I have no idea why some anime this season aired so late in the month, but here’s one last First Impression review post from me.
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Ariana 1
Another season, another First Impression review post!
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 2021 First Impressions – Ariana #1
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I, Tsushima (ONA), I, Tsushima, The Duke of Death and His Maid, Remake Our Life!
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!
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Spring 2022 First Impressions – Ariana 2
All of my shows aired pretty early this season, so here are some more First Impression reviews!
Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness, Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost
Autumn 2022 First Impressions – Ariana #1
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Autumn 2022 First Impressions – Ariana #2
Since I’m busier than usual due to life stuff, this will be the last of the Autumn First Impression posts from me; but stick around for Moeronpan’s and…
Winter 2022 First Impressions #1 – Ariana
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Musashi, The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest, Slow Loop
Winter 2022 First Impressions #2 – Ariana
Annnnnd that’s the last of the First Impressions for the Winter Season! Sorry for the slight delay in getting this post out; I was having some minor internet…
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Spring 2021 First Impressions – Ariana #2
Man this season’s First Impression reviews were real rough for me.
Spring 2021 First Impressions – Ariana #1
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Summer 2022 Anime First Impressions
While the spring 2022 anime season was chock full of highly anticipated series, with a number of those absolutely living up to expectations, the summer season is a…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Chimimo
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: Mutsumi, Hazuki, and Mei are three sisters that share a charming suburban home. One day while Mei is reading, she…
Summer 2022 Anime: First Impressions
A new season of anime is upon us. Here are my initial thoughts on each show I’ve chosen to watch for this season.
League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches, RWBY: Ice Queendom, SHADOWS HOUSE 2nd Season, Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation, Extreme Hearts
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Spriggan
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 6 (45 minutes apiece) Source: Manga Episode Summary: The ARCAM organization is guided by the writing on a mysterious golden tablet, imploring anyone who might…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Shine Post
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: It’s been nearly a year since the idol group TiNgS was formed. Despite the apparent enthusiasm of the group…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Fuuto PI
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: The city of Fuuto is a mysterious place where it’s very easy for magic to become reality. Shotaro Hidari considers…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Prima Doll
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Mixed Media Project Episode Summary: Automata or “dolls” are human-shaped tools used by the military to help command large platoons of mechanical …
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Yurei Deco
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Original Episode Summary: On Tom Sawyer Island, love is a ruling force. Or at least that’s the ideal – as people interact with…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Moeronpan #2
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Bad Boys, Shine on! Bakumatsu Bad Boys, Call of the Night, Prima Doll
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 – Junko 1
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Summer 2022 First Impressions – Lycoris Recoil
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 13 Source: Original Episode Summary: Japan has been considered the worldwide #1 safest country for several years running, but while the general populace may underst…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Black Summoner
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Summoner Kelvin doesn’t remember anything about his former life. In exchange for better starting stats, he offered up…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Engage Kiss
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 13 Source: Original Episode Summary: Baylon City is ground zero for the mining of the mineral orgonium. Of course, as with the extraction of most…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Parallel World Pharmacy
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: A pharmacology researcher works obsessive hours as a response to the loss of his sister from cancer in their…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – My Isekai Life
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: Yuji is a tamer – what that means to those around him is that, though his heroic abilities are…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Vermeil in Gold
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Alto Goldfield has a problem – if he can’t form a contract with a familiar before class the next day,…
Summer 2022 3
That’s a compass point to, well, you can guess. Of all the shows I’ve watched so far this season, and the few that remain, there’s only one that…
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer, Made in Abyss, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Call of the Night
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Call of the Night
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Ko Yamori can’t sleep, so rather than stay home and keep trying to catch some elusive Zs, he decides to…
Summer 2022 First Impressions: Tokyo Mew Mew New
I had my reservations about this series, but since it’s a reboot and not a sequel (…so far…), it should be safe…right…?
Summer 2022 First Impressions: Phantom of the Idol
This anime kicks off the summer 2022 season, so check over there for some more notes on this series.
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Phantom of the Idol
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 10 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yuya Niyodo is one half of the male idol group ZINGS, though the effort he brings to the table is…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Smile of the Arsnotoria
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Game Episode Summary: At Ashram Magic Academy, the “Pentragrams” are a group of five girls who, in addition to their magical studies, also…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Tokyo Mew Mew New
Streaming: HIDIVE Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Now that Ichigo Momomiya has entered high school, she’s become completely boy-crazy. With the help of her friends, she hopes…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Uncle From Another World
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 13 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Seventeen years ago, Takafumi’s uncle was hit by truck-kun, and while his earthly body seemed to be in a coma…
Summer 2022 — Seasonal Impressions
Sequels: Classroom of the Elite S2, Danmachi S4, Hataraku Maou-sama S2, Jashin-chan Dropkick X, Made in Abyss S2, Overlord IV, Rental Girlfriend, Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth 26. Harem…
Overlord, Overlord IV, Utawarerumono, Classroom of the Elite, Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
First Impressions - Summer 2020
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Summer 2020 First Impressions
Hey, y’all. Yata here. On top of FGJ’s home country still completely fucking up this whole pandemic response thing, it’s officially Too Fucking Hot™ out, and you know…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – The Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Manga Episode Summary: Kirishima is a Yakuza who’s generally known as a pretty bad dude – his way of solving most problems for…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Shoot! Goal to the Future
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Related to Aoki Densetsu Shoot! Episode Summary: Tsuji was once a star on his soccer team, but his own arrogance over his skills…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Teppen!! Laughing ’til You Cry
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: After winning a regional manzai comedy competition, the manzai trio Young WaiWai is asked to move into a dorm specifically…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: TBA Source: Manga Episode Summary: Yuuhi Amamiya is a busy college student with a lot on his mind, so when he’s initially approached by a…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Original Episode Summary: In the Bakumatsu era, the Shinsengumi were nearly wiped out by a mysterious group of masked foes. In order to…
Summer 2022 First Impressions – Bastard!! Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy
Streaming: Netflix Episodes: 24 Source: Manga Episode Summary: 400 years ago, humanity reached the apex of its own evil, drawing forth the power of Dark to destroy the…