One day, former ice dancer Tsukasa sees an 11-year-old girl, Inori, try to sneak her way into an ice rink without paying. After chasing her around and scolding her for trying to bribe the rink owner with worms, Tsukasa notices that Inori has been trying to teach herself ice skating, and encourages her to talk… Read More First Impression: Medalist
Disaster strikes for Minami when the mobile game she was so invested in gets hit by the dreaded end-of-service notice. Encouraged by her friend to find a club to join, she tries several, but her lack of physical skills discourages her from sticking with any of them. While looking for something out in town to… Read More First Impression: Sorairo Utility (TV)
Japan, 1968. The story opens with a young man trudging along a dirt track across a windswept meadow that is otherwise empty except for the scattered heaps of illegally dumped garbage, all while a lonely tune whistles through the overcast sky. Tokyo Tower can be seen illuminated in the distance behind our yet-unnamed main character,… Read More First Impression: Tomorrow’s Joe/Ashita no Joe
Kazuyoshi Igarashi accepts a job on the remote Hinoshima island, where he meets the island’s only middle schooler, Tonbo. The girl is energetic and rambunctious, but more curiously, she seems to have a rare 3-iron golf club in her possession. Having some history with professional golf, Kazuyoshi, now known as Igaiga, wonders why such a… Read More First Impression: Tonbo!
Out with the old, in with the new! High-speed racing has evolved with a new form of racing called NEX Race! Using a new energy called HyPER, race cars now have built-in AI and can reach speeds that are groundbreaking compared to cars that don’t use HyPER. Also, those who participate are no longer just… Read More First Impression: HIGHSPEED Étoile
Have you ever been knocked out in real life? I haven’t, but I have been punched in the face a few times in middle and high school. I went to a pretty rough middle school, and for the most part, it was full of disrespectful kids. Some did drugs and others wanted to pick a… Read More MEGALOBOX S2 – Fighting for a Second Chance
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