Kaoru accidentally dies when a god tries to fix a space-time anomaly. The god offers her a chance to reincarnate in a fantasy world, and she bids farewell to her family and friends in a dream. She …
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Books: I Shall Survive Using Potions
By Shelley Pallis. And then she died. Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey – a man in a toga who calls himself God shows up to tell Kaoru the Office Lady that…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 5
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. The series…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 7
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. After essentially…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 8
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. Been a…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 4
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. To a…
Anime Like I Shall Survive Using Potions!
While walking home from her office job, Kaoru Nagase is approached by a man dressed all in white who apologizes for a mistake that led to her early…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Management of a Novice Alchemist, Parallel World Pharmacy, The Great Cleric
I Shall Survive Using Potions! – Episode 1
It isn’t the worst show this season by a long shot, but dull as it is, I doubt it will survive on many watchlists.
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 9
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. Again, I…
I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 6
By FUNA and Sukima. Released in Japan as “Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!” by K Lanove Books. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Hiroya Watanabe. Word of…
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Volume 1 Review
TheOASG reviews I Shall Survive Using Potions!, where Kaoru thought becoming a potion-maker after dying would keep her profile low. Nope!
Fall 2023 Impressions: I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Tearmoon Empire
I Shall Survive Using Potions! Short Synopsis (Anilist): Nagase Kaoru, a 22-year-old office lady, suddenly finds herself reincarnated in another world. To help her survive in this new…
I’ll Survive With Potions #01 — Casually Inventing Date Rape Drugs
Pointing out cliches is not a joke. Impressions: Let's just roll into the last of the reincarnation shows so we can be done. And boy, are we…
First Impression: The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
You’ve never met a young man quite like Ray White. Open, honest, and polite to a fault, he’s talented and handsome, too. The only drawback? Ray is an…
First Impression: I, Tsushima
Tsushima is a generously proportioned stray tabby who channels Garfield but with a much deeper voice and infinitely better manners—albeit only towards other cats. When it comes to…
First Impression: I Parry Everything
Meet Noor, the well-beloved local strongman of a big medieval town. He has been digging all night to clean the sewer of a small street. Noor is big…
Manga First Impression: i tell c
i tell c is a new manga series from Kazusa Inaoka. The header of this Shonen Jump series says that it’s a “…unique take on the crime-suspense genre,” and…
Digimon Survive is Everything I Expected
It has been a long time since Digimon Survive was first announced in a V-Jump in July 2018 and after so many delays we finally got a chance…
First Impression: Am I Actually the Strongest?
Bullied at school and becoming a shut-in, a young man eventually dies while locked in his room. Thankfully, this is anime, so that’s not the end of the…
First Impression: The Day I Became a God
When you think Odin, does the one-eyed, elderly father of Loki and Thor come to mind? Well, time to think again. Pronouncing herself as the Norse god and…
Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest First Impression
Mob character Mimori Touka and his classmates have been transported to another world by the goddess Vysis, just what does she want with them?
Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells
Digimon Survive
I honestly feel a bit conflicted after playing Digimon Survive, because I truly admire the amount of passion and thought put into it. If you are a long-time…
I Stopped Using Soap, Why Did I? – Sweat And Soap
I was prepared I’m late to the soap party of weird here but cater to my adult why don’t you? heh.
First Impression: I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons
Leticia is a young girl who spends her days laughing with her pet dog, John, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors with all the carelessness a young child should…
First Impression: The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious
This anime is freaking adorable same as its manga. The reason I chose this anime is the Mangaka also wrote Jahy-sama Won’t Be Discouraged! I really enjoyed both…
First Impression: The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
Kaede Komura has a curious dilemma. Our bro has this major crush on a girl in his class named Ai Mie. She’s always on his mind, and he…
First Impression: The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter
Noir Stadia might be a noble son, but being the lowest rank of noble he is at the mercy of all the higher-ranked nobles around him. Aiming to…
Horimiya (First Impression)
“Although admired at school for her amiability and academic prowess, high school student Kyouko Hori has been hiding another side of her. With her parents often away from…
First Impression: Horimiya
Kyoko Hori: Smart, beautiful, popular, but for unknown reasons, she rushes out of school instead of spending time with the rest of her clique. Izumiya Miyamura: Quiet, introverted,…
First Impression: Revenger
It’s nighttime in the dregs of the Tokugawa era, Japan, and assassins abound. This particular one kills his mark, but not before the victim is able to plant…
First Impression: Gleipnir
Shuichi is about to graduate high school, and those his grades are good enough for college, he’s hesitating. Something doesn’t feel right. He doesn’t want to stand out—but…
First Impression: Zenshu
Natsuko Hirose is a young hotshot animation director who skyrocketed to fame with her first production that was so relevant it became a cultural phenomenon. Her next series…
First Impression: Onipan!
