dreams come true and then laughing maliciously as they turn into nightmares. How much more havoc will this snake oil saleswoman with her more-than-meets-the-eye sancta wares wreak on Cururunelvia, the Land of Prayer? We get a front row seat to the horrific consequences of people’s hopes for recognition,… Read More Review: Riviere & the Land of Prayer, Vol. 3 (Light Novel)
What’s that aroma in the air? Ah, it’s delicious gyoza! Mukohda is cooking up yet another yummy dish for his familiars—the Fenrir named Fel, and the slime, Sui. But the smell also attracts another animal, a miniature dragon known as a pixie dragon. And before he knows it, Mukohda has added another familiar to his… Read More First Impression: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2
I was innocently eating my lunch while watching slice-of-life when blam! Straight to the kokoro. Nagi-san goes and drops a pearl of wisdom that leaves me spinning—in a good way. Here it is: For context, Ruri (left above) is an amateur mineralogist, and she’s on a mission to find sapphires. Not content with the (literally)… Read More Ruri Rocks: Detours, Shortcuts, and the Way of Life
Wada is soooo quiet and strait-laced, she totally thinks she’s better than everyone else. And Yamamoto is just plain scary—gyarus just are, right? Her glare can kill you at a hundred paces. At least, this is what everyone in class thinks about these two! But in reality, Wada is a complete spitfire of a gamer… Read More First Impression: See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
Ruri likes bright, shiny things. So when a crystal pendant catches her eye at the shopping mall, she begs her mom for an advance on her allowance, dancing on the spot and whining like a three-year-old, though she’s probably more like thirteen. When mom tells Ruri that grandpa used to come home with those “pointy… Read More First Impression: Ruri Rocks
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