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Summer 2020 First Impressions – Part One
Well folks, the summer season is officially underway at this point, though the vast number of COVID-prompted delays might not make that obvious. So far the only show…
First Impressions Summer 2020 Part 1
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First Impressions Spring 2020 Part 2
Welcome back everyone! Let’s cut the waffle and get straight to it, what juicy new anime delicacies have been on offer this week? Let’s find out! Ascendance of…
First Impressions Autumn 2020 Part 2
And we’re back! No time to waste, on with the first impressions! Golden Kamuy Season 3 On the trail of Asirpa, Sugimoto and the members of the 7th Division…
First Impressions Winter 2020 Part 2
And we’re back, no preamble, let’s just get straight to this! Somali and the Forest Spirit Humanity is nearly extinct. After a devastating war with the rest of…
Summer 2020 First Impressions
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Junko’s Spring 2020 First Impressions – Part 2
Make sure to check out Part 1 below! APPARE-RANMAN!
Summer 2020 First Impressions – Ariana
Hi everyone! I’m really glad to be back for First Impression reviews after skipping out on them last season. Since I only had three shows, I decided to…
Summer 2020 First Impressions – Moeronpan
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SUPER HXEROS, Monster Girl Doctor, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Summer 2020 Anime First Impressions
The summer 2020 anime season is here! By all accounts, it’s a weird one—we have several series series that already re-started, and so already had a first impressions…
Digimon: Digital Monsters, Gal & Dino, DECA-DENCE, Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
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Second part of the Summer 2024 Seasonal First Impressions, including premieres of the life-affirming Elusive Samurai, the quietly storming Shoushimin Series, the sleeper hit Sakuna of Rice and…
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Summer 2024 – First Impressions – Part I
Crazy busy IRL last week and weekend, but finally getting caught up with shows and writing… So, here’s my thoughts on the shows I’ve watched so far. Some…
Winter 2020 – First Impressions – Part II
Well, here we are the second (and final) batch of first impressions for this season… and it’s a really mixed bunch. Some good, some… not so much. You…
Spring 2020 First Impressions – Part One
The spring season has already begun unloading its cargo, and I’ve got a fresh pile of hot takes on everything that’s been screened so far! The season is…
Spring 2020 – First Impressions – Part II
And the premieres just keep rolling! Presenting the second batch, and an early (and maybe only) contender for AOTS. Hit the jump and see if you agree! The…
First Impressions Spring 2020 Part 1
How is everyone? Staying safe? Staying well? I hope so, these are some hard and stressful times that we’re all living through at the moment, but I’m sure…
Spring 2020 – First Impressions – Part I
Even though it’s cool and grey outside, it’s Spring 2020 by the anime calendar. That means it’s time to dive in and check out the first batch of…
Winter 2020 First Impressions, Part One
Preview week has begun, and 2020 is starting off strong! I’m currently still riding the high of Masaaki Yuasa’s Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, a premiere I watched…
First Impressions Autumn 2020 Part 1
The nights are drawing in and there’s a chill in the air, which can only mean one thing…it’s time for a new season of anime! And we’ve got…
First Impressions Winter 2020 Part 1
Winter is upon us once more, but while the nights are long and the winds are cold there’s also a whole smorgasbord of new anime for us to…
Fall 2020 – First Impressions Part II
Catching up on the premieres to date… This will be the final standalone update since the first of the 2nd episodes drop tomorrow. So, hit the jump and…
Winter 2020 – First Impressions – Part I
What is it they say… New Year, New Me? Meh, not so much. Still the same ol’ me, tendency to procrastinate and all. But we do have a…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Junko #2
If “Brownest Show” was a MRP Awards category, this one would win hands down
Parallel World Pharmacy, When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Moeronpan #2
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Bad Boys, Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys, Call of the Night, Prima Doll
Summer 2021 First Impressions – Ariana #2
And that’s all the First Impression reviews I have for this season. See you all a few months later when it’s time for the round-up reviews!
D_CIDE TRAUMEREI THE ANIMATION, The Dungeon of Black Company, The aquatope on white sand
Autumn 2020 First Impressions – Moeronpan #2
Another heads up – This season is all me, as absolutely none of the shows Ariana was interesting in were on the services she is subscribed to. Let’s…
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Winter 2021 – First Impressions – Part 2
Just a few quick impressions of the shows I’ve seen so far… And I swear it’s completely happenstance that Part 2 is basically sequels… It’s not many shows,…
Winter 2021 First Impressions Part 2
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Dagashi Kashi, Divine Gate, Gate, Pandora in the Crimson Shell Ghost Urn, Please Tell Me! Galko Chan
First Impressions: Spring 2016 – Part 2
Well here’s the next part of the past few days new releases! Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE 0096 My Hero Academia Pan de Peace! Kumomiko: Girl Meets Bear…
Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon Crystal, Sailor Moon Crystal Season 3, Unico, Macross
First Impressions Autumn 2019 Part 2
And we’re back! No preamble, let’s get straight into this and get on with the first impressions! Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Iruma is a total pushover, he’ll…
Seasonal Impressions: Summer 2020
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Fruits Basket, The God of High School, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, APPARE-RANMAN!, DECA-DENCE
Seasonal First Impressions: Summer 2024 Stragglers, Part II
Seasonal First Impressions is a column where I detail my thoughts, however brief or long, about a currently-airing anime’s first episode or so. The Magical Girl and the Evil…
Summer 2024: Seasonal Anime First Impressions Part 1
First impressions include the middling Isekai Suicide Squad, the unsettling wish fulfillment of My Wife Has No Emotion, and the genre shortcomings of Twilight Out of Focus.
Suicide Squad ISEKAI, My Wife Has No Emotion, Twilight Out of Focus
Summer 2020 First Impressions: It’s All a Bit Muddled
Between all these virtual cons at unreasonable hours (but reasonable US hours), a few new shows which exist on the periphery coming into the fray and delayed simulcasts…
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The GLORIO Chat Episode 65: Summer 2020 First Impressions
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Spring 2021 Anime First Impressions part 2
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Winter 2023 Anime First Impressions part 2
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I have limited love in my heart, or indeed enthusiasm. All of that enthusiasm shall be directed towards Bravern. There will be no enthusiasm left for anything else…
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Summer 2016 – First Impressions
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Autumn 2020 first impressions
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