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Here’s how it goes: before the start of each new anime season, our readers vote on what series they’d like us to cover, and we review the first…
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,…
Horimiya (First Impression)
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Second Impressions – Horimiya -Piece-
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Horimiya: Realistic to a Fault (First Impressions, Volumes 1-5)
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First Look: Horimiya (live action)
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Winter 2021 First Impressions: Horimiya, Cells at Work: Code Black, Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun
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First Impressions – Sakugan
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First Impressions – Mononogatari
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First Impressions – Arte
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First Impressions – Lazarus
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First Impressions: Griftlands
Griftlands manages to be both fun mechanically and rewarding on a story level.
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Kakegurui First Impressions!
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First Impressions – Gibiate
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First Impressions: Kakushigoto
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First Impressions: Gekidol
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First Impressions – Pluto
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First Impressions: Arcanium
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Higehiro | First Impressions
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First Impressions – Bakuten!!
It's very clear what series this one is trying to piggyback on, right down to the two exclamation points. Read more
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First Impressions – Bucchigire!
Anime needs series that gives creative people a chance to express themselves, and this one clearly does. Read more
Hyouka First Impressions
It’s not just a slice-of-life any more, it’s literally real life. No, I don’t mean that in a good way.
First Impressions – Revenger
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First Impressions – Dandadan
The funny thing is, this is actually relatively tame for Dandadan.
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First Impressions – Deaimon
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First Impressions – Medalist
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So, here we are again: round 2 of my rundown of the first episodes of the newly aired TV anime this fall season. I haven’t watched all of…
First Impressions – Helck
Helck is another in a spate of somewhat puzzling manga adaptations. Read more
First Impressions – Dorohedoro
I was prepared for this premiere to be great, appalling, or anything in between. Read more The post First Impressions – Dorohedoro appeared first on Lost in Anime.
First Impressions – 86
Aptly named, for me at least. Read more
First Impressions – Bucchigiri?!
I have a theory that most of the best MAPPA works are mostly the ones without the big commercial pedigree.
First Impressions – number24
I've yet to find a rugby anime that I've liked. Read more The post First Impressions – number24 appeared first on Lost in Anime.
First Impressions – Kakushigoto
This premiere did a lot of things right, but a problem for me is that the whole premise is highly dubious - just how much of a problem…