Three typical slice-of-life girls arrive in the big city. There’s Himawari, the confident blond sporty one, Tsuyukusa, the sleepy-eyed, dessert-loving blue-haired one, and Tsutsuji, with the reddis…
First Impression: SHY
A snazzy comic book-style intro and voice-over catch us up on the state of the world: it seems that planet Earth is awash with…peace and tranquility? That’s right,…
First Impression: ODDTAXI
Odokawa is an odd duck (or rather, walrus) by most any measure. He’ll take an inappropriately long amount of time to think of an answer to a question…
86 (First Impression)
“The Republic of San Magnolia has been attacked by its neighbor, the Empire. Outside the 85 districts of the Republic there is the ‘non-existent 86th district,’ where young…
First Impression: Re:Monster
If you were resurrected into another world, would it matter what form you were born into? Would you immediately give up on this second life if your new…
First Impression: Dandadan
“Huuuuuh?!?!” Like lightning, Momo the gyaru launches a jaw-breaking kick at the delinquent’s head, only, it doesn’t land. And then he dumps her. Seems she’s too poor and…
First Impression: Uzumaki
Do you ever feel that your life is spiraling out of control? Like things are just swirling downwards into an endless pit of despair towards a void of…
First Impression: SSSS.Dynazenon
The episode opens with a rapid montage of ambiguous scenes: teenagers hanging out along a riverbank; a muted argument in a school corridor; a hand releasing pearl-like beads…
First Impression: Chimimo
The everyday life of three sisters—Mutsumi, Mei, and Hazuki—is thrown for a loop bythe appearance of a bouncy, cute, spherical creature with an oni-like horn. Soon, Mochi, as…
First Impression: Kakushigoto
Kakushigoto looks to be a lighthearted comedy. The title itself is a pun: It’s a story about the “kakushigoto” (i.e., secret) of Kakushi Goto. Kakushi is a mangaka…who…
First Impression: Gibiate
In the year 2030, Kathleen Funada is seeking a cure for a horrible disease that has ravaged the planet, one which turns humans into monstrous creatures. Gibiate, as…
First Impression: Listeners
Well. Umm. Huh. The first episode of Listeners was…trippy? Yeah, let’s go with that. I mean, it’s a music-themed, post-apocalyptic, giant robot adventure, so what do you expect?…
First Impression: Farmagia
A troll is farming with some strange creatures around him when suddenly the sky darkens and a flaming phoenix shape brings about the apocalypse. Fade to black. And…
Gekidol (First Impression)
“Set five years after the mysterious disaster of a city’s sudden disappearance, a group of girls fascinated by the “Theatrical Material System” using 3D holograms aims to brighten…
First Impression: AOASHI
Aoi Ashito has enough natural talent to carry his backwater middle school soccer team to victory single-handed. He also has enough confidence for an entire 11-man team, and…
First Impression: Noblesse
Okay, before I get into my first take on this one, I need to clear the air about something. Yes, I am aware that Noblesse has an OVA…
SSSS.Dynazenon (First Impression)
“One day, Yomogi Asanaka, a first-year student at Fujiyokidai High School, runs into a mysterious man named Gauma who claims to be a “kaiju user.” The sudden appearance…
First Impression: Cue!
Action music. A deep blue sea with emerald green coasts. Pursued by their enemies, a boy and a girl are entering the fantasy world where she was born.…
First Impression: Sakugan
A little girl is running from a man with a gun through a sci-fi city. The tension grows. He is near. He looms over the square, then jumps.…