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Second Impressions – Deaimon
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First or Last: Deaimon
I hope you do not have a sweet tooth, because you will after this show. Deaimon, based on a seinen manga that is still ongoing since 2016 and…
First Look: Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Nagomu returns to his family’s Kyoto wagashi shop after a decade of failed musical pursuits, ready to inherit the business. But his father has already decided on a…
First Impression: Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness
Nagomu has been working for ten years to make it as a musician (with meager results) when a package of his family’s traditional sakura manju arrives bearing a…
Deaimon – 02
「四葩に響く」 (Yohira ni Hibiku) "Echoing Through the Hydrangea" A reminder that family life is important, but not so much that you should give up your dreams over it.
Deaimon – 06
「芋名月」 (Imo Meigetsu) "Autumn's Potato Moon" Ohana means family and family means no one get’s left behind or forgotten.
Deaimon – 03
「夏宵囃子」 (Natsuyoi Bayashi) "A Summer Night's Accompaniment" Bonds grow stronger like the pitter-patter of passing summer rain.
Deaimon – 01
「和と一果」 (Nagomu to Itsuka) "Nagomu and Itsuka" A sweet story with a tinge of comedy in all the right places.
Deaimon – 10
「春待ち偲ぶ」 (Haru Machi Shinobu) "Reminiscing About Waiting for Spring" Bonds grow a little closer, and relationships seemingly open up.
Deaimon – 08
「くり回顧」 (Kuri Kaiko) "Chestnut Retrospective" An overcompensation of promises.
Deaimon – 09
「一陽来復」 (Ichiyō Raifuku) "Long-Awaited Warmth of Spring" Having to deal with your own expectations, figuring out what you desire and what others want from you is a hard choice to…
Deaimon – 07
「秋色に舞う」 (Shūshoku ni Mau) "Dancing in Autumn Colors" Don’t let other’s people perceptions of you subside your potential.
Deaimon – 04 & 05
「風青し」 (Kaze Aoshi) "A Blue Wind Rustling Fresh Leaves" /「暑気払い」(Shokibarai) "Beating the Summer Heat & 「おしょらいさん」 (Oshorai-san) "Welcoming the Spirits" Family values and tradition mix in an emotional and compelling…
Spring 2022 First Impressions – Birdie Wing, The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Ya Boy Kongming, Deaimon
I want every anime to have Kongming come back to life and commentate on events. Imagine Kongming ends up in Birdie Wing and is just randomly in the…
Deaimon – 11 & 12 (END)
「よきかな」 (Yoki ka na) "Is It Good" & 「春暁に鯛」 (Shungyō ni Tai) "Red Sea Bream for a Spring Dawn" I'm not crying, you're not crying, what's the deal?
First episodes run, first impressions.
I usually don’t like talking about an anime series or making an opinion about an anime until I’ve watched the first season or at least 12 episodes of…
First Impressions: Griftlands
Griftlands manages to be both fun mechanically and rewarding on a story level.
Heroman - First Impressions
Japan, thank you. Studio Bones, thank you. And Stan Lee, thank you, thank you, thank you! Aside from an ill-advised comeback attempt, Tai...
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First Impressions – SSSS.Dynazenon
It's such a treat to hop in this time capsule and go for a ride. Read more
First Impressions: Swordgai
This story definitely isn’t where I thought this story was going to go. At first, I thought this was about one sword. But in fact, it’s about many.…
First Impressions – redux
There were quite a few anime that stood out to me last year, which gave me much enjoyment and entertainment, plus impressive production values, but I’m too lazy…
REVENGER — FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Hello friends, how are you today? I personally have some adulting to do today so I’m not exactly enthusiastic, but you gotta do what you gotta do, right?…
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 – Pet
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First Impressions: OreImo
Fall 2010 is a particularly strong season. A lot of studios are putting their best foot forward and producing shows of suprisingly high quality. However, the show that…
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 – Overtake!
Our first look at Fall's other auto racing anime, Overtake! - the one I had much higher hopes for. And for good reason, as it turns out.
First Impressions – SK∞
Yes, abandon counts for a lot. Read more
First Impressions – Sakugan
Sakugan has the aura of a roughly-sewn together quilt of different influences, without anything of itself to anchor it. Read more
Horimiya | First Impressions
First Impressions It’s safe to say it left a pretty good impression on me because I decided to binge four episodes in one day, it had me hooked!…
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 – Bucchigire!
Anime needs series that gives creative people a chance to express themselves, and this one clearly does. Read more
First Impressions – Revenger
As Baloo said to Kit Cloudkicker, "Take-offs are easy - it's the landings that are hard". Read more
First Impressions 2
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 – Mononogatari
No, it isn't part of that franchise. Read more
First Impressions – Listeners
I can't help but feel a certain nostalgic fondness for Listeners. Read more The post First Impressions – Listeners appeared first on Lost in Anime.
First Impressions – Gibiate
Global pandemic? Yeah, right. Read more
First Impressions – Noblesse
While I admit my expectations were relatively modest, I liked Noblesse more than I thought I would. Read more
First Impressions – Pluto
For Pluto to have been worth the wait when the wait was as long it was is the sort of success story we almost never see.
Tsurekano | First Impressions
A certain boy and girl in middle school became lovers, flirted with each other, disagreed on trivial things, became more frequently irritated with each other rather than excited...…
First Impressions: Gekidol
It’s been six years since the horrible disaster that wiped out huge swaths of land in the city of Ikebukuro. Still, science continues to advance, and the newest…
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
Kakegurui First Impressions!
Next stop on the first impressions train is Kakegurui! This. damn. show. To say that I’m impressed with this one so far is an understatement. It has a…
Kaginado First Impressions
As soon as Kaginado was getting an anime adaptation, I knew I had to catch up on Key anime. This is an anime made only for fans of…
First Impressions – Jigokuraku
I had a tickle in my brain telling me this one was going to be good. Read more
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…
First Impressions: Bakuten!
Hello and welcome back to Otaku Thursday! Today, we’re going to be talking about–no–not a new anime from summer season, but about spring 2021 anime–because there’s jus…
Higehiro | First Impressions
What was my first impression? After watching the first three episodes of Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. (Higehiro), I’d say my first impressions through the three…
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First Impressions: Kakushigoto
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