Synopsis Narumi has learned the hard way that it's best to keep her otaku tendencies to herself. Despite the fact that she has loved all things anime, manga, and games for almost all of her twenty-six years, she's only once had a friend who shared her interests, and when her otaku-ness came out at her workplace, … Continue reading Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku First Impressions
Synopsis 15-year-old Kaoruko “Kaos” Moeta is a budding 4-koma manga artist so riddled with anxiety that animals are her only friends. To make matters worse, she doesn't handle reader criticism well at all. Her editor still thinks she has unique talent though, so on the editor's recommendation Kaoruko nervously enters a dorm exclusively for young female … Continue reading Comic Girls First Impressions
Synopsis In this world, there exist brave heroes known as Periods, who fight against the monstrous Spirals. Haru and his teammates Choco, Liza, and Gajeru are four such periods, and they work studiously for their beloved Arc End Branch Office #8. Unfortunately, upon returning from vacation, they discover their office's fortunes have been stolen, and … Continue reading Last Period: journey to the end of despair First Impressions
Synopsis It's been two years since the CCG declared war on the ghouls of Anteiku, leading to unprecedented carnage on both sides that left everyone scattered in the aftermath. Most of the city's ghouls have become quiet after suffering such crippling losses, but a few still terrorize Tokyo at night, most notably the relentless Aogiri … Continue reading Tokyo Ghoul:re First Impressions
Synopsis The VRMMO Gun Gale Online allows players to battle with guns in an immersive post-apocalyptic landscape. One of its major events is Squad Jam, where 23 teams of up to six participants can battle it out for supremacy. Team LM is a two-person team consisting of the hulking sniper M and the pink-clad pipsqueak … Continue reading Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online First Impressions
Synopsis A certain point in time, in the continent of Telesis. The great war which divided the continent into North and South has ended after four years, and the people are welcoming a new generation. Violet Evergarden, a young girl formerly known as “the weapon”, has left the battlefield to start a new life at … Continue reading Violet Evergarden First Impressions
Synopsis In the distant future the land is ruined and humanity establishes the mobile fort city Plantation. Pilots produced inside Plantation live in Mistilteinn, also know as the "birdcage." Children live there knowing nothing of the outside world or the freedom of the sky. Their lives consist of battling to carry out missions. Their enemies … Continue reading Darling in the Franxx First Impressions
Synopsis Since appearing in another world, Ains has sent out daily commands as the ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. He also maintains his alter-ego Momon, the strongest adventurer in E-Rantel, to gather funds and keep an ear to the ground. He sets out on quests considered suitable for a adamantite class adventurer, like … Continue reading Overlord Season 2 First Impressions
Synopsis: Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered a weirdo by the rest of the class and nicknamed "Antarctic" since it's all she ever talks about. Unlike her peers, Mari is moved by Shirase's dedication … Continue reading A Place Further Than the Universe First Impressions
Now that all of my first impressions posts are done, here's a quick list of them to make it easier to find everything. One quick note: I didn't do one for The Ancient Magus Bride because I already saw the first three episode at Anime Expo last July, so me writing about it now wouldn't … Continue reading Fall 2017 First Impressions Master Post
