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First Impression: Heroines Run the Show
If an anime not already on my radar is going to pull me in, sport elements, I’ve discovered, are the way to do it. During my lunch break…
Heroines Run the Show – 01 – (First Impressions) – Clearing Every Hurdle
Who doesn’t love can-do country bumpkins? I for one can’t help but be endlessly charmed by them as I vicariously watch them navigate the Big City for the…
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[Review] Heroines Run the Show
When something comes along you didn’t even realize you needed, much less wanted, the ensuing satisfaction and affections are that much more memorable. Heroines Run the Show appeared…
Heroines Kinda Run The Show
Heroines Run the Show is an odd mishmash that has a lot of great elements but never really comes together. At least in my experience.
Heroines Run the Show – Episode 1
A shoujo-esque coming-of-age series? Idols with art deco aesthetics? And its production has more than a ham sandwich to its name? Is it my birthday?
Heroines Run the Show – 10 – The Stir
The rumors of a LIPxLIP member romance around going away, as evidenced by the appearance of the photos on television, with Hiyori’s face pixelated. That makes it so…
Heroines Run the Show – 09 – Whose Girlfriend?
After what felt like a relatively sedate field day detour, HRS kicks back into gear, though there’s a bit of lag as the first half or so of the…
Heroines Run the Show – 04 – Two Grooms
Clearly more moved than she expected by their princely defense of her against the vile Yumeru, Hiyori has a dream about marrying Aizou and Yuujirou, and the two…
Heroines Run the Show – 05 – Their Juliet
Hiyori’s foot injury isn’t something that goes away overnight. Like Embiid being out with a fractured orbital, it ruins any chance of coming close to touching her goal.…
Heroines Run the Show – 08 – Photo Finish
With the departure of Nagisa (and, it would seem, Hiyori’s makeover) the show moves on to something else…Field Day, which always ends up a lot blander than the…
Heroines Run the Show – 11 – The Mask Falls
Our episode opens on someone we haven’t met before: an extremely enthusiastic café maid adding her love to her customer’s omurice. When she removes her wig and puts…
Heroines Run the Show – 02 – Oh My Crêpe!!
At first it looks like CEO Tamura and LIPxLIP manager Uchida have played a cruel prank on an unwitting Hiyori (whom Uchida misnames as “Hiyako”…maybe on purpose?!). Aizou…
Heroines Run the Show – 07 – Always My Heroine
Nagisa knows who LIPxLIP is, and it doesn’t take long to get Hiyori to admit that she’s working as their manager-in-training. It still doesn’t explain why they accompanied…
Heroines Run the Show – 12 (Fin) – Feeling the Love
A little while after punching Hiyori, Chizuru starts eating alone. The feelings that led to her taking photos and causing a scandal have subsided, but she feels both…
Heroines Run the Show – 03 – Princely When it Counts
It was only a matter of time before LIPxLIP warmed up to Hiyori’s wholesome country charm. Yuujirou and Aizou were hostile towards her initially simply because they didn’t…
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…
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task is currently streaming on Crunchyroll....
Heroines Run the Show – 06 – From Crap Creeps to Cute Crêpes
If Aizou is out of shampoo, Hiyori has no problem walking into the boy’s shower to get him more. It’s steamy, and it’s not like she’s in there…
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 01 (First Impressions) – Keep Moving
I’m a little late to it, but right out of the gate this one has the makings of an Anime of the Season, let alone beating out Alya-san.…
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! – 02 – Somewhere to Run
The next Losing Heroine in the blocks is the whimsically-named Yakishio Lemon, a tanned track ace who is popular with the guys but only has eyes for her…
First Impressions – Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! (Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!)
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First Impression: Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
When Kazuhiko witnesses his beautiful classmate Anna getting dumped by her childhood friend, and then when she looks up to discover that not only has he seen the…
First Look: Makeine — Too Many Losing Heroines!
By mere coincidence, Kazuhiki Nukumizu witnesses his classmate Anna Yanami having her heart broken by the boy she has been in love with for years. Much against his…
First Impressions – The Fable
In terms of pre-season expectations, The Fable is the biggest premiere of the season so far.
Seasonal First Impressions: Out of Luck, Out of Love in MAKEINE: TOO MANY LOSING HEROINES!
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! isn’t reinventing the wheel with its take on romance anime. Instead, the extremely promising premiere sets itself apart with wit, charm, and passion.
OtakuGeneration (Show #332) Autumn Show Impressions
Shownotes :: (show 332) :: () :: () :: () :: () With Autumn Show Impressions, recorded live October 16th, 2011. This week reviewed some of the new fall…
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid, Hell Girl, Demon City Shinjuku, Dragon Ball Z, Oreimo
First Impressions: The Gymnastics Samurai
Jotaro was once a successful gymnasts who’s won a number of medals and was famous for his samurai-like hairstyle. However, he currently deals with an injured shoulder and…
THE INSATIABLE MAN FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Interestingly, having so many options doesn’t guarantee a title to review for Fridays and I can get indecisive. Sometimes I start reading a series and I audibly gasp…
First impressions – SK8 the Infinity…
SK8 the infinity is a brand new ‘sports/action anime’ brought to us by Studio Bones, the creators of other popular shows such as Boku No Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchemist:…
Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, SK8 the Infinity
Gakumas Impressions, The First Month
Barely one month in, there’s enough about the Gakuen IDOLM@STER game beyond the pre-release hype cycle to talk about the first new brand for the IDOLM@STER series in…
The Divine Speaker – First Impressions
After much anticipation, indie studio Two and a Half just dropped their 18+ fantasy boys love visual novel, The Divine Speaker!
Boys Run the Riot
A manga about a teenager transman Ryo who struggles with finding acceptance from the world around him. He teams up with the new transfer student Jin to start…
Boys Run The Riot
Initial Thoughts I enjoyed how our main character faces challenges, that we see in depth, and how he overcomes them. I feel when covering subjects like these it…
Boys Run the Riot
"Wing, eat a Snickers. You're not yourself when you're hungry." 3:42 - Boys Run the Riot 29:54 - My Hero Academia 327 49:07 - Undead Unluck 81 54:46 - Kaiju No. 8…
Boys on the Run
This manga is not one that is supposed to make you feel happy or satisfied, at least not long term. It does have moments that may seem to…
Boys Run the Riot
Ryo has a secret and it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep it under wraps. Ryo is a boy, and yet, here he is forced to wear the…
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…
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 – Helck
Helck is another in a spate of somewhat puzzling manga adaptations. 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…
First Impressions: Arcanium
This card game rogue like presents a lot of opportunity for fun and engaging gameplay.
First Impressions – Pet
My assumption is that we're supposed to be somewhat in the dark about what's really going on here. Read more The post First Impressions – Pet appeared first…
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 – Arte
The hope of this anime season lies in the spate of seinen manga adaptations on the schedule. Read more The post First Impressions – Arte appeared first on…
First Impressions – SSSS.Dynazenon
It's such a treat to hop in this time capsule and go for a ride. Read more
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 – 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.